{"id":123290,"date":"2022-04-25T15:08:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T19:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=123290"},"modified":"2022-10-26T09:00:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T13:00:43","slug":"wright-state-university-foundation-awards-students-first-fund-grants-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2022\/04\/25\/wright-state-university-foundation-awards-students-first-fund-grants-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State University Foundation awards Students First Fund grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2022\/04\/25\/wright-state-university-foundation-awards-students-first-fund-grants-4\/student-first-logo-15-7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-123298\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-123298\" src=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2022\/04\/student-first-logo-15-508x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a>Simulated ventilator equipment for nursing students, a leadership academy for sophomores and new technology for motion pictures students are among the projects that have been approved for the latest round of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wright.edu\/giving\/students-first-fund\">Students First Fund grants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in January 2019, the Students First Fund was created by the Wright State University Foundation Board of Trustees to be proactive in seeking and funding innovative ideas that enhance the Wright State student experience.<\/p>\n<p>This year, 23 grant applications were submitted totaling $145,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are always impressed with the quality of the grant applications that we receive. This year was no exception,\u201d said Dave Donaldson, chair of the Students First Fund grants committee. \u201cWith so many worthy projects competing for a limited amount of funding, it\u2019s never easy to decide which ones to select. The 11 projects that were funded will have far-reaching impacts on both the Dayton and Lake Campuses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In selecting the projects, Donaldson said that the Students First Fund grants committee wants to impact as many students as possible. The committee also encourages and expects all grant recipients to leverage existing equipment, supplies and resources across campus whenever possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would like to thank all of the faculty, staff and students who took the time and initiative to submit a proposal,\u201d said Donaldson. \u201cThe applications clearly demonstrate the Wright State community\u2019s commitment to student success, campus engagement and professional development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The following projects were approved for Students First Fund grants, with awards ranging from $1,554 to $6,555:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Educating the Next Generation of Nurses to Successfully Care for Ventilated Patients<\/strong> \u2014 The School of Nursing, Kinesiology and Health Sciences will purchase simulated ventilator equipment to give nursing students hands-on training in respiratory care.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Passing the Test: Supporting Licensure Candidates\/Students with Mometrix <\/strong>\u2014 The College of Health, Education and Human Services will purchase Mometrix study materials to help prepare education majors to pass their teacher licensure tests.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Business Buddies <\/strong>\u2014 A new Business Buddies program, overseen by the Dean\u2019s Student Advisory Board in the Raj Soin College of Business, will help build relationships among business students.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thinking Outside the Building: Creating an Outdoor Classroom and Recreation Space <\/strong>\u2014 The Collegiate Young Farmers Club at the Lake Campus will develop two areas outside the Agriculture and Water Quality Education Building into an outdoor classroom space, pollinator habitat and wetland area.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The 3 R\u2019s <\/strong>\u2014 The education department at the Lake Campus will engage in community and campus outreach to promote recruitment, retention and relationships.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wireless Follow Focus Systems: Motion Pictures Thesis Camera Support <\/strong>\u2014 The Motion Pictures Program will purchase two wireless follow focus systems that will be utilized with the department\u2019s thesis cameras. Knowledge of wireless focus systems is essential for the employability of motion pictures students and graduates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Classroom Management Simulations<\/strong>: <strong>Mursion<\/strong> \u2014 The Office of Partnerships and Field Experiences in the College of Health, Education and Human Services will provide education majors access to Mursion, a simulated teaching experience, to help set them up for success in their real-life field experiences in the classroom.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Potentiostat Instrumentation Needed to Meet the 21st Century: Sensor Development <\/strong>\u2014 The Department of Chemistry in the College of Science and Mathematics will acquire a potentiostat, a critical instrument in helping students learn how to build and analyze sensors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Green Zone Training<\/strong> \u2014 The Veteran and Military Center will offer training to faculty, staff and students to help advance an understanding of military and veteran culture and to increase support for student veterans and military-connected students.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Science and Math Cohort Development through Experiential Learning Pods<\/strong> \u2014 To help students better engage with their major and successfully complete their programs, the College of Science and Mathematics will pilot a research-based laboratory cohort for incoming students.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dean\u2019s Leadership Academy<\/strong> \u2014 Led by the dean of students and the program manager for Leadership in Student Involvement, the Dean\u2019s Leadership Academy will help address the sophomore slump, where second-year college students can encounter challenges with academics, social interactions and personal development. The for-credit course will help students develop as leaders and discover their passions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to champion this innovative program to help Wright State students succeed,\u201d said Scott Rash, president and CEO of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wright.edu\/giving\">Wright State University Foundation<\/a>. \u201cThe Students First Fund grants play a vital role in supporting the university\u2019s commitment to recruitment, retention and relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eleven projects received Students First Fund grants ranging from $1,554 to $6,555 in funding. <a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2022\/04\/25\/wright-state-university-foundation-awards-students-first-fund-grants-4\/\" class=\"morelink\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":77699,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[722,748,2069,2104,4859,2040,2017,744,725,731,747,2039,715,2796,746,4843],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics","category-business","category-chemistry","category-teacher-education","category-fine-and-performing-arts","category-giving","category-nursing-health","category-education-human-services","category-home-news-sidebar","category-lake-campus","category-liberal-arts","category-military-veterans","category-news","category-nursing","category-science-mathematics","category-students-first-fund"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123290"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":123310,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123290\/revisions\/123310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}