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Special Initiative Awards
| Proposal Title | Brief Description of Proposal | Final Report Title | Contact | |
| Improving Access to Academic Advising | FY07 | Pilot project to provide evening advising services. | Academic Advising in the Residence Halls | Quandt, Jillian |
| HLC Academic Service Providers Plans Preparation | FY09 | Two ASF members on the Higher Learning Commission Steering Committee, which is preparing for an upcoming accreditation visit, volunteered to coach all 43 academic service programs via personal meetings to refine their unit plans (mission, goals, objectives, measures). They will also supervise eventual assessment data collection. | Academic Service Providers Planning | MacDonald, Ann Peterson, Nancy |
| Applied Collaborative Research at WSU-Rochester Center | FY08 | Conduct of a national survey on branch campuses and student engagement. | Applied Collaborative Research: Student Engagement at Branch Campuses | Hegland, Jenny |
| An Assessment of the WSU Shuttle System | FY09 | Half of all resident students live at East Lake and the West Campus and rely on the shuttle system to commute to the main campus. The project will review and assess current WSU Shuttle System operations and make suggestions for improving student satisfaction with the service. | An Assessment of the WSU Shuttle System | Lopez, Alyssa Merkouris, Tamara |
| Campus Climate: Measurement and Analysis | FY08 | Research and administer an instrument to measure the "campus climate" and its impact on underrepresented students. | Campus Climate: Measurement and Analysis | Johnson, Karen |
| Career Services Presentations Available 24/7 | FY07 | Convert 10 current standard presentations to pod casts. | Career Services Available 24/7 | Larsen, Barb |
| Conduct Historical Research about the Accomplishments in Argentina of Winona State University's Early Graduates for the 2008 Sesquicentennial Anniversary Celebration | FY07 | Research on the WSU graduates who "founded" Argentina's school system and exploration of development of a travel study program with Argentina. | Conduct Historical Research about the Accomplishments in Argentina of Winona State University's Early Graduates for the 2008 Sesquicentennial Anniversary Celebrations | Reed, Alicia |
| Enhancing Academic Advising at Winona State University | FY07 | Conduct a literature review on advising theory in preparation for developing a new advising model. | Creating the Case for a New Advising Model at Winona State University: A Review of the Literature | Oertel, Barb |
| Design and Implementation of The WSU Innovation Web Site | FY07 | Design and initial implementation of a WSU Innovation Web site that will showcase new university initiatives. | Design and Implementation of The WSU Innovation Web Site | Peterson, Nancy Kay |
| Develop a Pilot Proposal for Enhancement of Career Services to the College of Business | FY08 | Conduct a literature review and research to develop a plan to implement a more collaborative career services program for the College of Business | Enhancement of Career Services Within the College of Business | Decker, Vicki |
| First Year Student Exit Interviews | FY07 | Conduct exit interviews with first-year students who leave the university and disseminate the results with appropriate offices. | Kotovich, Richard | |
| Innovation Fund Work Study Program Five Year Review | FY09 | An Innovation Fund Work Study Program was implemented in 2004. This project will conduct a program review and assessment and produce a "five-year" report, with recommendations for the future. | Innovation Work Study Program: Five Year Review | Peterson, Greg |
| International Students Retention Model | FY08 | Research and create a retention model for international students with potential for replication university-wide | International Students Retention Model | Kwai, C.K. |
| Measuring Information Technology Use at WSU | FY07 | Act as the WSU liaison for a University of Wisconsin national study of faculty use of digital resources and libraries and conduct corresponding local research on the use of D2L | Measuring Information Technology Use at Winona State University | Park, Hyesung |
| Financial Aid Web Site | FY08 | Create a power point presentation that will instruct students on money management and strategies for paying for school which will be presented during student registration and will be posted on the web. | Money Management for Students | |
| Phelps Video Project & Phelps All-School Reunion | FY08 | Tape interviews of former Phelps students as part of WSU's 150th Anniversary and a "Phelps All-School Reunion" planned for 9/5/08. | Phelps Laboratory School: Many Memories | Parsi, Kate |
| Prairie Island Student Summer Bridge Program | FY07 | Work with a faculty member to develop and implement a summer bridge program for Native American students at Prairie Island. | Prairie Island Student Summer Bridge Program | Johnson, Karen |
| Research and Develop a Transfer Orientation Program | FY07 | Develop and implement an on-line orientation web site for transfer students. | Research and Develop a Transfer Orientation Program | McDermott, Maggie Curtin, Sarah |
| Development of a WSU Parent Handbook | FY07 | Develop an on-line Parents Handbook in Summer 2006. Input will be sought from Student Affairs, the Deans' Council, Admissions and the Counseling Center. Brochure copy will be prepared for offices for potential hand-outs. | Research and Development of a WSU Parent Handbook | Dumke, Nancy |
| Residence Hall Peer Conduct Board | FY07 | Develop, implement and pilot a Residential Peer Conduct Board that would review and adjudicate minor Residence Hall Code violations. | Residence Hall Peer Conduct Board | Olcott, Sarah |
| Addressing Roommate Conflicts: A Three-Pronged Approach | FY08 | Research and develop a roommate conflict resolution training program for residence hall staff. | Roommate Conflicts: A Three-Pronged Approach | Rahim, Tracy |
