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Excellence in Undergraduate Education Program
2001 Awards

EUE Abstracts - FY 01

Coordinator's Note: Abstracts of proposals funded in the FY 98 EUE Program are presented below. At total of 64 proposals were submitted; total requests were slightly over $600,000. Fourty-two proposals were funded for a total of about $340,000.

01-01
Lisa Colbert Bandele, Dept. of Theater and Dance
Black Theater Workshop
Award Amount - $3,000

To develop a Black Theatre Workshop which will be open to all students who are interested in learning more about the history and performance of Black Theatre. This program will span the entire year and will include theatre workshops, script analysis, field trips to see Black Theatre, and student public performances. We will have several guest artist seminars featuring prominent African-American theatre artists from the St Louis and Illinois area. Also, I will encourage students to write their own plays, and I will give them an opportunity to have them produced through the workshop.

Students in the THEA112a (Acting I), and THEA29O sections 001 and 002 courses, will be able to get credit for participating in the Black Theatre Workshop as actors, designers, or crew members. There are already several students from THEA112A's Fall and Spring courses who are actively participating in the Black Theatre Workshop in its current state.

01-02
Jane Barrow, Dept. of Art and Design
New York/DC Tour
Award Amount - $4,500

To provide SIUE Art and Design undergraduates the opportunity to see major collections of work which previously have been studied only in textbook form and to see culturally diverse and historically important American cities.

01-04
Deborah Birk, School of Nursing
Integration of Computer Technology into the Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum
Award Amount - $5,430

Internet courses are an emerging reality in higher education. Nursing schools are offering these courses to enhance students' ability to utilize technology in their curriculum and to give students options in their course of study. The proposed project seeks funding to develop Nursing 203: Lifespan Developmental Concepts into a web-based course. Students enrolled in this course will be utilizing the internet to obtain selected lectures, discussions, assignments, and quizzes. Students will also search the WWW for assignments and critically evaluate this information as a class assignment. They will participate in coursework through email, web boards and chat rooms. Existing and emerging University technology support will be utilized. Funding is requested to support the Project Directors' salary for one summer month to develop course content and convert current class materials into an Internet format. Evaluation criteria will be included within the course and be evaluated in each semester. Graduate student support is also sought to assist the Project Director. This WebCT course may in the future be able to be adapted easily to an online course.

01-05
Mark Bolyard, Dept. of Biological Sciences
Detection of Non-isotopic and Isotopic signals using a Phosphorimager
Award Amount - $13,074

This request is funding for a unit called a "phosphorimager". It is a piece of equipment. which "develops" images generated using radioisotopes or, more importantly, non-radioactive molecules (light emitters), as a tag to find similar target molecules (there are a wide variety of uses and applications). One example is the detection of specific DNA sequences within complex mixtures of DNA. Currently, any such procedures are being carried out in conjunction with Anderson Hospital, through development of radiographic films in their Radiology Department. White this has been a cost saving feature, the real issues which drive our request for this purchase are student access and safety, perception of availability, limits on experimentation, and recruiting.

01-08
Richard Bush, Dept. of Public Administration and Policy Analysis
Strengthening Service Learning in SIUE Undergraduate Education
Award Amount - $13,675

Service learning is a recognized method for imp roving undergraduate education in American universities. It enhances student learning, imp roves retention to graduation. improves career development. contributes to personal growth and increases student concern for others and lifelong commitment to civic responsi-bility. While several SIUE faculty have incorporated service learning into the classroom, evidence indicates that the university is behind comparable insti-tutions in providing service learning opportunities that benefit faculty, stu-dents and community. As a follow-up to and to ensure that service learning improvements called for in the WE-supported undergraduate degree program in Nonprofit Leadership and Administration occur as the new program, its American Humanics component, and its partnership to increase SIUE community service and volunteerism evolve in the years ahead, this project proposes the development of an SIUE service learning training, mentoring, course development and evaluation project for the university. Beginning with year one, five SIUE faculty will be
trained in service learning and serve in a second term as mentors to peers.

