ORGSP NEWSLETTER
August 2011
Dr. Caldwell to Serve on National Science Foundation Review Panel
Dr. Caldwell has
agreed to serve on a
Fall 2011 panel scheduled for September 1416 at the National Science Foundation (NSF)
in Arlington, Virginia. The panels are
anticipated to award 20
-25 grants with an annual funding amount of
approximately $20 million dollars. The only
eligibility restrictions
for submitting a proposal are the investigator’s affiliation with an Article information and photo submitted by Dr. Ron Caldwell. In the
organization—the in- photo, Dr. Caldwell is the second to the last person on the right. On
either side of him are two of his students, Sara Collins and Jessica
vestigator must be afMayberry.
filiated with a nonprofit, non-academic
organization or with a college or university accredited in the United States. The
NSF bases their funding upon two basic criteria: “What is the intellectual merit of
the proposal activity?” and “What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?” Dr. Caldwell will be assisting in choosing recipients for the awards based
upon these guidelines. A more in-depth discussion of the criteria, which can also
be found on the NSF website, is shown below.
What is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity?
How important is the proposed activity to advancing knowledge and understanding within its own field or across different fields? How well
qualified is the proposer (individual or team) to conduct the project? (If
appropriate, the reviewer will comment on the quality of the prior work.)
To what extent does the proposed activity suggest and explore creative,
original, or potentially transformative concepts? How well conceived and
organized is the proposed activity? Is there sufficient access to resources?
What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?
How well does the activity advance discovery and understanding while
promoting teaching, training, and learning? How well does the proposed
activity broaden the participation of underrepresented groups (e.g., gender, ethnicity, disability, geographic, etc.)? To what extent will it enhance
the infrastructure for research and education, such as facilities, instrumentation, networks, and partnerships? Will the results be disseminated
broadly to enhance scientific and technological understanding? What may
be the benefits of the proposed activity to society?
ORGSP NEWSLETTER
August 2011
Robin Zachary Published in Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Robin Zachary, Instructor of Nursing
at LMU, submitted an article entitled
“Wounds: Here Today and Gone Tomorrow! The Use of Temporary
Skin Tattoos in Teaching Wound
Care to Associate Degree Nursing
Students” in July 2010 to the journal,
Teaching and Learning in Nursing
(JTLN). It was accepted for publication in the journal in December
2010, and was later published in
Teaching and Learning in Nursing,
Vol. 6, No. 3, in July 2011. Teaching and Learning in Nursing is the
official journal of the National Organization for Associate Degree
Nursing (N-OADN). To learn more
about the JTLN or the N-OADN,
please visit www.naodn.org.
Article information and photo submitted by Robin Zachary
Recent Scholarly Activity from Darnell Arnoult
Darnell Arnoult, LMU’s writer-in-residence, has given four presentations in the
past two months. First, Ms. Arnoult presented two workshops, “Crafting Taut
Fiction from the Ground Up” and “Yearning and Story” at the Clarksville Writers Conference at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN, on July 1617, 2011. Then, Ms. Arnoult presented workshops in the writing of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction on August 6, 2011, at Northeast Alabama Community College for the Sigma Kappa Delta chapter tornado relief fundraiser to
help buy school supplies for families devastated by the Spring 2011 tornadoes.
And finally, Ms. Arnoult presented a week-long workshop, “Opening the Door
on Your Novel,” at John C. Campbell Folk School, on August 7-13, 2011.
Article information submitted by Darnell Arnoult
Cindy Farris Receives National League of Nursing Certification as Educator
In August, Cindy Farris, Instructor at the Caylor School of Nursing, received the
National League of Nursing (NLN) certification as an educator. In order to receive the Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) certification you must meet certain requirements, including eligibility criteria and the passing of an examination. To
learn more about the NLN certification as an educator, please visit www.nln.org.
