Participants can present their work at a variety of stages of completion, from inception and early findings to fairly polished pieces. Those preparing for presentation, publication, and grant writing opportunities within the university and beyond are especially encouraged to participate. Undergraduate, graduate, and faculty presenters can come from any discipline or field represented at IUP.
Contact Veronica Watson at fdi-iup@iup.edu or veronica.watson@iup.edu by November 26 to indicate your interest or to nominate someone else for this opportunity.
]]>Gonzalez, of the Claremont Graduate School in Claremont, Calif., guest lectured in a number of workshops offered by the Professional Studies in Education Department in Summer 2012. Additionally, she had intensive instruction in online course development and delivery for education courses and workshops.
Neckles taught one course in the Chemistry Department in Summer 2012 and is completing her doctorate in chemistry at Stony Brook University. She plans to defend her research in Spring 2014.
]]>If selected, students are housed at no charge in a Yale dormitory, receive a food allowance, and receive a stipend of $3,000 upon successful participation in, and completion of, the program. Transportation to and from the program is also covered.
Veronica Watson, program director of the Frederick Douglass Institute for Intercultural Research at IUP and who also serves as the statewide convener for the Frederick Douglass Institute Collaborative, said, “I am so pleased that our talented undergraduate researchers will now be able to compete for this honor. We have many who can benefit from the process of presenting their work for consideration by the Yale SURF even if they are not selected. But, I am confident that IUP's students are among the best in the country and will excel here too!”
The application becomes available on November 1, 2012, and is due February 1, 2013. Visit the the Yale SURF page on the Frederick Douglass website, or contact Veronica Watson for more details.
]]>English professor Veronica Watson has been appointed for a third year as the statewide convener of the Frederick Douglass Institute Collaborative.
"I am excited about the direction the collaborative is taking on a number of initiatives, from launching new programs that will be open to students across the system to revamping the Douglass Global Education Initiative to meet 21st-century needs of students in the Commonwealth," said Watson.
Further new initiatives include the launch of the Douglass Debate Society and and plans for an annual excursion to Washington, D.C.
The Frederick Douglass Institute Collaborative includes a number of FDIs on campuses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
]]>The series will provide an informal and supportive setting for discussion of scholarly and academic work in areas of diversity at IUP. The series will start in Spring 2012.
]]>Watson says she is pleased to continue in the position and to see the Douglass Partnership moving forward despite the difficult budget times facing the PASSHE.
“When it comes to advancing the goals of equity and inclusion in the System, the local FDI leadership teams continue to be among the most committed and creative faculty, staff, and administrators on our campuses,” Watson said.
The Frederick Douglass Institute Partnership is the collective of the FDIs that reside on each campus in the State System.
]]>Crystal Machado, of the Department of Professional Studies in Education, will be completing a project entitled “Making Diversity Work: International Students Describe their Experiences at a Predominantly White University in the East Coast.” Gloria Park will be working on “Undergraduate Students’ Voices: Raising Awareness of Social Justice Issues through Research Writing.” Todd Thompson project is entitled “Laughing Du-Plomacy: Frederick Douglass, Northern Racism, and Satiric Rhetoric.” Both Park and Thompson are faculty members in the Department of English.
The grants support travel for research and conference presentations, student assistants, and transcription and manuscript preparation services.
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