01-09
Kathy Bushrow and Stephanie McAndrews, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction
Restructuring the Elementary Education Program
Award Amount - $13,799

This proposed project requires the complete restructuring of the elementary education program into a Professional Development Model. Beginning the summer of 2000, the collaboration of six PDS faculty members, two mentor teachers, and two graduate assistants is needed. Additionally, this intensive effort requires release time for the PDS professors. The following objectives will be met: 1) review of current syllabi to identify critical learning; 2) review and correlate state and NCATE standards with the PDS program; 3) review current research on PDS and teacher education pedagogy to identify critical components necessary to enhance the development of teachers as reflective practitioners; 4) analyze data to determine the program objectives for class and field experiences, the content presented, the evaluation procedures, the description of program requirements, and the research base; 5) divide the content into four PDS semesters; 6) present the new integrated courses to appropriate committees for approval; 7) develop a PDS handbook; and 8) begin a PDS Portfolio that will develop as the program evolves. We anticipate. being able to launch the first four PDS teams in this new program in the fall of 2000.

01-10
Darryl Coan, Dept. of Music
Innovative Teaching with Technological Instruments
Award Amount - $5,507

Modern instrumental music teachers (e.g., band directors) must meet the challenge of the changing demographics of America's public schools. While the American band tradition is one of excellence, teachers should find additional means of including the largest number of students possible.

This project seeks to pioneer the pedagogical use of digital (MIDI) instruments for creating alternative music ensembles in school settings at a reasonable cost, and for training music teachers in the procurement and operation of MIDI technology.

01-11
John DenHouter, Dept. of Art and Design
Fact Finding Visits for Art and Design Basic Studio Program
Award Amount - $1,998

I plan on visiting six colleges and universities in the region to obtain information on how they structure, monitor and assess the effectiveness of their art foundation curriculum and how these findings may be applied to strengthen the basic studies program at SIUE.

01-12
Drew Dolan, Dept. of Public Administration and Policy Analysis
Research to Design a Minor in Public Administration
Award Amount - $5,850

Majors from several disciplines within the College of Arts and Sciences and throughout SIUE will graduate and enter career paths that take them into public or quasi-public organizations. They will enter careers requiring administrative duties with little or no formal education in the art of administration. To assist in filling this void, the Department of Public Administration and Policy Analysis is considering offering a minor in public administration. The proposed project will provide the preliminary research necessary to design and implement a quality minor.
The proposed project will conduct the research necessary to design a minor in public administration. The research will examine I) the minors offered by other quality Public Administration programs across the country, 2) any special needs that SIUE undergraduate programs with majors benefiting from the minor might have, and 3) what modifications and additions to the current PAPA curriculum would be required to implement the minor.
The goal of the project is the design of a quality public administration minor that I) reflects current trends in the discipline, 2) incorporates the needs of the students at SIUF, and 3) provides students with an administrative background that reflects the needs of public or quasi-public. Accomplishment of this goal will enhance the undergraduate education of any SIUE student seeking a career in the public sector. The minor will make undergraduate social science students pursuing a public career more marketable, enhance their administrative capabilities, and assist in bringing more professional management to public agencies.

01-13
Ralph Donald and James Dorethy, Depts. of Mass Communications and Theater and Dance
SIUE Global Village Set Construction
Award Amount - $11,149

Until now, students in Mass Communications department courses have been able to practice and perfect all but one of the skills the profession requires. They regularly produce newspapers, magazines, radio programs, advertising campaigns, multimedia CDs, Worldwide Web sites and corporate video products. But, since SIUE has no television station, Mass Communications students' ability to practice traditional television production has had no regular outlet open to public view. To provide a public service, to give our students the chance to experience the rigors of regular production of a television series and to position STUB even more positively in the St. Louis market, the Mass Communications Department plans to produce a cable television series named SIUE's Global Village -- an omnibus television interview and feature program. This series will air next fail on the Higher Education Channel of St. Louis, giving it a potential audience of approximately two million homes. This request is to assist us in the initial cost of producing the show by funding the construction of the program's permanent set and dedicated lighting instrumentation. Prof. James Dorethy of the Department of Theater and Dance, who has designed the set and looks forward to engaging his students in its construction, joins the Mass Communications Department in urging the EUE Committee to fund
this request

01-15
Matt Emerson, Dept. of Anthropology
SIUE Archaeological Field School on Virginia's Eastern Shore
Award Amount - $17,648

