Fall 2009 Innovation Grant Winners

Release date: November 10, 2009 |

The President’s Office is proud to announce the Fall 2009 Innovation Grant winners.

The Innovation Grant Program, now in its 12th year, has provided seed money to implement many exciting and effective campus projects proposed by Goucher students, faculty, and staff.

Past projects include Goucher’s recycling and composting programs, the launch of new student publications, and the support and expansion of study-abroad opportunities.

Funded by the Office of the President, grants range between $250 and $5,000. The typical project is awarded between $1,000 to $2,000.

The selection process was very competitive, but the following projects were chosen to receive Innovation Grants for the fall semester:

Shared Future, Common Past: The Stories of Goucher College
$500
Awarded to: Jay Gilman ’10 and Steve Speicher ’10
To complete an oral history project that captures the stories of Goucher’s most engaging alumnae/i.

A Digital Piano for the Athenaeum
$1,650
Awarded to: Elisa Koehler, assistant professor of music; Margaret Ermer, director of Public Events and Conference Services, and Anne Grabenstein, assistant director of Public Events and Conference Services
To purchase a digital piano for use in the Athenaeum’s forum, classrooms, and other spaces.

I’m Gonna Light You Up
$1,500
Awarded to: Michel Waissman ’10
To build an artistic sculpture for the Athenaeum consisting of many LEDs (electronic light sources) that will be interactive and educational.
 
Global Road Warrior Online Resources
$800
Awarded to: Barbara Snead, librarian
To purchase a resource database for the library that provides comprehensive travel and cultural information.

Attack of the Crab Monsters
$1,120
Awarded to: Michael Bigelow Dixon, assistant professor of theater
To investigate, through interviews, research, and creative expressions, the significance of the crab to the ecology of Baltimore City’s identity and the business of the Chesapeake Bay, which will, in turn, provide inspiration and content for a stage production supported by the Theater Department.

Pocketsize Argentina Guidebook
$500
Hannah Olshansky ’10
To create a pocketsize “Goucher” guidebook for students going to study abroad in Argentina.

Science and Discovery
$1,850
Awarded to: Michael Curry, France-Merrick professor of service learning
To create interactive science “discovery modules” that can be used in the Baltimore city schools.

Dorm Room Recycling
$400
Awarded to: Maya Felten ’10
To launch a pilot program to place recycling bins in individual dorm rooms.

Check http://www.goucher.edu/x13614.xml for updates during the 2009-10 academic year, or contact Wendy Belzer Litzke in the President’s Office at 410-337-6042 or wendy.litzke@goucher.edu.