Investigating the Integrative Core

教师的参与者: Dr. Rodney Dick, English and Amy Laubscher, Integrative Core Director
学生参加比赛: Paulo Mantilla, finance and management major and Marissa Scott, 英语专业的学生

项目简介: Leveraging the current program review pilot process, the goal of this project is to “provide a working group of 教师 and 学生 the opportunity to research the literature…and the program review results already gathered, and determine action items...” that will be brought to the 教师 in AY23-24. The community outreach component of this project is to have student researchers connect with community partners to collect information on expectations for college graduates. 

平衡的问题: The Debut of a New Evidence-Based Program to the Alliance Community

教师的参与者: Dr. Megan Salvatore, Physical Therapy; Dr. 瑞安做饭, Psychology; and Andrea Williams, Physical Therapy Assistant Clinical and Academic Coordinator.
学生参加比赛: Chloe Orzo, psychology and French major and Mason Wilkson, exercise science and psychology major

项目摘要: 平衡的问题 is “a program that has been designed to increase activity levels and encourage behavioral changes in older adults while simultaneously reducing the risks and fears of falling.”  This is a nationally recognized program offered in communities.  The aim of this project is to “equip these individuals with a toolkit that will result in better health, 增加, 安全, and a higher quality of life.”  The project will start with training the student participants to deploy the MOB program; then the participants will deploy the program at the Alliance Area Senior Center and the Community Commons. 

Biomedical engineering and Nursing Clinical Immersion Program

教师的参与者: Loay Al-Zube, Engineering; Sara Dorris, Nursing; and Kelly Dine, Akron North High School
学生参加比赛: 麦迪逊Luthy, Biomedical Engineering major; Samuel Nucerino, Biomedical Engineering major; Axel Magarrell, Biomedical Engineering major; Various nursing 学生 from Mount Union; and Biomedical Science 学生 at Akron North High School.

项目简介: Clinical experiences among biomedical engineers are limited by access and exposure and are not addressed in traditional biomedical engineering curricula. The purpose of this research project is to work closely with nursing 教师 and 学生 at the University of Mount Union to undertake high-risk, high rewards student-教师 research and service learning experiences that are outside the scope of research typically performed by the participants. The goal of the project is to investigate the factors that affect BME 学生’ readiness and ability to identify healthcare providers clinical needs and to develop solutions/products that address those identified needs. 此外, the project aims to provide nursing 学生 with an interactive learning experience with engineering 学生 through testing and assessing new products/solutions.

How does literature (along with other forms of media) inform our understanding, 使用, and empathy toward the 使用 of preferred gender pronouns?

教师的参与者: Dr. Tamara Dailey, Psychology, and Dr. Andrew Price, Literature and Communication 艺术
学生参加比赛: Eleni奥尔特, English and History major; Anabelle Saultz, Psychology and 英语专业的学生; and Lexi Smith, Psychology and Spanish major.

项目简介: In light of recent events reflecting intolerance of people in the LGBTQIA+ community on campus, strategies to build empathy in situations of difference—specifically surrounding gender and sexuality—are crucial. 在这项研究中, we seek to find solutions to the issue of pronoun 使用 and inclusive language in mediums of communicative arts within our own campus and surrounding communities. They will share findings with libraries throughout the region. 

Theatre and Education; A Natural Partnership

教师的参与者: Dr. Mandy Capel, Education, and Kevin P. Kern, Performing 艺术
学生参加比赛克莱·约德, Theatre major; Olan Domer, Media major; Clorise Busch, Theatre major; and Marissa Scott, 英语专业的学生.

项目摘要: Created eight years ago by Alliance City Schools to address the summer learning loss, and funded in part by the Greater Alliance Foundation, the Summer Explorers Program brings summer enrichment to 学生 in the Alliance City School district.  Feedback from stakeholders suggest that the summer classes within the program should be more engaging and feel less like “summer school”.  另外, it has been noted that the program should also contain a social/emotional health component. Theatre 学生 will pair with Education 学生 to create and deliver face-to-face lesson plans and record interactive story read-alongs built around the themes of this year’s Summer Explorers Program. 

