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The Global Laboratory: Developing a Globally Engaged Workforce
Partnerships/Enhancing AccessPresented by:
President Deborah F. Stanley
SUNY Oswego
The Global Laboratory a World of Possibility
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700 acres 46 buildings1 Great Lake
The State University of New York
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Largest comprehensive
state university system
in U.S.
64 Campuses
SUNY Oswego’s Strategic Plan: VIEWS Vitality, Intellectual Rigor, Engagement, World Awareness, Solutions
Institutional commitment to active learning and undergraduate research
1,200 STEM students
8,307 students in over 110 programs
• New engineering programs
About SUNY Oswego
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The Education Pipeline and STEM
Developing a stronger education pipeline is a centerpiece of the SUNY strategic plan
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Centers for STEM Research• Center for Neurobehavioral Effects of
Environmental Toxins
• Environmental Research Center
• Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Center
• Lake Effect Storm Prediction & Research Center
• Center for Global Engagement
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Summer Science Immersion ProgramMatching funds Syracuse Academy of Science
Summer residential research experience in the STEM fields
Local education pipeline into STEM disciplines
Professional development for high school teachers
Fixing the Education PipelineGraduating a significantly increased number of alumni with STEM credentials is critical to the future of NYS and our nation is both a SUNY Oswego and SUNY strategic goal
SUNY Oswego has an overall goal to produce a new generation of diverse, scientifically and internationally skilled problem solvers, empowered to meet the challenges before us.
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Student-Faculty Research$38,131 awarded to 96 students (2009)
278 scholarly & creative projects (2009)
$50,000 additional awards (2010) to create the
Summer Scholars Program
Summer Research Institute
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High level, faculty-mentored research project
Opportunity for industry partnerships
Research interests matched w/career goals
Continuity of research
Stipend – $4,000
Room and Board
Possibility Scholarship
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Need-based Underserved/low-income Full tuition, room, board, fees, books
STEM interest in career/teaching
Mentoring to increase success and retention
Summer Research Paid Research Institute
Global Laboratory International research experience with local
application
Global Laboratories: A STEM SolutionThe Global Laboratory is an innovative undergraduate
research experience offering students hands-on, immersive problem-solving opportunities in international laboratories around the world.
A collaborative and rigorous experience is designed for students who hope to pursue careers in STEM-related fields of study
The focus of research is to find applications to problems/ scientific issues in the host country.
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Extending the Impact
Only 1% of all U.S. undergraduates study abroad and only 7% of undergraduates taking part in study abroad do so in a science based field (Open Doors, 2006)
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The Global Laboratory OutcomesPrepare the next generation of scientists as diverse, globally engaged researchers with a capacity to understand and respect cultural differences and perceptions and a sense of responsibility to others
Increase capacity to translate scientific discovery and innovation in our region
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Worldwide Global Laboratory
•Paulet Island
Melbourne
Univ.• •
•Fed’l Univ of Mato Grosso • Univ. of
Paraiba
••Fed’l Univ. of Paraiba
Fed’l Univ. of Alagoas
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Univ. of Kinshasa Nat’l Inst. Of Biomedical Research
Hydrobiology Research Center
Dr. J. Garang inst. Of Science
National Central
Univ.Indian Inst. O
f Science
Univ. of BucharestPolytechnic Univ.High Tech. Univ. Izmir
Univ. of
NottinghamUniv. of Toronto
Paul Scherrer Inst.Univ. of
NaplesObservatory of
Capodimonte
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Evolution of the ProgramPrevious experience in NFS International Research Experience for Undergraduates (2008-2011): Brazilian Robotic Telescope (2008-2011) included 17
students A Pantanal Wetlands (one of the world’s largest wetlands
regions) ecology project has had about 20 students (2008-2011)
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Establishing Global Labs
Government and Institutional agreements
University to University agreement
Academic courses abroad
Joint sponsored research projects
Programs in development
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Current Participating InstitutionsFederal University of Paraiba at Joao Pessoa, Brazil.
Federal University of Alagoas at Maceio, Brazil.
Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sol, Brazil.
Dr. John Garang Institute of Science, South Sudan
Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
University of Kinshasa, DRC.
Center for Research in Hydrobiology, Uvira, DRC.
National Institute of Biomedical Research, DRC.
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
National Central University, Taiwan.
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Global Laboratory Research
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Defeating diabetes w/natural products Democratic Republic of Congo
Protein stability and folding- HIV/influenza Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India.
Extra-galactic distance scale National Central University, Taiwan
Engineering justice –forensic animation Melbourne, Australia/ South Wales
Wetland ecology Pariaba, Brazil
Climate change in Larsen Ice Shelf Antarctic Peninsula
Environmental deforestation in Urvia Democratic Republic of Congo
Imperiled aquatic environmentsNorth America- U.S. Canada, Mexico
Structure of the ExperienceQualifying undergraduates spend an average of six to eight weeks in locations at all seven of the world’s continents.
This network of global laboratories is a key component of the College’s Possibility Scholarship program, created to assist talented students in the sciences with tuition, room and board.
The Global Laboratory combines the international connections of SUNY Oswego faculty with the scientific talents, research proficiency, and intellectual curiosity of undergraduates to advance scientific knowledge, design solutions to the many intractable challenges of our time, and to improve the quality of life for humans worldwide.
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Places of Global Labs Summer 2011Brazil – All Sciences 15 students supervised by
Brazilian Faculty with Cleane Medeiros
Taiwan – Physics 6 students supervised by
Shashi Kanbur & Ching Hung Hsiao, Modern Languages Teaching Mandarin
Congo – Biological Sciences Research supervised by Webe Kadima
Iceland- Geology supervised by Dave Valentino
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Summer 2011
11 students from SUNY Oswego
2 students from SUNY Geneseo
1 student from SUNY Binghamton
1 student from SUNY Albany
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Faculty Mentors, Summer 2011Cleane Medeiros (Biological Sciences)
Webe Kadima (Chemistry)
David Valentino (Earth Sciences)
Shashi Kanbur (Physics and Earth Sciences)
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The Pantanal
Florida today
Pantanal
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Robotic telescope project in Brazil , including a picture of M25, a Galactic cluster which can only be seen from the Southern hemisphere - but taken from SUNY Oswego. 26
Checking blood sugar levels after diabetes
treatment using local plants in the DRC.Fishermen on Lake Tanganayika removing debris from their catch. This project will look at environmental erosion on the Lake and its effects on the lives of people.
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Evaluation of Global LaboratoryMeasure of Intellectual Development “pre-post” survey (Perry’s (1970) cognitive development scale.) http://www.aacu.org/core_commitments/CognitiveStructuralMeasurements.cfm#MID
Global Perspective Instrument “pre-post” (student’s global perspective) http://gpi.central.edu/
Focus groups/interviews will also be conducted
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Associated Costs
Per Student: $5,000 (approximate)Travel, Lodging, Fees, Insurance, Misc.
Per Faculty: $3,500 (approximate)Travel, lodging, fees
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Support Funding
2011-2013: Banco Santander grant of $160,000 for study in Brazil (SUNY)
2011-2015: National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics grant of $599,700 provides14 scholarships a year to Possibility Scholars
2011-2014: National Science Foundation (NSF) for Astrophysics grant of $130,000: Connections between East and West
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Future Research Directions
Study at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Study in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Several Placements in China
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SUNY Oswego Global Laboratory
An investment in our students is also an investment in our common future –they will become a new generation of problem solvers, empowered to meet the challenges that lie before us.
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