The second year of a three year Archaeology Field School (ANTH 376-475) on the Eastern Shore of Virginia is proposed. The field school provides students with hands-on training in archaeological fieldwork and the experience of working and living in a different region and culture in the United States. Up to twelve students participate in an intensive eight week, nine credit program learning archaeological methods and applying new skills outside of the classroom at an ongoing dig. Students are trained in standard and new technology-based methods in mapping, excavation, laboratory analysis, and artifact management. In addition to on-site work, instruction includes archival research, visiting speakers, artifact seminars at Colonial Williamsburg and weekend trips to other sites and museums. A modern 500 acre farm known historically as a significant 17th century settlement area in Accomack County, Virginia provides the setting for this field experience. Pilot EUE funding in 1998 and in 1999 (1st of 3 year project) has facilitated successful beginnings for this program's objectives of on-site archaeological instruction and supervised student research. The Field School is a requirement for B.S. degree candidates in Anthropology and students from other academic disciplines are strongly encouraged to participate. Students are immersed in practical research problem solving and also experience modern Virginia culture, as they work and live in a rural community that has a strong interest in local history and its interpretation.

01-16
Narbeth Emmanuel and Earleen Patterson, Office of Student Affairs
Male African American Freshman Retention Effort
Award Amount - $8,100

The proposed project would continue the EUE funded retention project started last fiscal year. The project would provide structured activities and services for 30 male African American freshmen residential students. The project would be a collaborative effort of Special Services, University Housing, and counseling Service and would focus on improving academic survival skills, self-esteem, realistic self-appraisal and goal setting, and personal development. In addition to the retention of the 30 participants, an additional goal of the project would be the identification of activities and strategies that have significant positive impact on the retention of African American male students in the University.

01-17
Dixie Engelman, College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Awards for IS Course Development
Award Amount - $6,000

In order to assure continued variety and offerings of required interdisciplinary courses this proposal is requesting funding to provide faculty incentives to develop such courses. As faculty who have regularly taught interdisciplinary courses retire or plan to retire, it has become apparent that other faculty will need to step into the teaching role of established courses or develop new offerings. This proposal recognizes the latter as the preferred approach. Therefore, funding is requested for Summer 2000 to allow eight faculty the time to focus on development of four new interdisciplinary courses.

01-19
Elizabeth Fonseca and Laura Wolff, Depts. of Foreign Languages and Economics
Latin American Service Learning Courses
Award Amount - $18,000

This project will partially fund the travel costs for 45 students and the accompanying faculty to complete international, intergroup, interdisciplinary service learning courses in three Latin American settings and will hind the curriculum development related to these courses.

01-21
Jeanette Handling, Instructional Services
A New Writing Center Service: Comprehensive Error Analysis
Award Amount - $12,600

The Writing Center presently has just one way to assist students with their papers: a half-hour conference with a writing consultant that involves a discussion of major problems to be addressed in revision. Students who need help with error identification as the result of such requirements as the Fatal Error Policy become frustrated at the limits of the half-hour session, which is seldom long enough to address all the grammatical problems in the paper. The Writing Center needs a graduate assistant to evaluate selected papers and categorize the errors for students, Then students can address all their writing problems in their revision rather than just the major problems identified during the half-hour conference. A graduate student working 20 hours a week would allow the Writing Center to expand its services and address the needs of students who have some writing skills but who are still struggling with a variety of grammatical errors.

01-22
Joel Hardman, Dept of English Language and Literature
Real Grammar: English Teachers Sharing Experiences
Award Amount - $600

English 369: Grammatical Analysis, a course for students who are planning to be English teachers, has been a painful, seemingly unrewarding experience that many students dread. There is a great challenge in getting students to recognize the utility of the course content. Without such recognition, teaching and learning are both difficult. There is a need to make explicit to students how mastery of the course content will be necessary for success in their professional lives. The project being proposed here is quite simple: bring area English teachers into Grammatical Analysis to talk about how they make use of the analytical concepts and tools we cover in class in their professional lives. I would like to have five different teachers come to class at different times during the semester to present: curricular units addressing a particular grammatical feature of English; or assessment practices that rely on a conscious command of the rules of standard English. Students would benefit from the practical contextualization of course content and have a better understanding of the English teaching profession. The project director will benefit from an increased understanding generally of how to make learning more effective in any course where there are similar challenges with course content. Lastly, connections between the classroom/university and surrounding educational institutions would be enriched Student learning will be evaluated through class discussion of the teacher presentations, and the quality of student projects in which they have to describe a curricular unit addressing some grammatical point. The project itself will be evaluated by these measures of student learning, and through feedback: from the visiting teachers. The project director will attempt to apply what is learned to other courses where there is a similar challenge to teaching and learning. Such courses would include any teaching methods course and other professional development courses

