Modern dance members awarded new grant funding Just a day before the IU Dance Theater’s premier of the “Contemporary Voices” annual concert, a modern dance recital featuring unconventional work by IU faculty and guest choreographers, members of IU’s modern dance faculty were awarded funding from various performance grants. Selene Carter, George Pinney and Elizabeth Shea, faculty members in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, were selected to receive funding from grants. The funding was established in memory of Fran Snygg, a former professor of modern dance and associate dean of faculties. |
Funding News Bikeways Grant Awarded to Extend BWI TrailAs part of a new Maryland Bikeways Program, Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Tuesday that $300,000 in grant money will go to design the extension of the BWI Trail to the Nursery Road Light Rail station in Pumphrey. The money will be used to design the 1.4-mile extension of the BWI Trail to the north, according to a press release from O'Malley's office. “These grants are a great way to help local jurisdictions make key connections to build a more comprehensive bike network that will benefit our citizens,” O’Malley said in a press release. “By getting out and taking a bike ride, we can learn to enjoy more of Maryland’s natural treasures, help reduce the impact on the land, improve our fitness and well-being and enhance our quality of life.” Read More > Three-year grant allows for enhanced sexual assault servicesA federal grant awarded to Mississippi State University's sexual assault services office will help program coordinators enhance a proactive stance to prevent sexual assaults on campus. The Office on Violence Against Women, an entity of the Department of Justice, awarded MSU the three-year $300,000 grant designated to develop and strengthen effective responses to violence against women. Director of Outreach and Sexual Assault Services Beatrice Tatem said her office wants to cultivate a climate of awareness on campus. "We want to promote a culture of awareness. We do not intend just to be responsive in our stance," Tatem explained. Read More >TESTIMONIALS |
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