About the Project

What is BCU BECOOL4ED?

Twenty-first century high education institutions will have to rely not only on adaptable physical infrastructure and qualified human resources, but also on a reliable and scalable digital infrastructure.

In 2017, California State University's Multimedia Education Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT), in partnership with Tennessee State University, selected Bethune-Cookman University as a sub-grant awardee for a $10,500 pilot grant to assist faculty and students both online and onsite with Open Education Resources (OER) Affordable Learning Solutions. The project team included Dr. Arletha McSwain, Julian Walker, Dr. Luis Colombo, Dr. Daryl Frazier, and Dr. Sarah Krejci.

In 2020, California State University's Multimedia Education Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT), in partnership with Tennessee State University, selected Bethune-Cookman University as a sub-grant awardee again. This time for a $12,000 pilot grant to assist graduate faculty and students both online and onsite with Open Education Resources (OER) Affordable Learning Solutions. B-CU serves as the hub for two other HBCUs: Florida A&M University and Simmons College of Kentucky.

Members of the project team include:

• Clarissa West-White, Ph.D. Reference Librarian & Instructor
• Ashley Jennings, Ph.D. Interim Department Chair, Assistant Professor of Aging Studies
• Chris Newcomb, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Religion and Philosophy
• Cornelius Golden, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Religion
• Douglas Rivero, Ph.D. Adjunct, Leadership Studies
• Hyun Jung Cho, Ph.D. Professor, Integrated Environmental Science
• Kideste Yusef, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice, Department Chair, Justice & Political Studies, Assistant Director, Center for Law & Social Justice
• MIchael Humphreys, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Ethics
• Nichole Jones, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• Ranjna Patel, Ph.D. Professor, Leadership and Administrative Sciences/Department
• Shelia Davis, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Counseling
• Timothy Mirtz, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Chair, Department of Secondary and Physical Education
• William Rodriguez, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Religion & Philosophy
• Kendra Mitchell, Ph.D. Assisted Professor of English, Florida A&M University
• Candice Holt, M.Ed. Vice President Academic Administration, Director of Distance Learning Simmons College of Kentucky
• Seth Allen, MLIS Library Director, Simmons College of Kentucky
• Deborah Carlton, Ph.D. Simmons College of Kentucky
• LeRoy Smith, Ph.D. Simmons College of Kentucky