Grant Awards
2006 UNH Parents Association Spring Major Grant Awards
Total amount awarded: $152,274
$7,314.00 – Awarded to the Judicial and Mediation Programs Office to assist the collaborative effort addressing alcohol and other drug use by students. UNH continues to confront this important health, safety and welfare issue thru the Choices Matter DVD which is designed to reach students and their parents. This is the second year that the Parents Association has assisted in funding this unique initiative as it outlines the risks of alcohol and other drug use as well the legal and university consequences when the rules and laws are violated. This proposal was given full requested funding, complimenting additional university funds. www.unh.edu/vpsas/choices.htm
$6,204.00 – Awarded to the UNH Library for the purchase of 6 additional laptop computers for the Library Laptop Program. This program, which has been in place since 2000, allows students at the library to borrow a laptop computer for up to 4 hours at a time is enormously successful and is valuable resource for students. This proposal was given full requested funding. www.library.unh.edu/services/techcomp/laptops.shtml
$15,000.00 – Awarded to the Organic Garden Club and Students Without Borders collaborative to implement a 2 week Permaculture Certification Course. This collaborative is leading the effort to bring permaculture, a technique in sustainable living and design into the UNH curriculum. The certification course will incorporate the ethics and principles of broad range of sustainability projects. Students taking this course will be required to host a series of presentations based on the course for the UNH community and the general public. This proposal was given full requested funding. www.sustainableunh.unh.edu/fas/campus_c_farm_upd.html
$6,000.00 – Awarded to the UNH Wildcat Marching Band for additional lighting needed for their practice field. This proposal will facilitate the Marching Band’s practices on a lined football field after sunset and will allow sport club teams to better utilize this field as well. This proposal was given full funding, to compliment funds contributed by the Marching Band. www.unh.edu/unhwmb/
$11,355.00 – Awarded to the UNH Residential Life for the creation of a residence hall mural project. Student representatives from all the UNH dorms will work with an experienced visual artist to create a diversity mural. The resulting mural will be copied and hung in the other 19 residence halls on campus. This proposal was given full requested funding.
$9,850.00 – Awarded to the UNH Police Dept. to purchase crime mapping software and training. This will assist the UNH Police in patterning areas and timing of incidents to help them better utilize their resources. A student initiated survey will be implemented with this project to assist the police in their environment, safety & patrol programs. This proposal was given full funding and compliments funds contributed by the UNH Police.
$20,000.00 – Awarded to the Crew Club and Campus Recreation for the purchase of an additional, much needed towing vehicle to facilitate the moving of Crew Club Shells to practices and races. The vehicle will also be used to transport canoes and kayaks for recreational student use as needed. This proposal was given full funding and compliments extensive fundraising by the Crew teams for their programs.
$6,359.00 – Awarded to the UNH Dance Team to assist them in participating in the 2007 National Cheer & Dance Alliance National Championship to represent UNH. This club sport team regularly performs for the UNH community at basketball, football and school pep rallies. This proposal was given full funding, to supplement their substantial fundraising efforts.
$30,000.00 – Awarded to UNH Business Services & CIS Academic Technology to develop a user friendly Parent Portal. The Parent Portal will provide, with student permission, online access to students accounts with real time updates. This proposal was seen as a significant benefit to all UNH parents. This funding supplements substantial funds provided by UNH Business Services & CIS Academic Technology.
$5,000.00 – Awarded to the Dept. of Political Science to initiate a 2 year speaker series entitled: “National Political Leaders and America’s Future”. The speaker series will utilize volunteers from the College Democrats & College Republicans student groups. This funding matches support provided by the College of Liberal Arts and the Dept. of Political Science.
$15,000.00 – Awarded to the UNH Women’s Club Softball Team for the construction of a recreational softball facility. This effort is enhanced by the softball team’s efforts to organize a coalition of campus entities & community groups to support this project. This proposal was given full funding, supplementing the fundraising efforts of the team.
$3,546.00 – Awarded to the Civil Technology Dept. within the Thompson School of Applied Technology for the purchase and installation of a computer projector system for their newly renovated computer lab/classroom which will be available to students 24 hours a day / 7 days a week. This proposal was given full funding.
$3,646.00 – Awarded to the Office of Health Education & Promotion for the creation of a Meditation CD to assist students in managing stress. This funding supplements programs that are already in place to assist a large number of students who experience sleep disturbance issues, anxiety, muscle tension, increased blood pressure and heart rate. This proposal was given full funding, supplementing in-kind dept. support and volunteer efforts to produce this CD. www.unh.edu/health-services/healthEd.htm
$3,000.00 – Awarded to the UNH Campus Recreation for the replacement and upgrade of an 11 year old projection screen TV in the Rec Center’s lounge. This funding assists the Rec Center in providing healthy alternatives for UNH students. This proposal was given partial funding.
$10,000.00 – Awarded to the Project Mentor which is a UNH based initiative which matches undergraduate men and women mentors with regional middle school boys and girls aimed at improving academic achievement for middle school mentees, and providing leadership opportunities for UNH undergraduates. This proposal was given partial funding, to cover the costs of training materials and supplies for the program. Project Mentor supports the salaries of the instructors hired for undergraduate mentor training.