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Program of Activities and Tasks for Year One
During the first academic year (2003-2004), the office was set up and
operationalized with an Advisory Committee that includes external members and a
Faculty Oversight Committee.
To prepare the program, several elements needed to be put in
place, namely:
- Identify and organize office space for ORDPC.
Office locatedin Grim Hall, Rooms 104 and 132.
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Establish and convene an Advisory Committee. Meetings were held on October 21,
2003, and April 2, 2004.
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Establish and convene the Faculty Oversight Committee. Meetings were
held October 2, 2003, and April 1, 2004.
In spite of the faculty strike during the fall, 2003 semester, there are a
number of significant achievements, namely:
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Grants - ORDPC worked with the Dean of Natural Sciences and his colleagues in
the National Science Foundation on a submission (LEAPS) that was successfully funded
($2.5 million). Dr. Louden developed the Monitoring and Evaluation section and Ms. Walker the budget, in
addition to attending several meetings with the rest of team members working on
the proposal.
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Developed criteria for awarding pilot project grants.
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Established Review Committee for pilot project proposals.
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Reviewed requests from faculty members for pilot project funding.
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Awarded two faculty members pilot project funding following the Review
Committee’s recommendations: Dr. Babatunde for Olola Village Faculty
Development Pilot Template Grant to Reinforce Social Capital for Food Security,
Poverty Reduction and HIV/AIDS Curtailment in Sub-Saharan Africa; and Dr.
Ramdas for Health Care Costs, Quality, and Disparities: Evidence-based
Performance vs. Patient Perception Survey Measures for Public Policy Analysis.
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Sponsored the HBCU/MI Consortium on International Programs meeting in June, 2004
with US AID on Lincoln’s campus.
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Sponsored nine students to research internships at the federal level (seven
with NIDA/NIH and two with NAFEO). For 2004 they were:
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Maryanne Arienmughare-University of Pennsylvania- Dr. James Cornish
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Adedoynn Oshin- Marist College New York –Dr. Sherry Dingman
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Suanne Charley-University of Pennsylvania-Dr. James Cornish
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Javon Edgecombe- Yale University-Dr. Ismene Petrakis
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Yetunde Ibrahim-Case Western University-Dr. Lynn Singer
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Emitayo Adetunji – University of Utah- Dr. Karol Kumfper
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Krystal M Lewis-University of Utah- Dr. Karol Kumper
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Tonia Harry (Economics and Business)-Federal Deposit Insurance –
Washington DC
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Myeda Leslie (History and Political Science)-Veterans Administration –
Washington DC
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Circulated information (electronic and hard copy) on grants and conferences in
a targeted manner to faculty members according to their areas of interest.
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Assisted five faculty members in developing their concept papers and literature
review
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Sponsored one faculty member's attendance at the National Center for Health
Statistics Data
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Users Conference in Washington, DC – July, 2004
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Assisted faculty members in preparing and submitting successful abstracts and
later manuscripts for conference presentations (at the 2004 Minority
Women’s Health Summit-US Department of Health and Human Services - DC
Aug-12-15)
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