Presidential Mini-Grants for Departmental Diversity Initiative
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Past Winners
| 1995-1996 | ||
| Title of Mini-Grant | Name | Department |
| Organizing a Cultural Diversity Program at the Harriman School | Professor Subimal Chatterjee w/ Ms. Laura Courtney | Harriman School for Management and Policy |
| Latin Americanist Undergraduates: From Lounge into Community | Professor Paul Gootenberg | History |
| Retheorizing Classical Theory | Professor Michael Kimmel | Sociology |
| Diversity Peer Education | Ms. Lisa A. Pierce | Residential Programs |
| 1996-1997 | ||
| Title of Mini-Grant | Name | Department |
| Contemporary African Art & Criticism | Professor Barbara E. Frank | Art |
| Stimson College International Studies Living Learning Center | Ms. Becky Verzinski | Department of Residential Programs |
| Dept. Molecular Genetics & Microbiology Summer Apprenticeship | Professor Eckard Wimmer | Molecular Genetics and Microbiology |
| Supporting Diversity Through Computer Based Peer Tutorials | Professor Michael Zweig | Economics |
| 1997-1998 | ||
| Title of Mini-Grant | Name | Department |
| Spanish for Medical Students | Professor John L. Coulehan w/ Ms. Catherine Belling | Preventive Medicine |
| PROJECT ODED-Opportunities in Dentistry to Encourage Diversity | Professor Jonathan Garlick | School of Dental Medicine |
| A Safe Place | Ms. Joanna Harris | Disabled Student Services |
| Ocean & Atmospheric Science Summer Fellows Program | Dr. Sergio Sanudo-Wilhelmy | Marine Sciences Research Center |
| Stony Brook Union Art Gallery - Celebration of Diversity Exhibitions | Ms. Marcia Wiener | Student Union and Activities |
| 1998-1999 | ||
| Title of Mini-Grant | Name | Department |
| Increasing Cultural Awareness Through Faculty/Student Role Modeling | Professor Kenneth Axton Jr. | Respiratory Sciences and Engineering |
| Opportunities in Thermal Spray Technology to Encourage Diversity | Mr. Tyrone Bennett w/ Dr. Herb Herman | Materials Sciences and Engineering |
| Dialogues on Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Co-Sponsored Curriculum-Based Undergraduate Lecture/Performance Arts Series | Professor Harvey Cormier w/ Professor Gary Mar | Philosophy |
| A Multicultural Training Project in Mauritius | Professor Donna Costa | Occupational Therapy (SHTM) |
| Opportunities for Minority Students to Learn Phlebotomy An Entry Level Health Care Profession | Professor Kathleen Finnegan | Clinical Laboratory Sciences (SHTM) |
| Women's Studies Pilot Project for the Academic Component of a Youth Leadership Institute | Professor Temma Kaplan | Women's Studies |
| 1999-2000 | ||
| Title of Mini-Grant | Name | Department |
| Advocacy in Action for Children & Family | Professor Joan F. Kuchner | SSI |
| Partners in Health and Higher Education | Professor Helen Lemay | History |
| Lecture Series on Diversity, Intergroup Relations, & Prejudice: Psychological Perspective | Professor Sheri R. Levy w/ Professor Arthur Aron | Psychology |
| Arts of the Atlantic World | Professor Nicholas D. Mirzoeff | Art |
| 2000-2001 | ||
| Title of Mini-Grant | Name | Department |
| Acculturation & Interculturation of a New Pluralist Drama | Professor Phillip Baldwin | Theatre Arts |
| Integrating Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Issues into Mainstream Psychology Teaching | Professor Marvin R. Goldfried | Psychology |
| Proposal for a Retreat on Cross-Cultural Relations | Professor Norman Goodman & Ms. Cheryl Chambers | Sociology and Office of the Dean of Students |
| Promoting Student Leadership & Social Responsibility through Service Learning | Professor Gregory A. Ruf | SSI and Anthropology |
| The Theatre Arts Encounters and Cultural Diversity Project | Professor Michael X. Zelenak | Theatre Arts |
| 2001-2002 | ||
| Title of Mini-Grant | Name | Department |
| ESL Tutoring Center | Professor Marianne Catalano & Professor Barbara Brownworth | Linguistics |
| Promoting Cultural Competency Utilizing Practitioner, Client & Student Interactive Forums | Professor Beverly P. Horowitz | Occupational Therapy |
| Creating a Mindful & Emotionally Competent Community | Professor Daniel Klein & Dr. JoAnn Rosen & Dr. Cheryl Kurash | Psychology and University Counseling Center |
