Transform This! Challenge Grants
The Office of the Provost provides financial support for faculty and staff to innovate and engage in strategic transformation activities at the University.
About the Challenge GrantsThe Office of the Provost provides financial support for faculty and staff to innovate and engage in strategic transformation activities at the University.
About the Challenge GrantsSupport an Inside-Out class to be taught with WVU Tech students and residents in a correctional facility.
Read More: Inside Out ClassCreate an art exhibit that fosters inclusivity, supports underrepresented groups and promotes diversity in the School of Dentistry
Read More: Dentistry ExhibitRedesign the hallways of Percival Hall with an inclusive mural
Read More: Art in Percival HallSupport WVU community members’ participation in “A Long Talk About the Uncomfortable Truth”
Read More: Community ConversationGuide an interdisciplinary reading/teaching group focused on antiracist pedagogy
Read More: A PACT for Antiracist PedagogySupport a major exhibit on food justice in Appalachia
Read More: Food Justice ExhibitDevelop a simulation for Health Sciences students so they experience the cultural realities, access barriers, transportation issues, etc., of disadvantaged clients
Read More: Simulation for Understanding Health DiscrepenciesCover the cost of replacing the WVU student identification card for transgender students to ensure the ID has the correct name and photo
Read More: Transgender IDSupport students of economically limited backgrounds to participate in a service-learning opportunity in Mingo County, WV
Read More: Mingo County Service LearningSupport a series of “barbershop talks” with local speakers and students
Read More: Barbershop TalksCreate an interactive and collaborative art installation at the Purinton House
Read More: Purinton House Art InstallationCreate podcasts on knowledge, work and experiences of Black academics
Read More: Podcast ProductionCreate a short video for all our communities on seeing and reporting hate crime and bias incidents
Read More: Awareness VideoHost an original exhibition and forum at the Art Museum on the theme of identity
Read More: Identity Exhibition and ForumRemodel the prayer room in the Engineering Science Building
Read More: Prayer Room RemodelSupport a "Black at WVU" oral history project to capture the lived experiences of Black people who are WVU students, staff and faculty members
Read More: “Black at WVU” Oral History ProjectSupport the persistence and success of international students through community engagement
Read More: Service Learning for International StudentsSupport a network of 30 book clubs across the state focused on racial justice and community resilience
Read More: Racial Justice Book Clubs