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Vander Putten awards 2003-2004

 

Name Project Title Project Purpose
Stephen Bentivenga Diversity of Mycorrhizal Fungi in Brazilian Sand Dune Communities This in-depth study examines mycorrhizal fungal populations in several sand dune communities in southern Brazil. The project will increase our understanding of the role of mycorrhizal fungi in this delicate ecosystem. Moreover, it will enhance the international visibility and reputation of UW Oshkosh.
Fumiko Fukuta and Don Gudmundson Japan Travel Seminar & Collaborative MBA Program The project directors will lead a group of students to Japan in May 2004 as part of two travel seminar courses, International Business Study Tour (BUS494/694) and Understanding Japan (IS312). In addition, the project directors will meet with Asia Pacific University (Beppu, Oita, Japan) MBA officials to develop a collaborative MBA program.
Kay Gainacopulos and Andrea Gullickson Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory Exchange This project will strengthen and deepen an ongoing relationship between UW Oshkosh's Music Department and the Rimsky-Korsakov National Conservatory of Music in St. Petersburg, Russia. In addition, the project will allow for additional exchanges between the two institutions' faculty to significantly increase the exposure of our faculty, staff and students to international musicians and music of another culture.
Eric Hiatt International Collaborative Global Basin Analysis Research Project This collaborative project between UW Oshkosh and Queen's University (Canada) involves completing work on projects already in progress, including analyses of samples collected from Australia and North America that are stored at Queen's, and development of new projects, including fieldwork in northern Quebec, Finland, and Sweden in summer 2004. UW Oshkosh undergraduates will have the opportunity to travel to Queen's University to learn new techniques and use equipment not available here. Two internationally recognized Canadian researchers will travel to UW Oshkosh to present their research.
Marianne Johnson and Ralph Gunderson Organizational Trip for Study Abroad Tour ÒEconomics of PeruÓ Two UW Oshkosh faculty members and one student will visit Universidad del Pacifico in Lima, Peru, in January 2004 to plan and organize a study abroad tour. During this visit, areas of collaborative research that could take place during the study abroad tour will be identified, and arrangements will be made for possible student internships at U.S. Government agencies in Lima.
Themina Kader and Erin Tapley Art Education: An Indian Experience Two UW Oshkosh faculty members will travel to India to collaborate with three art educators from India, visit their schools, and arrange for a follow-up visit with UW Oshkosh students.
Nadejda Kaltcheva Complementary Use of Photometric Systems- New Approach for Classification of Stars This research will allow the project director to investigate theoretically the properties of v-X photometric index in collaboration with scientists from the Vilnius Institute of Physics and Vilnius University Observatory.
Alfred Kisubi and Richard Paxton Development and Expansion of Exchange Programs to Uganda and Kenya One UW Oshkosh faculty member will travel to Uganda and Kenya with the goal of expanding contacts and program opportunities for UW Oshkosh students and faculty, as well as strengthen bonds with individuals within the organizations with which initial agreements have been signed.
Andy Robson 19th Century Missionaries, Politics, and Archives Archival research in Britain will provide information about 19th century missionary organizations and individual missionaries in the Pacific Islands. This research is of particular interest to Samoa and other Pacific nations such as Fiji. UW Oshkosh is currently awaiting the return of a signed memorandum creating an exchange program with the National University of Samoa.
Jupian Leung Educational Practices, Classroom Processes, and Students' Perception of Favorite Teachers The project director will conduct a field study with six secondary classrooms/teachers in Hong Kong regarding educational practices and classroom processes. An educational psychologist at a secondary school and experienced teacher in Hong Kong will visit UW Oshkosh as a guest lecturer in the project director's four classes and meet with interested faculty and staff to discuss and exchange views on educational issues of mutual interest. The project director and the two international collaborators will conduct a cross-cultural questionnaire study with 8th-, 10th- and 12th-graders in Hong Kong and in Oshkosh/Appleton to investigate students' perception of favorite teachers.
Melissa Stinnett Literacy in New Zealand The project director will observe literacy instruction in New Zealand primary classrooms, which will enhance a current UW Oshkosh graduate course, Reading 620. In addition, the project director will establish a linkage with University of Auckland in New Zealand for future cultural exchanges between faculty members at both institutions.

 

 

 

 
     
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