Past Grant Recipients
2008 Women's Giving Circle Grants
Science Sorority Sigma Delta Omega, $8,700
Sigma Delta Omega is a social, non-residential organization for women interested in science — the first such sorority of its kind at OSU. The program began in spring 2006 with the vision of student Tari Tan, who wanted to create a Greek organization that focused on philanthropy and sisterhood. Membership has been as high as 45-50 students. An OSU Women's Giving Circle grant has helped the group provide much-needed science tutoring; the assistance is free to OSU students and the Sigma Delta Omega members are paid for the hours they work. The group also conducts outreach activities that encourage middle and high school girls to consider science careers; research has shown that adolescence is a critical time to engage female students in science. Sigma Delta Omega members pay dues of $100 per term and participate in a silent auction to raise funds for their program. The sorority is recognized by OSU in the Unified Greek Council. (Student proposal)
KidSpirit Youth Running Programs, $13,000
Funds sustainable development of two new KidSpirit programs. Girls on the Run features fun, self-esteem enhancing workouts that combine training for a 5K event with self-understanding, goal setting, leadership, team building, and community involvement. The Youth Running Project combines physical activity with an educational, family-oriented, nutritional cooking component. (College of Health and Human Sciences)
Women Supporting Women Students at Warm Springs, $12,000
Covers tuition and fees for up to 30 childcare workers from the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs who are pursuing bachelor degrees. These women, who work full time and support families on minimum wage, take university classes at the Reservation through a partnership between the tribes, Central Oregon Community College, and OSU. (College of Health and Human Sciences)
Connecting the Classroom and the Community: Mentoring Delinquent Youth, $6,000
Funds a project that will foster mentoring relationships between delinquent youth and 45-50 OSU students enrolled in a Sociology course. The project combines elements of collaborative learning, service learning, and student activism, providing the youth with the chance to make a positive contribution to their community. (College of Liberal Arts)
Early Childhood Leadership Directions, $10,000
Supports Pathways to Excellence, a year-long intensive immersion program that includes three leadership development retreats, community applications, and ongoing mentoring. Early Childhood Leadership Directions is a professional development program that prepares leaders in health, mental health, human services, and education to guide collaborative services for young children and their families. (College of Health and Human Sciences)
Science Outreach, $5,000
Provides partial funding for several science and engineering outreach activities including: Discovery Days, a semiannual two-day event on the OSU campus, attended by more than 1,500 K-12 students; Family Science & Engineering Nights where groups of OSU students and faculty take hands-on activities out to the schools; programs that bring school groups on campus; and Summer Science Camp. (College of Science)
It Starts Now!, $7,340
Covers venue costs for the production of "It Starts Now!": an educational peer theater production about sexual violence prevention and response. Performances will be shared with incoming first-year students during their orientation to campus. (Student Health Services)
Supporting Fees of Prospective Teachers of Color, $10,000
Helps to cover fees of students of color enrolled in the Double Degree Program; this program allows students to earn their education degree along with another major so that they can teach immediately upon graduation. (College of Education)
