PHEREC Scientists Awarded Community Service Grants |
||
| Drs. John Smith and Jack Petersen
were selected by Florida A&M University’s Department of Community Activities and
Volunteer Services to receive $1500 and $1000, respectively, to establish community
service projects in Panama City. The funds are part of a Board of Regents recommended and
Florida Legislature authorized program to enhance and encourage more community involvement
among FAMU faculty and students. Drs. .Smith and Petersen’s applications were
selected among 50 projects vying for $26,000 in total grant funds. Dr. Smith will partner
with his wife, Mrs. Ann Smith and Mrs. Joan Daly, kindergarten teachers at Patronis
Elementary School to establish "hand-on" classroom and field experiences in
entomology for approximately 25 regular and 10 special needs students. Dr. Petersen will
collaborate with ZooWorld and New Horizons Learning Center to develop an Insect Zoo for
classroom use.
Reported by Smith and Petersen-PHEREC |
||
To contact us: |
||
Dr. Jack Petersen |
||