Dean's Innovation Fund: College of Humanities and Social Sciences

The dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences has noted the following needs for the college.

• Increased internship funding and support for students both nationally and abroad.
• Travel: Recent gifts helped support travel to the Lilly South Conference in North Carolina. This conference investigated gender differences in learning, incorporated technology into teaching, and encouraged critical thinking.
• Increased scholarship aid to students
• Student participation in unpaid internships when they cannot afford to take an unpaid position
• Funds to make possible incorporate of hands-on service learning components in the classrooms, such as trips off campus to volunteer for local government service or at homeless shelters
• Sponsorship for students to present research papers at national and international conferences
• Funds to bring nationally recognized speakers to the college
• Funds to offer symposiums on campus, such as the panel that examined the Sago Mine tragedy

Specifically, gifts can be used for the following:

• $25: Presentation supplies for two students; videos for students in Latin American Studies, Pan African Studies, or Asian American Studies classes; tickets for two students to attend an on-campus cultural event
• $50: One textbook, registration fee for two students at a regional conference
• $100: Contribution to a departmental scholarship, partial costs of a passport/visa for a student to study abroad, graduate or professional school application fee for a current student
• $500: One semester’s worth of books for student in need, establishment of an outstanding student award for a department
• $1,500: Summer housing for a student to participate in an out-of-state internship, travel and lodging expenses for an out-of-state conference
• $2,500: Educational speaker to complement a First-Year Experience course, stipend for an unpaid internship