U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige today announced the award of $16.8 million for 77 new grants to colleges, universities and organizations nationwide to explore ways to provide more students with access to quality higher education, through improved curricula, teaching or administration.

"These grants," said Paige, "allow colleges to share research and successful best practices that can provide innovative ways to address issues common throughout higher education, such as improving student access and retention, enhancing faculty development, and reducing administrative costs while improving the quality of instruction."

The awards were made through the Comprehensive Grant Program, administered by the Education Department's Fund for the Improvement in Postsecondary Education (FIPSE).

Examples of the projects funded include:

City College of San Francisco. The grant will support at-risk students from urban high schools and community colleges and enable them to transfer 60 credits toward a bachelors' degree at any participating historically or predominantly black college or university, Hispanic-serving institution, or tribal college. The initiative will bring together existing student information on coursework and credits; prepare transfer agreements; and provide pre-enrollment information, student records, registration, student orientation, academic counseling; and advising, housing and financial aid services — all via the Internet.

Council on Occupational Education in Atlanta. The grant will allow this organization to work with postsecondary education workforce agencies in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana and Tennessee to develop a set of common benchmarks and a common report card to compare student and school performance data on six indicators: graduate/completer percentages; placement percentages; licensure examination pass rate percentages; current student satisfaction percentages; graduate/completer satisfaction percentages; and employer satisfaction percentages. Other states having workforce education systems will be invited to participate in testing the experimental report card after it is developed and assessed.

Rochester Institute of Technology. The grant will support development of a Web-based resource to provide high school and college students who have hearing impairments with targeted instruction in mathematics and word problem solving skills. Through virtual mentoring, these students—who often have reading deficits—can learn math through graphics, numbers and symbols as alternate ways to conceptualize math problems.

The grant program is open to nonprofit colleges, universities, and organizations and may provide up to three years of funding, with grants ranging from $150,000 to $600,000 over a three-year period.

FIPSE grants are focused on two areas: improving the quality of postsecondary education and improving access to postsecondary education for all Americans. Through the grant competitions, FIPSE supports innovative reforms, evaluates how well they work, and shares the lessons learned with the national education community.

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NOTE TO EDITORS: A list of grantees follows.

Office of Postsecondary Education Fund for The Improvement of PostSecondary Education (FIPSE)

FY 2001 Comprehensive Program Grant Awards

Arizona State University (AZ)
Title: "Arizona Intertribal and Postsecondary Institutional Networking: A Model for American Indian Higher Education"
FY2001 Funding: $96,876
Contact: Octaviana Trujillo, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1311; 480-965-6292;
yaqui@asu.edu

University of Arizona (AZ)
Title: "Consortium for Innovative Environments in Learning"
FY2001 Funding: $318,344
Contact: Dr. Edward Pope, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721; 520-626-0637;
erpope@email.arizona.edu

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (CA)
Title: "Recruiting and Retaining Under-represented Students for Polytechnic Programs in the Post-Affirmative Action Age"
FY2001 Funding: $94,571
Contact: Harold Hellenbrand, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407; 805-756-2706;
hhellenb@calpoly.edu

City College of San Francisco (CA)
Title: "Reaching Into the Future: Establishing the National Articulation and Transfer Network"
FY2001 Funding: $374,760
Contact: Ann Zinn, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; 415-239-3304;
azinn@ccsf.org

Mt. San Jacinto College (CA)
Title: "College Mentor/Kiosk Network"
FY2001 Funding: $176,994
Contact: Russell Bloyer, Mt. San Jacinto College, San Jacinto, CA 92583; 909-487-6752;
rbloyer@msjc.cc.ca.us

San Diego State University (CA)
Title: "Project CaMexUS: Preparing for Business Without Borders"
FY2001 Funding: $99,980
Contact: Steven Loughrin-Sacco, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92181-7732; 619-594-3008;
loughrin@mail.sdsu.edu

San Diego State University (CA)
Title: "Discussion Management Software"
FY2001 Funding: $338,258
Contact: Andrew Feenberg, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-8142; 619-594-2403;
afeenber@mail.sdsu.edu