| Making New Mirrors for Reclaiming the Public History of Angel Island by Publishing a Multi-Media Research Project in a Museum Kiosk Bridging Asian American Studies from San Francisco to Long Islang | Professor Gary Mar | Philosophy |
| Diversity Education Library | Professor William McAdoo & Mr. David Scarzella | African Studies and Campus Residences |
| 2002-2003 | ||
| Title of Mini-Grant | Name | Department |
| Medical Students Learning Spanish:A Follow-Up Study | Professor Catherine Belling w/ Dr. Jack Coulehan | Preventive Medicine |
| Web-based Curriculum Resource Center for Multicultural Diversity Requested for Academic Year-2003-2004 | Professor Dorit Kaufman, Ms. Janice Grackin, Professor Elaine Hoffman & Mr. Paul St. Denis | Professional Education Program, CELT and Library |
| Expanding NYC University/High School Partnerships | Professor Helen Lemay | History |
| Two-Day Conference on Bodies, Languages and Memory | Dr. Benigno Trigo | Hispanic Languages and Literature |
| 2003-2004 * 2004-2005 * 2005-2006 * 2006-2007 |
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| Program suspended | ||
| 2007-2008 | ||
| Title of Mini-Grant | Name | Department |
| Adapted Aquatics Inclusion Initiative | Professor Peter Angelo | ATEP, Adapted Aquatics, and ER Program |
| Addressing Diversity dialogues across Disciplines | Professor Dorit Kaufman & Professor Ximena Zate | Linguistics |
| 2008-2009 | ||
| Program suspended | ||
| 2009-2010 | ||
| Title of Mini-Grant | Name | Department |
| Center for Inclusive Education Resarch Symposium: Celebrating Diversity and Academic Excellence in Graduate Education | Professor David L. Ferguson | Center for Inclusive Education, a division of the Graduate School and member of STEM SMART in the Department of Technology & Society |
| Engineering Boot Camp | Professor Imin Kao | College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) |
| A Career Path for African American Students from HBCUs to Brookhaven National Laboratory | Professor Robert C. Liebermann, Ms. Gabriel Gwanmesia and Professor Lars Ehm | Geosciences and Mineral Physics Institute |
| Enhancing recruitment and retention of female students in BE programs in Engineering Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering | Professor Gary P. Halada | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Marvin H. O'Neal III, Ph.D. | Professor Marvin H. O'Neal III | Undergraduate Biology |
| Students Empowered by Embracing Diversity | Professor Aldustus E. Jordan, III | School of Medicine |
| Stony Brook University Campus Pride Initiative: Creating a Safe and Caring Learning Environment for Stony Brook's LGBTQ Community | Ms. Christine Tanaka | Center for Prevention and Outreach |
| WISE - Mentor Program | Ms. Carrie Anne Miller | WISE Program |
| 2010-2011 | ||
| Title of Mini-Grant | Name | Department |
| Chemistry: A Bridge to Medicine | Professor Roy Lacey | Chemistry |
| Communication Interprofessional Teamwork Initiative (CITI): New Health Professional Cultural Competency Interdisciplinary Curriculum Model | Mr. Howard Schneider, Dean | School of Journalism |
| Academic and Social Experiences of SBU students across their First Year of College | Professor Sheri R. Levy | Psychology in collaboration with the Career Center and Academic Advising |
| Paul Robeson: A celebration in tragedy | Professor Nicholas Rzhevsky; Professor Stephen Marsh | Theater Arts and Department of European Languages, Literatures, and Cultures |
| Creating an LGBTQ - Friendly Educational Experience for Students: Development of an online awareness Training Program | Professor Joanne Davila | Psychology |
| "Passing Along Dare to Care" | Ms. Cheryl D. Hamilton and Ms. Stephanie Jarrett | EOP/AIM |
| "Open Yuh Mout' an' (S)tory Jump Out": Narratives & Perceptions of Carribbean Immigrants and their Descendants in the Context of Stony Brook University and New York | Professor Dawn Harris | Africana Studies |
| Girl Power in Science and Engineering | Professor Monica F. Bugallo | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Teaching and Assessing Cultural Competency Using Objective Structured Teaching Exercises: Training the Trainer | Professor Elza Mylona | Preventive and Internal Medicine |
| 2011-2012 | ||
| Program suspended |
