ORGSP Newsletter
Office of Research, Grants
and Sponsored Programs
January 2013
2013-2014 Mini-Grant Reminder
A reminder to faculty that the LMU
Mini-Grants Program is now accepting applications for 2013-2014.
Many faculty seek support for pilot
studies or projects in hopes that
these funds will facilitate their efforts
to compete on a national level for
larger grants to state and federal
agencies. Faculty from all schools and
all departments are encouraged to
talk to their chair or dean about applying for this program.
The Mini-Grants Committee is
chaired by Dr. Ron Caldwell. The
timeline and forms necessary for application for an LMU Mini-Grant are
available from the link below.
http://www.lmunet.edu/
curstudents/ORGSP/
minigrants.shtml
Mini-Grant Timeline
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Please contact Dr. Ron Caldwell
for more information:
Extension 6227
ron.caldwell@lmunet.edu
Photo by Tom Mackie
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December 3rd, 2012- Funding announcement made available to faculty.
February 1st, 2013 - Proposals due to the
Chair of the Mini-Grants Committee.
April 1st, 2013 - Notification of grant
awards.
Start date for awarded projects is May
1st, 2013 and will run for one calendar
year.
VP for Research News
Dr. Dennis Kiick, Vice President for Research
at Lincoln Memorial University spoke to the
School of Education faculty and staff
regarding the University research structure
and process at the November 30, 2012
meeting, Dr. Kiick was invited as part of the
lecture series on research and scholarly
activities sponsored by the School of
Education Research and Publications
committee. The lectures are scheduled in
response to requests from faculty on the
research survey completed in the Spring of
2012.
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School of Education News
School of Education Faculty and Students Present at Conference
Pictured are L-R Dr. Carolyn Daugherty, Dr. Gary Peevely, Stephanie Smallen (LMU
EdD graduate), and Dr. Karen Carter.
LMU professors and graduates presented papers at the Mid South Education Research Association conference in Lexington, Kentucky in November. Dr. Lisa
Hurst (student & President of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the TN Valley), Dr. Allison
Lerma (student), Dr. Natalia Campbell (student) and Elissa Graff (LMU professor
and current student) also did presentations.
EdS Students Recognized for Research Projects
Students enrolled in the Ed.S. program during 2011-2012 were provided the opportunity to submit their research projects for inclusion in the Research Projects
Abstract book. Seventy-three students were honored with the inclusion of their
abstracts in the 2011-2012 document. Students, guests, and LMU faculty members attended the recognition ceremony held December 14, 2012, in the Tex
Turner room.
School of Faculty Research Presentations
"Developing Awareness and Sensitivity to the
Challenges Facing Latinos in Appalachia" was presented by Annette Long, graduate student in counseling, and Dr. Connie Theriot, PhD, Professor,
Counseling Program at the 2012 Appalachian College Association (ACA) Summit XV.
Information and pictures provided by Dr.
Deborah Hayes
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Recent Scholarly Activity in the School of Business
The Society for Advancement of Management has informed Dr. Okenyi Oke
that his abstract #C13097 entitled "A
Cost Comparison of Living Conditions
in the Tri-State area of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia, USA: An Archival
Data Assessment," has been accepted
for presentation at the SAM International Business Conference to be held
at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, Virginia on March 21 – March 24, 2013.
This paper will be published after the Conference in its proceedings. Papers presented at the Conference will be considered for publication in the SAM Advanced Management Journal. The journal is a quarterly publication that features
articles by business professionals on Business in real world settings.
The Society for Advancement of Management has informed Dr. Jack McCann and Mr.
Matthew Sweet that their Paper #C13048 entitled "Sustainable and Ethical Leadership in
the U.S. Financial Industry," has been accepted for presentation at the SAM International
Business Conference to be held at the Key
Bridge Marriott in Arlington, Virginia on
March 21 – March 24, 2013.
Information provided by Dr. Jack McCann
Photo by Tom Mackie
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LMU Business Faculty Participate in Youth Workshop
The Knoxville Chapter of Jack and Jill of
America sponsored a
Public Speaking and
Communication
Workshop for youth
ages 10-18 on December 29 at the Cedar Bluff Library. The featured speaker was Dr. Daryl
Green. Jack and Jill of America Inc. is committed to creating opportunities to learn and practice leadership skills. Effective public speaking is
important to success and one of the skills required for effective leadership. The objective is to train youth how to speak with confidence, to
communicate ideas and opinions effectively, to become comfortable
with an audience and to develop a lifelong commitment of effective
public communication. Jack and Jill is a nationwide organization with
over 220 chapters in 35 states and the District of Columbia, representing over 30,000 family members. The core of the Jack and Jill of America philosophy is that every child – if given the proper guidance and opportunity – can be developed into a leader.