01-23
Mark Hildebrandt, Dept. of Geography
Proposal to Establish a Cooperative Weather Station on Campus
Award Amount- $8,729

This proposed project seeks funding to integrate student-active learning into Geography 211 and 314, two science courses that fulfill the Distribution in Natural Sciences and Mathematics (Dist. NSM) requirement. Currently students enrolled in these classes are not exposed to meteorological equipment and measurement techniques. Funding is requested to establish a weather station here on campus. Funding is requested to support the initial purchase of meteorological equipment. Additional support is sought by the Project Director for summer salary to set up the weather station and seek credentials from the National Weather Service. This weather station will help to establish a link between SIUE's undergraduate population, the National Weather Service, and communities in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

01-25
Allan Ho, Dept. of Music
Hobson's Choice ­ Guest Piano Recital and Residency by Ian Hobson
Award Amount - $2,000

This proposal seeks funding to bring internationally known concert pianist Ian Hobson to SIUE for a two-day residency that will include an evening recital, and masterclass and informal sessions with SIUF music majors and MUS 111 students. This residency will enhance the musical life on campus and provide SIUE students with an opportunity to interact with a musician who is a prolific concert and recording artist, a winner of the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition, a juror of the 1997 Van Cliburn Piano Competition, and a guest conductor of numerous professional orchestras. The proposed concert would be the first of what, hopefully, will become a series of annual guest recitals by Hobson. By actively building an audience via this inaugural concert, future recitals would then be funded by ticket sales.

01-27
J. Calvin Jarrell, Dept. of Theater and Dance
American College Dance Festival
Award Amount - $2,980

The objective of this proposal is to acquire funding for 14 students and 3 faculty members to attend the American College Dance Festival during the academic year of 2000 - 2001.

01-30
Kathy Ketchum, Kay Gaehle, and Ann Popkess, School of Nursing
Development of a Web-based, Self-directed Modular Nursing Skills Course
Award Amount - $6,350

This proposed project seeks funding to develop a Web-based, self-directed, modular nursing skills course N232: Nursing Skills) which utilizes advanced technology to better prepare nurses engaging in clinical nursing practice. The proposal consists of four steps: (1) creation of learning modules, (2) development of a WebCT course site and placement of the modules on the site, (3) evaluation of existing audio-visual learning aids, determination of needs for the new course, and the purchase of necessary equipment, and (4) preparation of students and faculty for the transition to independent student learning. This project will be evaluated through summative and formative evaluations. Following evaluation, the project data will be disseminated to the Curriculum Committee at the School of Nursing and to other interested faculty and students. In addition, an article and poster will be submitted for publication and presentation, respectively

01-34
Robert Long and Tim Patrick, Dept. of Chemistry
Chemical Visualization Web Resource
Award Amount - $6,925

The purpose of this project is to establish a central Internet (web) resource annexed to the SIUE Chemistry department homepage (http://www.siue.edu/CHEMISTRY) for the purpose of organizing access to chemical visualization tools and models (some already existing, some to be created). Visualization of complex three-dimensional models is an important tool in teaching chemistry.

In order to make these tools and models readily available to instructors and students of chemistry, this project will create a web resource consisting of: 1) a page of links to access currently existing chemical models and other information; 2) links to access internally developed models, web pages, and images; 3) links and instructions on how to obtain and install auxiliary software available without charge for chemical education and/or visualization; and 4) educational web pages on the use of these resources.

The project will also develop a manual for instructors on use of this resource, activities to train students on use of this and other chemistry related web resources, and specific lab experiments for CHEM 124, 125, and 245 using chemical visualization tools as a key part of the educational process.

01-35
W. Craven Mackie, Dept. of Theater and Dance
SETO Production Program
Award Amount - $2,000

Continuation of the Student Experimental Theater Organization (SETO) program: a program of dramatic works, dance concerts, musicals, and experimental productions developed and staffed by students who may or may not be majoring or minoring in the Department of Theater and Dance.