| Sophomore Student Retention Plan | FY07 | Research and develop a retention plan for second-year students and create a training module for Residence Life staff. | Sophomore Retention Plan | Kotovich, Richard Olcott, Sarah |
| Student2Work Session for WSU Students and Staff/Supervisors | FY07 | Develop and offer workshops for faculty, staff and students on using the on-line Student2Work system. | Student2Work Presentations | Larsen, Barb |
| Student Leadership Web Site | FY09 | Develop a comprehensive Student Leadership web site and promote it to students in Student Senate, clubs, Housing, etc. | Student Leadership Development Resources Web Site | Olcott, Sarah |
| Student Research Templates | FY07 | Develop and implement templates for students to use when conducting research using data from the Institutional Research Office. | Student Research Templates | Waterbury, Theresa |
| Living and Learning Communities at WSU: A Study of the Student Experience at the Residential College | FY08 | Examine student satisfaction with the programmed social and academic out-of-the-classroom experiences at the Residential College | A Study of the Student Experience at the Residential College | Merkouris, Tamara Olcott, Sarah Lopez, Alyssa |
| Tutoring Center Development Plan | FY07 | Research and develop a proposal for a WSU Testing Center. | Testing Services at WSU | Quandt, Jillian |
| SPED 490/695 Topics in Special Education: Disabilities, Poverty, and Jamaican Culture | FY09 | An ASF member will work with Special Education faculty to develop a travel study course in Jamaica that will be designed to accommodate students with disabilities. | Topics in Special Education: Disabilities, Poverty, and Jamaican Culture | Dumke, Nancy |
| WSU Employee Wellness Needs Assessment and Programming | FY08 | Assess the wellness needs of faculty and staff in order to identify appropriate health promotion and health education programs that could be offered. | UCR Health Promotion Needs Assessment | McClintick, Kelli |
| UCR Lean Process Improvement on Communication / Information | FY07 | Continue to facilitate work of a cross-institutional steering committee (Winona State University-Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College and the University of Minnesota-Rochester) focusing on improving communication processes. | UCR Lean Process Improvement on Communication/Information Flow | McDermott, Maggie Waterbury, Theresa |
| UCR Student Life Cycle | FY07 | Facilitate work of a cross-institutional steering committee (Winona State University-Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College and the University of Minnesota-Rochester) examining the University Center Rochester Student Life Cycle. | UCR Student Life Cycle Facilitation Project | MacDonald, Ann Waterbury, Theresa |
| Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum Revision Facilitation | FY08 | Apply the collaborative learning model to the comprehensive revision of the nursing curriculum | Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum Revision Facilitation | Waterbury, Theresa MacDonald, Ann |
| Understanding and Adapting to Generational Differences in Education | FY07 | Develop and offer workshops for faculty, staff and students on understanding generational differences. | Understanding Generational Differences in Education | Larsen, Barb |
| Research Best Practices of University Advising Centers | FY07 | Conduct a benchmarking study on best practices in advising in preparation for developing a new advising model. | University Advising Models Best Practices | Turgeon, Mike |
| Development oaf a MnSCU Disability Coordinator Handbook | FY08 | Work with MnSCU to develop an on-line Disability Coordinator Handbook for all coordinators in the system. | Updating the MnSCU Individuals with Disabilities Reference Guide | Dumke, Nancy |
| Writer's Proficiency Exam Workshops | FY07 | Develop an intensive workshop to prepare education students to pass the Writer's Proficiency Exam required by the Education Department and prepare recommendations for a future continuing program. | Writer's Workshops Learning Initiative | Becker-Alford, Judi |
| WSU Bookstore Lean Initiative | FY07 | Facilitate a "lean model" review of the bookstore textbook ordering process. | WSU Bookstore Lean Process Improvement | McDermott, Maggie |
| WSU Employee Wellness Needs Assessment and Programming | FY09 | This project will assess the wellness needs of faculty and staff in order to identify appropriate health promotion and health education programs that could be offered. | WSU Employee Wellness Needs Assessment and Programming Implementation | McClintick, Kelli |
| Senior University WSU | FY09 | This project will lay the groundwork for offering a continuing series of academic short courses for WSU retirees and senior citizens in the Winona community. Instructors would come from the ranks of the retirees. | WSU Senior University | Logan, Cathie |
| Develop Strategic Career Planning Course | FY09 | A one-credit hour career planning course will be developed and offered through the Business Education Department. | WSU Strategic Career Planning | Larsen, Barb |
| Impact of the New University Initiative Five Years Later | FY08 | Produce a paper recording the five-year impact of the strategic planning initiative to "re-create" the university | Winona State University Five Years Later (A Report on the Impact of the New University/Winona Experience/Learning for the 21st Century (L21)/Innovation Funding Experience) | Peterson, Nancy Kay |
| Winona State University Student Employment Handbook: A Guide for Student Employees and Their Supervisors | FY09 | In order to develop more consistent student employment practices, a guidebook will be developed. One section will be addressed to student employees and one section will be addressed to supervisors. | Winona State University Student Employment Handbook: A Guide for Supervisors & Student Employees |
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