The Strategic Leadership Review informed Dr. Daryl D. Green, an adjunct with LMUs' School of Business, that his paper, "Comparative Case
Analysis for Understanding Corporate Diversity" co-authored with Dr.
Dahlia Cunningham has been accepted and will be published in an upcoming edition of the journal.
Other School of Business Scholarly Activity
Dr. Daryl D. Green announced in January
the release of the 2nd edition of Writing
for Professionals, which is published
by Createspace Publishing, a subsidiary of
Amazon.com.
Dr. Daryl D. Green announced in December
the release of Breaking Organizational
Ties Workbook, which is published
by Createspace Publishing, a subsidiary of
Amazon.com. This workbook complements
a DVD series with the same title that was
done with Mrs. Riyam Bashir, a LMU MBA
graduate.
Dr. Daryl D. Green has been selected to be a part of the editorial team
of the Strategic Leadership Review Journal.
Information provided by Dr. Jack McCann
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School of Arts and Humanities News
Photo by Tom Mackie
Dr. Rebecca Brackmann Receives ACA Fellowship
Rebecca Brackmann, Assistant Professor of English,
has received one of the ACA’s Faculty Fellowship
Awards for summer 2013. Brackmann will travel to
Great Britain to study manuscripts in London, Cambridge, Canterbury, Oxford, and Dublin for her project,
“‘The Necessity of Saxonism’: Anglo-Saxon Studies in
Mid-Seventeenth Century England.” This project explores how the study of Anglo-Saxon England interacted with political and religious discourses during the
Personal Rule of Charles I, the two Civil Wars, the Interregnum, and the Restoration of the monarchy. In
particular, she will explore how study of early English
laws could support both the Parliamentary and Royalist parties, how discussions of the Anglo-Saxon church
factored into religious debate between Presbyterians and Laudians, and how Old
English lexicography and manuscript collection also contributed to “antiquarian”
arguments combining the Anglo-Saxon past and the tumultuous 17th-century
present.
Information provided by Dr. Rebecca Brackmann
Dr. Ted Booth
Dr. Ted Booth, Director of Career Planning and Placement and Instructor of History and Religion, recently had an article published in the Journal of Anglican
Studies. The article entitled “A Switch of Language: Elizabeth I’s Use of the Vernacular as a Key to her Early Protestantism” is available at
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?
fromPage=online&aid=8695264&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S1740355312000228
Dr. Booth’s dissertation was also accepted for publishing by Cambridge Scholars
Publishing. The title of the dissertation is “A Body
Info Provided by
Politic to Govern: The Political Humanism of ElizaDr. Ted Booth
beth I.”
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Caylor School of Nursing News
Nursing Receives a Grant for Mentored Safety Program
Dr. Billie Phillips, Associate Professor and Chair of the BSN Program in the Caylor School of Nursing recently received news that her proposed research had
received funding. A Grant in the amount of $14,160 was awarded through the
Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association, Inc. to fund the research project entitled The Student Safety Coach: Enhancing the BSN Clinical
Role, A University-Agency Partnership.
The purpose of the research is to
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Establish a program for staff nurses to mentor students and utilize those
students at a higher capacity in an acute care medical facility.
Foster a culture of safety through sharing of observation and concerns and
increase awareness of a system safety program.
Create an interest in the unit position of Safety Coach.
Increase the clinical competency of new nurses related to safety.
The research is a collaborative effort between LMU Caylor School of Nursing
and the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Claudia Duncan, MSN will
represent the Medical Center as secondary investigator in the Research.
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January 2013
Foundation Corner
By Martha Scheidler, Director of Foundations
“The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to
do it if you felt that it didn’t matter.” – Edward Albee
January is an interesting month. The weather can be cold and dreary and put
us all in a terrible mood, but yet January seems to be a time of optimism. Apparently, most of us humans decide it’s the perfect time to make resolutions
and promises, declaring to the world all good intentions to make changes in
our daily routine of life. I wonder if it’s instinctual to think “a new year, a new
me!” Diet and exercise probably are at the top of the list, along with all sorts
of personal changes. Perhaps it is human nature to want things to be better
than they seem, to make better relationships, a better life, a better job, a
better attitude.
