Internal Grant Recipients 2008-2009
Please find below the faculty and staff who received Goshen College Grants from the Mininger Center for Teaching and Learning or the Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning. All grant applications were reviewed by the Faculty Development Committee. For more information about internal grant opportunities please go to GC Grants and Fellowships.
Mininger Center Awards – Faculty Scholarship
| Faculty Member |
Topic of Study/Research |
| John Blosser |
Fine Arts Work Center |
| Paul Keim |
Modern Arabic: Reinvigoration of Conversational Competence |
| Michelle Milne |
Goat Island Summer School |
| Dan Smith |
Tyrosinase related Protein 1: A Candidate for a Sex-Linked Color in Homing Pigeons |
| Brenda Srof |
Development of New Course: Healthcare Ethics and Concepts of Social Justice in Nursing |
| Duane Stoltzfus |
Martyrs of the Faith: A Study of Hutterite Draftees During WWI |
Mininger Center Awards – Conference/Continuing Education
| Faculty Member |
Conference or Educational Experience |
| Jessica Baldanzi |
Indiana University Writer’s Conference |
| Ann Hostetler |
Toni Morrison Society 5th Biennial Conference |
| David Housman |
Games 2008: Third World Congress of the Game Theory Society |
| Ron Johnson |
Creating Course Modules Based upon Apple’s Software Certification |
| Keith Graber Miller |
Society of Christian Ethics Annual Meeting |
| Patricia Oakely |
Viewpoints Grand Reunion |
| Carolyn Schrock-Shenk |
Social Justice Mediation Institute |
Mininger Center Awards – Publication Support
| Faculty Member |
Publication |
| Rafael Falcon |
Mi Gente: In Search of the Hispanic Soul |
Mininger Center Awards – Terminal Degree Completion
| Faculty Member |
Degree Being Sought |
| Beverly Lapp |
Ed.D. in Music |
| Patricia McFarlane |
Ph.D. in Transformative Studies |
| Gwen Penner |
Master of Fine Arts |
| Jason Samuel |
M.A. in Professional Communication |
| Ruth Stoltzfus |
Ph.D. in Nursing |
| Gail Weybright |
Ph.D. in Nursing |
| Faculty/Staff Member |
Summer Language or International Study Experience |
| Lee Roy Berry |
DAES Education Study Seminar to Mexico |
| Beth Martin Birky |
Spanish Language Study in Costa Rica |
| Megan Bonham |
Summer Spanish Language and Media Study |
| Jerrell Richer |
Spanish Language Study in Mexico |
| Deanna Risser |
DAES Education Study Seminar to Mexico |
| Floyd Saner |
Spanish Language Study and Intercultural Experience in Guatemala |
| Jennifer Stutzman |
DAES Education Study Seminar to Mexico |
| Amanda Yoder |
DAES Education Study Seminar to Mexico |
| Faculty Member |
Topic of Research |
| Jerrell Richer |
The Economics of Immigration in Elkhart County, Indiana |
| Rafael Falcon |
Exploring Ethnic Identity with CITL Students |
| Kevin Gary |
Teacher Interiority and Multicultural Encounters |
| Faculty Member |
Topic of Research |
| Michelle Milne |
Connecting with Community through Devised Theater |
| Faculty Member |
Project |
| Beth Martin Birky |
Integrating non-Western Studies in the Humanities Music/Literature Course |
| Paul Keim |
Integrating Intercultural Components into Biblical Language Courses |
| Beverly Lapp |
Integrating non-Western Studies in the Humanities Music/Literature Course |
| Joe Liechty |
Rethinking the “Religion, Conflict and Peace” Course in Intercultural Terms |
| Keith Graber Miller |
Transforming the Pedagogy and Content of Religion in America’s Colloquium |
| Gwen Penner |
Restructuring Comm/Art 375 |
| John D. Roth |
Redesigning HIST 318: Anabaptist Mennonite History from the Perspective of the Global Citizen |
| Jody Saylor |
Creating Active Learning Opportunities in Microbiology |
| Carolyn Schrock-Shenk |
Increasing the Relevance of PJCS 210: Transforming Conflict and Violence to Non-Anglo Cultures |
| Jan Bender Shetler |
Incorporating Intercultural Pedagogies for Teaching “Gender in World History” |
| Academic Department |
Project |
| Education |
Increasing the Cultural Competency of Education Graduates |
| English |
Review and Assessment of English Programs that Support Student Writing |
