Ithaca College

Thirteen proposals will receive funding totaling nearly $104,000 through the President’s Seed Grant Initiative. 

Melissa Daly, Office of the President chief of staff, and Jason Freitag, professor in the Department of History, co-chaired the selection committee and announced the projects that will receive funding during the all-college gathering on Friday, January 26. There were 54 applications for the seed grants.

The winning proposals and project leads are:

• “360-degree videos for immersive learning,” Sebastian Harenberg, assistant professor, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences

• “Advancing Mid-Career Women’s Leadership,” Julie Dorsey, associate professor, Department of Occupational Therapy

• “Certified Peer Educators Program,” Michele Lenhart, director of student leadership and involvement, Office of Student Engagement and Multicultural Affairs

• “Enhancing disabilities resources and awareness on campus,” Deborah Merriman, assistant director of benefit programs, Human Resources

• “Extended view of self through art and microbiome,” Sarah Sutton, assistant professor, Department of Art

• “Monthly Campus Connections – Pop Up Pubs,” David Prunty, executive director, Auxiliary Services

• “’More than a postcard’ establishing the Creative Marketing Student Advisory Group,” Erin Davis, executive director creative strategy and development, College Relations and Communications

• “Step UP! – Training for Bystander Intervention,” Barbara Belyea, clinical professor and associate chair, Department of Physical Therapy

• “Surviving the Slump–Making connections during the Sophomore Year,” Katherine Burke, academic advisor, Academic Advising Center

• “Symposium on Culturally Responsive Pedagogy,” Matthew Clauhs, assistant professor, Music Education

• “The Experiential Learning Alliance,” Daniel Pascoe Aguilar, executive director, Career Services

• “Sustainability Week,” Duncan Duke, assistant professor, Management

• “Writing program for early career ALANA faculty,” Belisa Gonzalez, associate professor and director, Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity

You can read the full story about the seed grants here.