SETO annually produces 4-5 productions, some with no admission charge. Each of these productions is given four performances, affording an opportunity for an audience of around three hundred, mostly SIU students. The cost for one season runs around $4000, half for commodities and half for contractual services. Box office income averages around $1500 for the season. We are requesting $2000 to help meet the cost.

01-36
Jim Mager, Dept. of Marketing
American Marketing Association St. Louis Conference
Award Amount - $645

This proposal requests EUE funding for 1/3 of the cost for up to 30 undergraduate students to attend the 40th Annual Student Marketing Conference to be held in February 2001 in St. Louis. Each student is required to fund 1/3 of the fee, SIUB Marketing Association will fund the balance. The conference provides a unique experience for SIUB students from all disciplines to interact with business professionals form local and national companies and college students from other mid-western states. The conference is an excellent means to strengthen SIUE's reputation among the St. Louis business community that opens doors for internships and job opportunities for our students.

01-39
Daniel McLean and Ann Schonlau, Military Science / Campus Recreation
Small Group Team Development facility ­ Low Ropes Course
Award Amount $4,320

Build a 10-12 station Low-Ropes Course at the Cougar Village Lake on the SIUE campus to facilitate teaching teambuilding skills, evaluating leadership skills, and developing small group leadership. SIUF Campus Recreation manages Cougar Lake and will donate land where a previous training site existed. The site will be used by Army and Air Force ROTC. Student Leadership Development Program and Campus Recreation also will routinely use the site. The site will be available through Campus Recreation to any agency on campus (after viewing a video that explains how to use it and safety procedures) . This facilitates staffing for the site (using units review the tape and provide their own staff(s)).

Leadership evaluation and development are critical cornerstones in the ROTC curricula. Leadership competencies and skills can be taught; low-ropes stations provide outstanding opportunities to evaluate leadership competencies on a recurring basis.

01-40
Andrew Mendelson, Dept. of Mass Communications
Digital Still Cameras for Print and Online Publishing
Award Amount - $2,667

In the world of traditional and online publishing, photographs are used to enhance and enliven communication. More and more these photographs are created using digital cameras rather than film. To this end, I am requesting funds to purchase three high-quality digital still cameras for use by students in the production of magazines, newsletters, web pages, CD-ROMs and advertisements. These two cameras would allow students in at least four specific classes (MC323, 325, 421,441), as well as numerous independent student projects, to produce photographs that can be instantly included in a variety of publication formats. This will dramatically increase the creative possibilities for the students, as well as the instruction of the course. In the past, students would have to rely on found material. This will allow them to produce their own visuals.

01-41
Wnedy Nehring and Laura Bernaix, School of Nursing
Enhancing Undergraduate Nursing Education through Human Patient Simulators
Award Amount - $12,650

Human patient simulators are the latest in cutting-edge technology for health professionals. The School of Nursing has purchased an adult and pediatric model and is only one out of a handful of baccalaureate nursing programs to use the simulators. It is the purpose of this proposal to develop the first 16 patient critical incident modules for the nursing students in their undergraduate maternal-newborn (4 modules), pediatric (4 modules), and advanced adult medical-surgical (8 modules) clinical courses. Each of these modules will be developed during the Spring and Summer Semesters and pilot tested during the Fall Semester 2000. After refinement and re-testing in Spring Semester 2001, the modules will be ready for placement in an undergraduate nursing manual we will prepare for the use of the human patient simulators to be distributed nationally. Evaluative research both on the student's performance levels and their ease and comfort in using the simulators will also be assessed.

01-43
Nader Panahshashi, Dept. of Civil Engineering
IBC 2000 Comprehensive Reinforced Concrete Design Project
Award Amount - $3,560

This proposal takes advantage of the recently published International Building Code (IBC 2000) to develop a timely comprehensive reinforced concrete building design project for the Concrete Structures course (CE 442). The senior civil engineering students will combined the use of the new IBC 2000 and the American Concrete Institute Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-99) in designing a typical office building in St. Louis during the semester by submitting biweekly mini-design projects. At the end of the semester, the students will submit their revised mini-projects as their final design project, which will allow them to understand the concepts involved in the design of the structural system. The lecture topics will be coordinated with the mini-design projects. Through the design and analysis of different structural members and the structural system subjected to various load conditions, the SIUE students will gain valuable experience in using both the new general building code (IBC 2000) and the concrete design code (ACI 31 8-99).

