Announcements
Posted: Thursday, July 16, 20092009 College and Community Partnerships Minigrant Awards
From the College and Community Partnerships Office
The College and Community Partnerships Office has awarded minigrants to the following 11 Buffalo State faculty members. The grant offers unique scholarship opportunities for tenured and tenure-track faculty in partnership with the community. The 2009 awards gave special consideration to partnerships on Buffalo’s West Side. The awards range from $1,000 to $2,500 for a total of $17,200.
2009 Award Recipients and Community Partners
Kelly Frothingham, Chair and Associate Professor, Geography and Planning
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper
$2,000
Chaitali Ghosh, Associate Professor, Mathematics
Family Justice Center of Erie County
$1,000
Robin Harris, Associate Professor, Earth Sciences and Science Education
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper
$2,000
Chenchen Huang, Assistant Professor, Hospitality and Tourism, and KeunYoung Oh, Assistant Professor, Technology
Buffalo Niagara Convention and Visitors Bureau
$1,500
Candace Keegan, Assistant Professor, Art Education|
Asarese Matters Community Center
$1,500
Patricia Medina, Assistant Professor, Educational Foundations
West Side Community Services
$1,300
Christine Scott, Assistant Professor, Speech-Language Pathology
Buffalo Public Schools
$1,400
Gary Welborn, Associate Professor, Sociology
The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, Hope Refugee Services, Journey’s End Refugee Services, and the International Institute of Buffalo
$2,000
William Wieczorek, Director, Center for Health and Social Research
West Side Community Services
$2,000
David Wilson, Chair and Associate Professor, Mathematics
Making Fishers of Men and Women
$2,500