Still waiting on word about the smaller grant I applied for.  In the meantime, I have been super busy.  A week and a half ago, I gave a talk in front of all my faculty peers at LSUS about my research.  I was among a few others that spoke as well.  The cool thing about the talk was that we only had 5 minutes to discuss our research and only three slides. 

I was originally going to talk about my thesis research and its new developments but instead, I decided to talk about my photography research. I met a lot of new faculty on campus I hadn't had a chance to work with yet.  One in particular had a huge impact on me.  Dr. Emmanuel Clottey. I found a cool link about him (link here).  Feel free to check it out.  Dr. Clottey is a fantastic person and a wonder to talk to and learn from.  He inspires those around him and builds people up. 

After I gave my talk Dr. Clottey reached out to me and complimented my work and suggested we talk about how it could go even further.  I am proud to say that he has given my work new direction and I look forward to sharing that research and development with you here.  

Keep checking in to see the progress.  I am so excited, it is all I have been thinking about.  Dr. Clottey mentioned he hoped that I would succeed and do great things.  He hoped that by talking to me that I would find peace as well as excitement each morning I wake up with this new direction for my research and so far his hopes are coming true.  I feel rejuvenated and excited to begin a new research project that is paired with my love of photography. 

The last week in October was a exciting one for me.  I wrote and developed to grants and submitted them.  I am so very happy to have been given the chance to do this while at LSU Shreveport.  I developed one grant that is part of BoRSF.  Below is the link.  My grant was a department enhancement grant for $31,000.  The grant would benefit the department of Arts and Media here at LSUS.  It focuses on bringing in more equipment to replace the broken photography equipment and to help develop a photography studio so that students are able to photograph, packaging, portfolio and work on projects. 

I also developed another grant that is based on helping show my work at the Bossier Arts Council next year and to help in the publication of my book, "Louisiana Forgotten."  It is my goal to move that book from self publishing to being done by a actual publisher to cut down on costs and allow for hopefully the expansion of the book to hold more images and ramblings. 

I will keep everyone updated on where the grants are throughout the semester.  Hopefully fingers crossed it will all be good news.  If it isn't, I won't give up. I love writing grants and I love making a difference.  

Till next time!  

https://web.laregents.org/programs/borsf-programs/

I had the pleasure of speaking in front of so many talented faculty members and students today as part of the LSUS Faculty Showcase.  I presented my work on my research, "Louisiana Forgotten."  I had such a great experience with this showcase. It has already led to a collaboration between myself and another faculty member here at LSU Shreveport.  I am looking forward greatly to working with Dr. Emmanuel Clottey.  I also learned so much about the people who teach here at LSU Shreveport and their impact on their fields of study and their students.