01-44
T. K. Parthasarathy, Dept. of Special Education and Communication Disorders
The Computerized hearing Aid Analyzer
Award Amount - $4,260

The computerized Hearing Aid Analyzer represents the "state of the art" technology to objectively evaluate and fit hearing aids in young Infants and difficult-to-test children. Diagnostic judgments and management Interventions are made with greater reliability and validity when computerized hearing aid analyzer is considered. The computerized hearing aid analyzer employs a hand-held miniature probe microphone placed in a soft silicone tube, which can be inserted into the patient's oar canal. The amplified sound through a hearing aid in the patient's ear canal is picked up by a sensitive probe microphone and the hearing aid performance is displayed on a computer monitor for detailed analysis. A major advantage of using the computerized hearing aid analyzer in young and difficult-to-test children is that the subjectivity and variability so characteristic and inherent in the behavioral audiometric response is completely removed. Solid foundation and valuable hands-on-experience using the computerized hearing aid analyzer would positively strengthen the quality of our undergraduate program and surely facilitate in the early intervention and effective management of hearing loss before 12 months of age.

01-46
Cathy Santenello, Office of the Provost
Visiting Peer Reviewer - Speaker on Teaching Large Classes
Award Amount - $2,780

The purpose of this project is to improve student learning particularly in large classes. This proposal seeks to invite an experienced university educator, Dr. Joseph Lowman who will serve as a speaker and a consultant to our faculty. He will present an all-faculty seminar on Effective Teaching and Student Learning, as well as serve as a consultant/peer reviewer for a targeted group of faculty that teach large introductory or interdisciplinary courses. He will be available during a full two-day period to discuss pedagogical issues, either in person or via e-mail, as well as e-mail consultations after his visit. The selected participants of the peer review consultation will be asked to rep ort which methods they have tried as a result of the consultation and to do an assessment using various Classroom Assessment Techniques. Results can be incorporated into an individual's course portfolio or promotion/tenure documents.

01-48
Michael Schultz, University Housing
Creative Arts Focused Interest Communities
Award Amount - $6,000

Many students at SIUE struggle with making a connection to the institution. They also struggle with making a connection between their in-class and out-of-class experiences. These feelings of disconnectedness result in many different outcomes. Students may not perform well academically, they may not adjust well personally and intellectually, and at worst may not complete their programs and ultimately leave the institution. University Housing will continue to group students together in the living environment according to academic major or interest and place them in the same general area. One of the FICs established, with the assistance of a FY99 EUB, was the Creative Arts FIC This FIC has been the most successful and may be expanded to both Residence Halls. University Housing seeks funding for one piano in Woodland Ha]l and one in Prairie Hall for the use of the Creative Arts FIC. While the FICs have a residential component, all of the services from the FICs would be available to any interested student.

01-50
Michael Shaw and Sadegh Khazalei, Dept. of Chemistry
Integration of Modern Electrochemical Equipment into the Current Chemistry Curriculum
Award Amount - $13,542

Electrochemistry is taught at many levels of the chemical curriculum. This attention is appropriate given the importance of electrochemistry in our society. Corrosion, the refining of aluminum, the preparation of Nylon, the production of caustic soda and chlorine are a few of the many vital economic activities which rely on an understanding of electrochemistry.

This project will integrate new equipment and new laboratory exercises to give our students hands-on experience with the theory and practice of modem electrochemistry. The power of computer technology will be integrated into our current laboratories and used to allow students to experience the cutting-edge quantitative methods used in industry and in graduate schools. This project will impact on all future graduating students in the department of chemistry, and about 30 students in the 2000-2001 academic year.

01-51
Mickey Stanley, School of Nursing
Developing Nursing Students' Knowledge of Care for Older Adults
Award Amount - $6,965

The aging of the US population is a phenomenon of grave importance to nursing and health care. Currently, few nursing faculty are prepared with a background in gerontological nursing. The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing's primary mission is to identify and develop best practices in nursing care for the elderly and to disseminate these practices into the knowledge base of practicing nurses. To accomplish this purpose, a partnership program with schools of nursing has been developed. One faculty with the school of nursing is designated as the coordinator to train additional faculty regarding the best nursing practices and facilitate the integration of this knowledge into the appropriate courses in a baccalaureate nursing program.