Article information submitted by Dr. Billie Phillips
ORGSP NEWSLETTER
August 2011
Dr. Aravamudhan Published in Journal of Consulting Ahead
Dr. Suhanya Aravamudhan, Assistant Professor of Management, had
her recent article entitled,
"Enhancing Operational Excellence
in a Healthcare Setting" published
in the Journal of Consulting Ahead,
Volume 5, Issue 2, pages 56-61.
The journal published its inaugural
issue in January 2007. Since then,
the journal has released bi-annual
issues, so that there are currently
nine Consulting Ahead journals
available. To learn more about the
Consulting Ahead journal, please
visit the website of the sponsor of
this journal, the Consultancy Development Centre. For a list of available journals, please follow this
link.
Article information submitted by Dr. Jack McCann. Picture shown
is Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2011, from website www.cdc.org.
Recent Scholarly Activity from Dr. Ann Callahan
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Dr. Callahan presented a poster the 9th International Conference on Grief and
Bereavement in Contemporary Society and the Association of Death Education and Counseling’s 33rd Annual Conference in Miami, FL.
Dr. Callahan also had her manuscript called “A Qualitative Exploration of
Spiritually-Sensitive Hospice Care” accepted for publication within the Journal of Social Service Research.
Article information submitted by Dr. Ann Callahan
Recent Grant Submissions
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Lisa Blair Cox submitted a proposal to the ABC Charities for Harrogate City
Park improvements.
Michele Gantz submitted a proposal to the Anne Potter Wilson Foundation
for a Civil War artifact preservation project.
April Meldrum submitted a proposal to the Toms Foundation for DSOL
scholarships.
Jack McCann submitted a proposal to the Norfolk Southern Foundation for
support for the Energy Management program.
Robert Sabbatini submitted a proposal to BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
for the IronABE competition.
Charles Hubbard submitted a proposal to the Anschutz Foundation for support
of the Abraham Lincoln Institute for the Study of Leadership and Public Policy.
ORGSP NEWSLETTER
August 2011
Foundations Corner
By Martha Scheidler, Director of Foundations
Now that the new academic year is underway, it’s time once again to think
about grant proposal writing. Here are some reminders:
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My office is in Kresge, Marca Cenatiempo’s office is in DCOM and Pauline
Lipscomb can be found in the ORGSP office in Duke. All three of us are
available to guide you through the grant process.
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For those of you who have a project or program that would benefit from external funding from a private or corporate foundation, please call or email
me before you begin an application. I am more than willing to research
funding sources for a particular project.
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Pauline must be contacted for all federal grant applications.
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There is a wealth of information on grants on the ORGSP website including
funding sources and grant application procedures and forms.
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Marca, Pauline and I meet regularly and keep tabs on all federal and private
funding agencies, proposals that are in process or pending, and projects
around campus that are in need of external funding. This helps to avoid
overlap and multiple submissions to the same funder.
Marca, Pauline and
I will also help you determine if your project
fits federal or foundation guidelines. While
it is not always possible
(or advisable) for us to
write the proposal for
you, we are more than
willing to read, edit and
offer constructive feedback on your proposal.
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I wish all of you a successful 2011-2012 academic year!
ORGSP NEWSLETTER
August 2011
A Note From the LMU Institutional Review Board
Please remember that all research proposals and projects involving human subjects, must
have IRB approval prior to the presentation of any information gathered during the
course of the research.
Under federal policy, the IRB cannot grant retroactive IRB approval.
For more information regarding the LMU IRB, please visit
http://www.lmunet.edu/curstudents/ORGSP/IRB.shtml.
ORGSP Contact Information
pauline.lipscomb@lmunet.edu
or call (423) 869-6214
carolyn.gulley@lmunet.edu
or call (423) 869-6291
If your grant award, application, presentation, or
publication has not been mentioned in this edition, please forward your information to us using the contact information listed.
The ORGSP is located in Duke Hall, Suite 304
As a reminder, all applications for external funding must first begin by contacting the
ORGSP.
The ORGSP staff would like to thank everyone
for their submissions to the newsletter!