Since optimism reigns supreme this time of year, I found this quote to be insightful. I like to write. There’s just something wonderful about ideas taking
shape and honing sentences to be concise and meaningful. However, I have
to say that I am decidedly pessimistic and unenthusiastic about writing a
grant narrative for a project that is not well thought out, or to a foundation
that I am sure is not a good fit for the university. Writing then is a chore,
dragging me across the keyboard, slogging through questions, finding all
kinds of excuses to ignore working on a budget or gather information.
On the other hand, I can really sink my teeth into a project that has great potential. The spark of creativity ignites a clatter on the keyboard. I relish those
tough questions, budgets are neat and tidy, emails to the project director fly
back and forth. I am optimistic for a good review from the foundation. Even if
the answer is no, I have great narrative to pull from should I find another funder that might fit.
Are you optimistic? Glass half full all the time? I’m not suggesting the rosecolored glasses/Pollyanna type. I’m thinking optimistic in a realistic sense.
January is a good time to think about what matters. Questions should be
asked: What is the need or the problem? What would make LMU classes,
programs, or community better? Will this program make a difference? What
resources and assets are available to address the problem? That seems to me
to be the best way to tackle the year ahead. If it matters, then it is time to
write, and write well. Let’s all make a resolution to be optimistic for 2013!
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January 2013
Recent Foundation Grant Submissions and Awards
Martha Scheidler has been working in
philanthropy and fund raising for over
twenty years. She also is a Certified
Fund Raising Executive (CFRE). You can
reach Martha at (423) 869-6398, or
martha.scheidler@lmunet.edu
December/January Submissions
 Cindy Whitt has submitted a request to the Norfolk Southern Foundation
in support of the Knoxville Symphony 2013 Holiday Concert.
 Darnell Arnoult has submitted a request to the Tennessee Arts Commission for the Appalachian Reading Series.
 Robert Sabbatini and Larry Thacker have submitted requests to the Avon
Foundation and the Cracker Barrel Foundation for a sexual assault/
domestic violence prevention and awareness program.
December/January Awards
 Evelyn Smith has received an award from the ACA for the Latino Student
Success program.
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January 2013
Important Information about Grant Submissions
It seems that the number of hoops faculty must jump through for external support
grows each year. But don’t let that discourage your efforts or deflate that great idea
you have been considering. The Office of Research, Grants and Sponsored Programs
is here to facilitate the scholarly endeavors of LMU faculty. Below is a general breakdown of the application process for grants. The ORGSP staff is available to help
guide you through each of these processes. Please review the checklists below and
the links provided and contact us with any questions.
Pauline Lipscomb
Executive Director, ORGSP
Duke Hall 304
Ext. # 6214
pauline.lipscomb@lmunet.edu
Grant Application Process:
 Review the guidelines and discuss the potential with your dean and chair.
 If you decide to apply, email the Intent to Apply Form to the ORGSP and copy
your dean and chair.
 Additionally, Health Sciences faculty should contact Marca Centatiempo (ext.
6838) and those looking to apply to private foundations should contact Martha
Scheidler (ext. 6398).
 Work with the ORGSP to develop an appropriate budget and secure approvals.
 Submit the final application and a signed Grant Submission Form to the ORGSP
at least a few days before the deadline for electronic submissions, sooner for
paper submissions.
Forms and additional information can be found at:
http://www.lmunet.edu/curstudents/ORGSP/forms.shtml
http://www.lmunet.edu/curstudents/ORGSP/about.shtml
Upcoming Funding Opportunities and Deadlines
Details and deadlines for each opportunity can be found by clicking on the corresponding links. This list can also be found on the ORGSP website under funding sources, as
well as in a variety of public, private, and institutional funding source databases.
http://www.lmunet.edu/curstudents/ORGSP/funding-sources.shtml
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Fine Arts
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Social Sciences
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Unrestricted / Other
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Federal Registrar
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Minorities / Women
ORGSP Newsletter
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January 2013
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
melissa.miracle02@lmunet.edu
or call (423) 869-6834
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!