1.Dr. Sanchez, with colleagues from Texas Woman's University have received $150, 000 for their proposal.

Title: National Forum on Integrating Computational Thinking into LIS Youth Services Courses

Award: $150,000

Link: https://www.imls.gov/grants/awarded/re-12-19-0094-19

Queens College and Texas Woman's University will host two participatory design workshops on integrating computational thinking (CT) into Library Information Science (LIS) youth services coursework. LIS youth services faculty have identified CT, a framework for problem solving and critical thinking skills, as a critical literacy for youth. To address these needs, an interdisciplinary faculty will collaboratively develop a framework, model curriculum, course modules, and class activities.

2. Dr. Sanchez, with colleagues form University of Pittsburgh, University of California, Irvine, Queens College, and The Pennsylvania State University have received $349k for their proposal.

Title: Diversity by Design: Scaling and Fostering Diverse and Inclusive Intergenerational Communities of Practice.

Award: $349,375

Link: https://www.imls.gov/grants/awarded/re-14-19-0054-19

A team of researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, University of California, Irvine, Queens College, and The Pennsylvania State University, will explore how underrepresented minority students develop and maintain a sense of community and belonging within cohort-based recruitment programs. The team will also look at how these experiences compare to participants' sense of community in their graduate programs and workplaces. The project will also provide recommendations for how the community developed in recruitment programs can be extended and scaled to a model of lifelong learning and support.