September 2019 College News

HAVE AN IDEA ?! CONTACT MatthewWinn, M.A. Proposal Development 512.245.0040 mwinn@txstate.edu RESOURCE GUIDE: Lisa Westerbeck, M.P.A. Award Management 512.245.6719 lisa@txstate.edu Te Resource Guide was created to help faculty fnd and obtain funding and provide support in managing awards for research and creative projects. C3 The Center for Communication, Collaboration & Creativit y (C3) COSEARCH 2019 CoSearch Texas State, 2019 was a resounding success! Once again, every college was represented among the participants for this year’s 5th annual CoSearch event. Out of these competitors, four were COFAC faculty from the Communication Studies and Teatre and Dance departments. Each participant had an opportunity to pitch one idea for a research or creative project that addressed a real-world issue. Competitors then voted on their favorite ideas and split up into teams to develop those ideas that culminated in fnal presentations to a panel of six judges from the university and surrounding community. Te issues addressed this year included “How to better diagnose concussions using VR technology” and “Nursing solutions to address the senior health care crisis.” Tis year “Create and Converse,” a project that seeks to provide proactive stress management intervention to college students to improve race and diversity issues on campus, took home frst place. Winning team members were: Dr. Josh Miller, Dr. Kristen Farris. Ms. Natalie Blackman, Ms. Shannon Richey, and Dr. Ivan Ojeda. [6] Te CoSearch team would like to extend a huge thank you to the Bella Coppola and the rest of Kaitlin Hopkin’s musical theatre students for their amazing performances during the intermission of the competition. Congratulations to the CoSearch team and all who participated in the event on another great competition and experience! REP APPL ICATIONS ARE OPEN! Research Enhancement Program (REP) applications are now open! All applications are due by 5PM on Wednesday, October 9th. Eligible faculty members can apply for up to $8,000 if submitting alone or $16,000 if submitting with two or more collaborators. Please contact the C3 Center if you have any questions regarding REP guidelines, budgets, narratives, or submission procedures. Matthew Winn (mwinn@ txstate.edu) and Lisa Westerbeck (lisa@txstate.edu) are more than happy to review your proposal and give high quality feedback. College of Fine Arts and Communication | 11