Around the Dell LC awarded DOE grant STEM work
LC’s graduate studies and Donovan Media Development Cen- ter have teamed up with Sweet Briar College for a collabora- tive curriculum development project for local fourth- and fifth-graders. Sweet Briar received a Mathematics and Science Partner-
ship Grant from the Virginia Department of Education for $199,502. From August 2011 to June 2012, participating teachers will develop integrated STEM — science, technology, engineering, and mathematics — lessons. These will result in a set of instructional videos to be disseminated and incorpo- rated into the curriculum. Bill Noel, LC associate professor of journalism and director
of the Donovan Center, will lead the video production, and LC dean of graduate studies Ed Polloway serves on the Part- nership Leadership Team.
LC is one of only eleven col- leges and universities nation- wide to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Edu- cation to help low-income children throughout Lynch- burg improve their reading skills. The $34,714 grant sup- ports the federal work-study program. The Learning through
Literacy Early Childhood Education Community Service Program created a collabora- tive effort among LC and six community early education centers. Beginning in January, nine
work-study students pro- vided literacy tutoring to children ages two through five. Work-study students were strategically recruited, selected, trained, placed, monitored, and evaluated by key project personnel. Dr. Glenn Buck, LC associ- ate professor of special educa-
tion, provided twenty hours of training for the program. He has expertise in the areas of early childhood education, developmental screening, and special education. According to the U.S.
Department of Education’s National Center for Educa- tion Statistics, Virginia scored in the lowest third of states on the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Grade 4 reading proficiency standards. Additionally, in 2009, the NAEP reading test revealed that 83 percent of children from low-income families failed to reach the reading proficiency level. The grant was awarded
to LC’s SERVE (Students Engaged in Responsible Volunteer Experiences) office, headed by Chris Gibbons, project coordinator.
Saving energy
The College saved nearly $225,000 in energy costs during the 2010-11 academic year compared to the pre- vious year, thanks in large part to campus-wide retrofits completed as part of LC’s commitment to reduc- ing energy use. The campus saved 7.1 million
gallons of water or the equivalent of more than 20,000 flushes per day and 5.5 million flushes during the nine-month period. Not all the savings come from toilets, however.
Low-flow showerheads and faucets, as well as “smart” irrigation sys- tems, also decreased water usage. The College also saved 1.5 mil-
lion kilowatt hours (kWH). That is the equivalent of turning off nearly 18,000 40-watt light bulbs for eight hours a day. Because of fluctuations in
weather and electric rates, not all the savings can be attributed to conservation efforts, but the vast majority comes from the installation
of more efficient electrical systems and lighting. Over the summer, the College
continued its energy improvements with the installation of a solar hot water system on the roof of Mont- gomery Hall, one of two freshman residence halls. The $4.65 million energy im-
provement program should result in a reduction of $583,000 in annual energy costs — about a third of the College’s utility bills.
100tons of paper recycled in 2010-11, saving 1,700 trees | 1,587 pounds of aluminum cans (50,000 cans) recycled for Anna’s Well in Uganda | 10,000number of city 4 LC MAGAZINE Fall 2011
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