DEI News

​​​​​​​September 1, 2022

Innovation Project Funds Awarded

The Reach and Rally Steering Committees/Councils are excited to announce the following Innovation Fund Projects. Each of these applicants' projects were evaluated and selected for funding. Special thanks to Laura Bethea, Kim Olds, Rachel Madsen and Jimmy Smith for their contributions to this initiative. We are thankful for the work our applicants have done and excited for the amazing work to come.

Grantee
Project title
Award amount
Kasey Ashton
Wake Invests in Women Career Guides Mentoring and Coaching Program
$5,000
Cindy Luttrell
Creating an Engaging, Equity-Minded, Fluid and Inclusive Syllabus
$5,000
Johnette Smith and Sonya Hayes
Diversity Matters: Informational Interviewing Night
$5,000
Dayla VanSchaick
RealCare Baby Project
$4,999.99
Shelia Spiegel
DEI Council Student Success Workgroup Peer Tutoring Initiative
$4,999
Ryan Pescosolido
Moving Toward College-Owned Resources in MAT 152
$4,998
Jackie Swanik
Increasing Student Diversity and Recruitment in the START Internship Program Through Student Ambassador Engagement
$4,964.41
Catalina Suarez
"Your Pathway to..." – Early Career Intervention Connecting College and Career Success
$4,956
Jeanene McBride
Youth Apprenticeship High School Outreach
$4,500
Mary Matthiesen
Student Success in MAT-171 (Pre-calculus) Starts with Having the Right Calculator and Learning How to Use It
$4,280.08
Bianca Diaz
ILC Resource Pantry and Academic Resilience
$2,517.93
Travis Smith
Safe Bucks
$1,000