LIANNA DESANTIS
SHARONE JONES
JOSH LOONEY CO-APPLICANT, PG.12
KELLY SMITH
LAURA SUITS
DOREEN TOBIN
MARY FRANCES POSTUPACK
ESU FOUNDATION AND OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
Project Stream Grant CO-APPLICANT: ANNIE MENDOZA
(RICHARD SANTORO AND LIANNA DESANTIS)
College of Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages, Philosophy, and Religion (see write-up on page 12)
Helping Hands in the Community
Funding Source: Pennsylvania Council for the Arts Amount Awarded: $467
Funding Source: The Allstate Foundation Amount Awarded: $1,000 This grant helped fund operating support to the university. ESU was eligible for this grant because Allstate agent Tania Kanarek has regularly volunteered to teach ESU students about safe driving.
Baseball/Softball Turf Installation Project Funding Source: ESSA Bank & Trust Foundation Amount Awarded: $250,000
Funding Source: The R. Dale and Frances M. Hughes Foundation Amount Awarded: $230,000 This funding supported a collaborative community improvement project involving ESU, the ESU Foundation, Stroudsburg Little League, Inc. and Stroud Township. The enhancements, including the installation of artificial turf, expanded the usage of the Athletic Complex to include both the Stroudsburg Little League, Inc. and ESU’s NCAA Division II baseball and softball teams.
ESU's Swim and Gym Program CO-APPLICANT: MIHYE JEONG College of Health Sciences | Physical Education Teacher Education Funding Source: Lehigh Valley Health Network: Dr. Alberta Finch Endowment Fund Amount Awarded: $1,000 The program started in 1977 to help provide Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) majors an opportunity for hands-on experiences working with individuals with disabilities. Participants with various disabilities, who range in age from five to adult, receive individual instruction focusing on motor skills, socialization, and health and skill-related components of physical fitness. Each student in the PETE program is partnered with an individual with a disability. The program gives the students unique opportunities to get to know and interact with individuals with disabilities.
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