Capacity+to+Implement

= = toc =Capital University=

Capital University has enjoyed grants of varying levels of complexity. We have received grants that: 1. Internally cross multiple disciplines/schools/faculty. 2. Require Capital to be a sub-contractor 3. Require Capital to employ sub-contractors 4. Require Capital to employ multiple vendors. 5. Include collaboration with multiple Universities around the country. 6. Include collaboration and coordination of multiple contracts with both Universities and individual faculty members. 7. Require Capital to serve as the responsible fiduciary party.

Two examples demonstrate our ability to serve in a variety of capacities for complex grants.

1. TQP – U. S. Department of Education.

We were part of a multi-university grant working in conjunction with the Columbus City Schools. Members of the Higher Education Partnership collaborated on this $9 million grant to educate our students to teach STEM subjects within the CCS. Students were provided with scholarship money in exchange for a teaching commitment in an urban setting in the STEM subjects in middle schools. The Ohio State University, Columbus State University, Otterbein and Ohio Dominican University were all partners in this grant. The grant period has just concluded and we are closing out this grant.

2. National Science Foundation Grant in Computational Studies. There are more than 17 institutions across the country participating in this grant. At those institutions more than 35 faculty members are writing Modules using the computational sciences. When the grant is concluded they will have written more than 65 modules to be used as part of a computational sciences curriculum that can be accessed by faculty all over the country. Capital is the fiduciary agent for this grant.

Needless to say, we receive grants of all sizes and for all types of projects. We maintain a Grants Administration office working under the guidance of the Provost of the University. The current Grants Administrator is Pat Cramer, Assistant Vice President, External Relations.

As with each and every grant received at the university an account is established to ensure funds are utilized only for the purposes of this grant. There is a process in place that mandates how expenditures are made allowing for the appropriate signatures depending on the level of expenditure.

Those involved in the administration of this grant include:

Pat Cramer, Assistant Vice President, External Relations- 8 years with the University having come from an industry background in Columbus, Ohio.

Paul Miller, University Controller, University employee for 28.5 years.

PI’s – Education Faculty – Dr. Carolyn Osborne and Dr. Tobie Sanders. Each of these faculty members are long term employees of Capital University and distinguished in the field of Education.

Single Point of Contact – to be established with each of the collaborating school districts.

Capacity of Primary Investigators (Tobie Sanders and Carolyn Osborne) to implement this grant:

=Tobie Sanders= This year I successfully submitted and conducted two grant projects. I served as principal investigator and managed the projects. One grant, in the amount of $16,000 was from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation and created the Central Ohio Early Childhood Consortium for the purposed of professional development around S.T.E.M. curricula for young children. This grant was a partnership with two universities, a community college and a variety of early childhood education programs. The second grant, in the amount of $27,000 was awarded by the Ingram White Castle foundation for the funding of an Intensive Summer Transition to Kindergarten program. Additionally, I participated in writing and conducting two successful S.T.E.M. grants with the Reynoldsburg City School District and have conducted assessment of literacy intervention studies in partnership with Groveport Madison Schools, Whitehall City Schools, and the Columbus City School system.

=Carolyn Osborne=
 * Developed and implemented many grant-based projects at New Beginnings Shelter for Battered Women, Newark, Ohio, such as developing a Legal Advocacy program and a Volunteer Coordination program.
 * Involved in various forms of teaching for over 30 years (music teaching and college teaching)
 * Innovated in teaching such as creating the Gahanna Lincoln High School Fiddlers and a “School of Bluegrass”
 * Used computer technology for over 25 years
 * Currently problem-solving technology issues for colleagues in the Department of Education at Capital University
 * Currently setting up ways of teaching ICT technologies to colleagues in the Department of Education at Capital University
 * Currently finding innovative ways of using ICT such as using a wiki instead of a textbook for several courses, using Open Source software, and tinkering with alternatives to proprietary hardware and software.
 * Was one of the first people to teach online classes at Capital University