Honoring First Nations: A Study in Land Acknowledgement at the University of Mount Union

教师的参与者: Niki Johnson, Religious Studies, and Kelly Stout, Sociology
学生参加比赛:  Allison Hrovat, Psychology and Sociology major; Farrel Murphy, Political Science and Religious Studies major; and Gretchen Koken, Psychology and Criminal Justice major
  

项目简介: The Anti-Racism Task Force, convened by President Botzman for the 20-21AY, recommended in its mid-year report that the University explore the need for an indigenous land acknowledgment and related outreach to local Native American communities as part of 工会的山 commitment to anti-racism. President Botzman accepted this recommendation and asked that this initiative be driven by 学生. This project will carry that recommendation forward when the Anti-Racism Task Force concludes its work in May. Student participants will research indigenous history of local areas, consider questions about the founding of the University on lands previously occupied by indigenous peoples, and explore models for related efforts at Canadian and U.S. 机构. Ultimately the project will move toward consideration of the potential necessity of a public acknowledgment of indigenous lands upon which Mount Union is built and the content of such a statement. This project comprises an historical, cultural, and qualitative research design. It is also more inductive than deductive in that we cannot know from the outset where the research may lead. We anticipate the 发展 of additional actionable recommendations based on deep exploration of the issues and collaboration with local indigenous communities.   

Integrating Coding in the High School Math and Science Classroom

教师的参与者: Richelle Teeling-Smith, Physics; Kathie Ritchey, Mathematics; Sara Crawford, Mathematics; Colin Campbell, 物理和 Astronomy; and Heather Milliken-Mercer, 生物学
学生参加比赛: Bret Scheib, Biochemistry major; Brianna Rapp, 物理和 数学专业; and 圣扎迦利Perrico, 计算机科学与 数学专业.

项目简介: Nationwide, schools are receiving the directive to integrate coding into their curriculum. K-12 teachers are left in the dust trying to figure out how to bring coding into their classroom without knowing how to code themselves. 我们的合作伙伴, STEMcoding Education Ohio (SEO) – now an Ohio-based non-profit – exists to encourage science and math teachers to integrate computer science and data science into their classrooms and to facilitate that work. STEMcoding@MOUNT will utilize the expertise of Mount Union 教师 and the problem-solving skills and creativity of Mount Union 学生 to develop a new interdisciplinary curriculum and resources for the middle and high school classroom, to serve and train local middle and high school teachers, and to expand that impact both statewide and nationwide.  The STEMcoding@MOUNT team will consist of 4 Undergraduate Collaborators (UCs), mentored by 5 Mount Union 教师 across 2 colleges.  Each UC will be responsible, under the guidance of the team of 教师, 对于设计, 发展, and implementation of two 60-minute programming modules for a high school or middle school STEM classroom. They will also sit in on SEO’s teacher professional 发展 course, where they will have the opportunity to engage with teachers currently undergoing training and 使用 this experience to inform their creation of new content. The modules developed by our 学生 will go directly into 使用 by teachers across the state, through SEO’s collaboration with the Ohio Department of Education, or nationwide through SEO-trained teachers using these resources in their classroom. They will also be 使用d on the Mount Union campus in FYS courses slated for Fall 2021 and potentially in future DSC, 生物, m, and PHY course offerings. In addition to the partnership with SEO, STEMcoding@MOUNT will partner with Akron North Schools to provide 2 奖学金 to allow Akron North teachers to take the summer professional 发展 course with SEO for graduate credit. 另外, seats will be reserved for 8 Akron North Students to attend the STEMcoding Summer Camp at Mount Union. This provides an opportunity for our Undergraduate Collaborators to engage directly with local 学生 and teachers and to strengthen the relationship with this partnering school district, as well as lay the groundwork for future collaborative efforts.

Understanding Motivations for Participating in School Sports in Alliance City Schools

教师的参与者: 贝丝Canfield-Simbro, Education; Lori Kumler, Political Science; and Gwen Gray Schwartz, Literature and Communication 艺术
学生参加比赛: Kaleb Krebs, Physical Education Pedagogy and Health major; Jordan Edith, Political Science Law 3+3 Akron; Ryan柄 健康和 Physical Education Pedagogy major; Mara Cvelbar, English and Political Science major; and Jaliyah Mixon, Sociology major.

项目简介: The aim of this project is to establish a partnership between parents, 地区领导, and coaches that will elevate the status of girls’ sports in Alliance City Schools (ACS) and the Eastern Buckeye Conference. Our overarching objectives are to understand and address the problem. Archival research and empirical data gathering via ethnographic interviews, 调查, and focus groups will be employed.  Intended outcomes are short-term, 实际的步骤, as well as long-term systemic changes to work toward equity in sports in the ACS District.