Funding Opportunities
CHHS Cultural Activities Grant Proposals
The Globalization, Culture, and Diversity Committee in the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) invites faculty, staff, and students in the School of Health and Applied Human Sciences, School of Nursing, and School of Social Work to submit proposals for cultural activities that demonstrate the spirit of interprofessional collaboration1 and promote intercultural learning within the community at-large.
Cultural activities promote broad cultural change via the promotion of diversity and inclusion community engagement, student engagement, and the arts. Topics should be innovative, challenge issues related to culture and diversity perspectives, and aimed at raising awareness, addressing contemporary challenges, and promoting inclusion.
Information and Deadline
Explore request for proposals guidelines and checklist here. The deadline for FY 22-23 submissions is November 1, 2022.
FY22 Proposal Winners
- Of Art and Feelings: Creative Teaching and Affective Learning Using Dramatic Arts
Paula Baisden, SON - Music Therapy: A Cultural Means to Foster Physical and Mental Health
Lenis Chen-Edinboro, SHAHS, Noell Rowan, SSW, Angie Sardina, SHAHS - The Importance of Parks and Outdoor Spaces – A Four-Part Presentation Series
Alexia Franzidis, SHAHS, Alana Seaman, SHAHS, Jamy Chulak, SHAHS, Michele Pedicone, SHAHS, Stacey Kolomer, SSW - Actively Opposing Exclusion: Advancing DEI in Wilmington NC's Parks and Recreation
William Holland, SHAHS, Kathleen Holland, CAS, Andy Fairbanks (City of Wilmington) - Dig Deeper: Mental Health is an Experience
Tiffany Lane, SSW, Shaila Strayhorn, SHAHS, Lauren Jones, CAS (Student) - An Intergenerational Community Engagement Project: Legacy Books for Tellegacy Participants
Tina Newsham, SHAHS - Dialogue and Documentary: Developing Media for Social Change
Alicia Sellon, SSW, Sabrina Cherry, SHAHS Jacquelyn Lee, SSW, Kim Nelson (KNT Company), Tony Martin, SSW (Student)
FY21 Proposal Winners
- Racial Disparities in Health and Mental Health Care Monthly Film Series
Stacey R. Kolomer, SSW, Kent Guion, SHAHS, Clydie Coward-Murrell, SON, Tiffany Lane, SSW, Sheri Shaw, CHHS, Ashley Wells, CHHS - Lift as We Climb: The triumphs and challenges of Black Women & Women of Color in the Helping Professions
Tiffany Lane, SSW, Jazlyn Bain, SSW (Student) - Screening and discussion of Lives Well Lived: An interprofessional, multigenerational mentoring activity
Tina M. Newsham, SHAHS, Elizabeth Fugate-Whitlock, SHAHS - Exploring Implicit Bias & Diversity: Informed Practice Webinar
Julia Peck, CHHS, Leah Mayo, CHHS, Tiffany Erichsen, CHHS, Cierra Washington, CHHS - Using theater to build compassion and cultural humility: Addressing unconscious bias in higher education
Justine J. Reel, CHHS, Kent Guion, SHAHS, Kris Hohn, SSW, Katelyn Swan, SSW (Student), Seoyoon Woo, SON, Tina Newsham, SHAHS, Kristi Ramadani, CHHS, Alyssa Yon, SHAHS (Student), Taylor Yates, SSW - Facilitating an Intergenerational, International, and Interprofessional Dialog
Cierra J. Washington, CHHS, Tina Newsham, SHAHS, Leah Mayo, CHHS - Social Work in Diverse Communities & Student Experiences Working with Haitian NGOs
Lori Wilson, SSW (Student), Athena Kolbe, SSW, Debra Rhodes, SSW, Jordan Dudley, SSW (Student), Hannah Bowen, SSW (Student), Alice Wells, SSW (Student)
