Learning Communities Grants

The Dean’s Office provides funds to support learning communities to increase undergraduate research, student retention and graduation rates.

2020 - 2021 Learning Community Grant Awards

Increasing Research Mentoring Opportunities in the College of Applied Arts, Dr. Ashley N. Arnio, School of Criminal Justice and Criminology

SURGE in Nutrition Research Learning Community: Supporting Undergraduates in Research to Gain Experience, Dr. Jackie Zhu, School of Family and Consumer Sciences

Social Work Students Explore the Grand Challenge of Technology with Field Educators, Dr. Kelly Clary, School of Social Work

Women of Welding Scholars: Engaging Undergraduates in Welding Research, Dr. Ryan Anderson, Department of Agricultural Sciences

Championing Inclusivity and Equity for Latin* Opportunities CIELO - Phase II, Dr. Tozi Gutierrez, School of Social Work

Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Human Development and Family Sciences (OUR HDFS) Fellowship Program, Dr. Yishan Shen, School of Family and Consumer Sciences

2019 - 2020 Learning Community Grant Awards

Determining Consumer Preferences for Food Safety in Their Food Purchase Decisions, Dr. Pratheesh Omana Sudhakaran, Department of Agricultural Sciences

Developing Innovative Crop Inputs while Recovering Food Waste and Addressing Market Opportunities, Dr. Nicole Wagner, Department of Agricultural Sciences

SurveyCaTS (Survey Consortium at Texas State), Drs. Sean Patrick Roche and Angela M. Jones, School of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Human Development and Family Sciences (OUR HDFS) Fellowship Program, Drs. Norma Perez-Brena and Priscilla Goble, School of Family and Consumer Sciences

A Study of Social Cognition in Middle Childhood, Dr. Amy A. Weimar, School of Social Work

Counter-Life Stories for Community and Workforce Development, Dr. Shetay Ashford-Hanserd, Department of Organization, Workforce, and Leadership Studies

2018 - 2019 Learning Community Grant Awards

The Food Security Learning Community (FSLC), Ms. Hannah Thornton and Dr. Lesli Biediger-Friedman, School of Family and Consumer Science

Research Lab for Academic Entitlement in Higher Education, Dr. Carla Ackerson, School of Social Work

Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Human Development and Family Sciences (OUR HDFS) Fellowship Program, Drs. Priscilla Goble and Norma Perez-Brena

Increasing Sustainability in Hydroponics by Recovering Food Waste and Addressing Market Opportunities, Dr. Nicole Wagner, Department of Agricultural Sciences

New Course: Civic Engagement as Global Citizenship, Dr. Omar Lopez, Department of Organization, Workforce, and Leadership Studies