01-52
Michael Starr, Dept. of Geography
To Develop and Equip a Physical Geography Field Laboratory Course
Award Amount - $9,777

The goal of this project is to develop a field course that can be offered as either a stand alone course or as a field lab attached to our existing courses. Such a course would enable our students to learn about the physical environment both through direct observation and field research, at sites both on and off campus. The field equipment requested would enable such observation and research across the frill range of physical geography, from the atmosphere, water and soils to the distribution of plants and animals. The value of such field experience is well documented, enhancing both the students learning and retention of what is learned, while making them excited about learning itself In addition, this program will offer our students the opportunity to conduct and/or take part in actual field research, thereby strengthening their ability in science and improving their overall critical thinking skills. These are results that should enhance overall retention, lead to improvement in other courses and help to foster life long learning.

01-53
Laura Swanson, Dept. of Management
Quincunx and Sampling Bowl for Teaching Process Control
Award Amount - $1,320

The applicant requests funds to purchase one quincunx (bead board) and one sampling bowl for use in teaching statistical process control to students enrolled in Production 315 Production and Operations Management and Management 485 Managing Quality and Performance. The quincunx and sampling bowl will allow the active demonstration of the statistical theory underlying the use of process control charts to monitor and control production processes. Process control charts are tools commonly used in industry and student familiarity with their use is an important part of their training in production and operations management.

01-54
C. Otis Sweezey, Dept. of Theater and Dance
Data Projector for Multimedia Presentations
Award Amount - $6,450

In THEA 480 (Computers in Theater - Multimedia) and THEA 482 (Computers in Theater -Animation) students learn how to create the artwork for multimedia productions. Academic Computing has provided the computer labs and software for us to train our students in this area. what we are lacking is the projection equipment so that we can get the images created on the computer, from the computer lab and into a theater production. With the purchase of a high-end projector, students will be able to incorporate their work, as scenery, into theater productions.

01-55
Patricia Traxler, Instructional services
Laptop Computer / Math Software
Award Amount - $2,169

Computer assisted instruction software supports instruction in Intermediate Algebra and College Algebra courses. This proposal reinforces and advances these efforts. Improved, portable hardware would also help instructors deliver up-to-date computer-assisted instruction to their students in reading, writing and study skills courses. This new hardware would serve the needs of the semiannual Math Contest, as well as provide for remote testing opportunities.

01-57
Eric Voss and Michael Shaw, Dept. of Chemistry
Web-accessible X-ray Diffraction Experiments in Chemistry laboratory Courses
Award Amount - $7,249

Through computerized automation, X-ray crystallography has matured to become a major chemical characterization method, yet very little instruction in crystallography occurs at the undergraduate level. To promote the widespread implementation of significant undergraduate crystallography education, the National Science Foundation has funded a $150,000 Web-accessible X-ray Diffraction Facility hosted at Southeast Missouri State University. SIUE is one of nine Midwestern universities whose students have access to this state-of-the-art diffractometer. Instructional use of the instrument will consist of a two to three week teaching module in which students will access video, still images, and data from the diffractometer, interact via the World Wide Web, and perform structure determinations. This EUE grant requests funds to: 1) send two SIUE chemistry faculty to a week-long crystallography training session, 2) support the two faculty to develop SIUE crystallography experiments during Summer 2000, and 3) send twelve SIUE undergraduates on a two-day visit to the, X-ray Diffraction Facility.

01-58
Lorraine Williams and Marjorie Fonza, School of Nursing
Strategies for Improving Student Persistence in Nursing
Award Amount - $8,750

This proposal is especially aimed at minority nursing students who feel defeated in their dream to succeed. Retention of African-American and other under-represented students is more likely if they have the opportunity to meet positive role models who are willing to share their personal success stories with them. Plans are to bring in distinguished nursing scholars and leaders to speak to nursing students, faculty, and community leaders about their personal struggles and how they overcame them. The possible outcomes include empowerment of students, greater insight of faculty who teach minority students, and increased understanding of staff nurses who work with minority students in health care settings.

01-60 through 01-64
Harlan Bengtson, M. Robert Carver, Felissa Lashley, Sharon Hahs, and Mary Polite
EUE Awards for New Computer Classrooms
Award Amount $80,000

Eight $10,000 awards were made to the deans to fund new computerized classrooms.