San Francisco State University (CA)
Title: "Literacy Unleashed: An Integrated Approach to Reading/Writing"
FY2001 Funding: $203,565
Contact: Sugie Goen, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132; 415-338-3104;
sgoen@sfsu.edu

San Francisco State University (CA)
Title: "A Post-doctoral Curriculum: Preparing the Nation's Professorate"
FY2001 Funding: $176,994
Contact: Paul Fonteyn, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132; 415-338-2231;
fonteyn@sfsu.edu

University of California at Irvine (CA)
Title: "Disseminating the Proven Model of ArtsBridge"
FY2001 Funding: $846,528
Contact: Jill Beck, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-2775; 949-824-6612;
jillbeck@uci.edu

University of Colorado at Boulder (CO)
Title: "Development of a Hands-on, Integrated, Standards-based Elementary Engineering Curriculum"
FY2001 Funding: $172,978
Contact: Janet deGrazia, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0522; 303-735-4763;
janet.degrazia@colorado.edu

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (CO)
Title: "Dissemination a Virtual Problem-based Learning Program: Project L.I.V.E."
FY2001 Funding: $549,608
Contact: Carol S. Kamin, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80218; 303-861-6542;
kamin.carol@tchden.org

Association of American Colleges and Universities (DC)
Title: "Liberal Education and Global Citizenship: The Arts of Democracy"
FY2001 Funding: $211,431
Contact: Caryn McTighe Musil, Association of American Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC 20009; 202-387-3760;
musil@aacu.nw.dc.us

American Council of Teachers of Russian (DC)
Title: "Russian Language and International Business: Getting the Word Out"
FY2001 Funding: $508,441
Contact: Maria Lekic; American Council of Teachers of Russian, Washington, DC 20036; 202-833-7522;
lekic@actr.org

Environmental Literacy Council (DC)
Title: "A Peer-reviewed Online Lab, Investigation, and Research Archive for Upper-level Introductory Environmental Science"
FY2001 Funding: $119,625
Contact: Kathleen B. deBettencourt, Environmental Literacy Council, Washington, DC 20006; 202-296-0390;
debett@enviroliteracy.org

University of Delaware (DE)
Title: "Developing Consistent and Reliable Qualitative Measures of Faculty Activities"
FY2001 Funding: $98,283
Contact: Michael F. Middaugh, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716; 302-831-2021;
middaugh@udel.edu

Florida Community College at Jacksonville (FL)
Title: "CREOLE - Creating Online Learning Environments"
FY2001 Funding: $144,616
Contact: Ken Whitten, Florida Community College at Jacksonville, FL 32246; 904-646-2294;
kwhitten@fccj.org

Council on Occupational Education (GA)
Title: "The COE/State Leadership Consortium Project: Developing a Model for Common Set of Benchmarks and a Common Report Card for Postsecondary Workforce Education Agencies and Institutions"
FY2001 Funding: $83,310
Contact: William F. Coulton, Council on Occuptional Education, Atlanta, GA 30346; 800-917-2081;
coultonb@mindspring.com

City Colleges of Chicago (IL)
Title: "Scaling Up Chicago's K-16 Partnership: A Comprehensive View of Articulation"
FY2001 Funding: $323,623
Contact: Teryl Ann Rosch, City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60605; 312-341-4344;
trosch@roosevelt.edu

DePaul University (IL)
Title: "Bringing It Home: Linking Foreign and Domestic Study Through Language Immersion and Service Learning"
FY2001 Funding: $87,232
Contact: Laurie Worrall, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614; 773-325-7458;
lworral@wppost.depaul.edu

Loyola University Chicago (IL)
Title: "Preparing Future Community College Faculty"
FY2001 Funding: $72,784
Contact: Jennifer Grant Haworth, Loyola University Chicago, Wilmette, IL 60099; 847-853-3307;
jhawort@luc.edu

Richard J. Daley College (IL)
Title: "Institute for Business and Technical Careers"
FY2001 Funding: $88,776
Contact: Prem Sud, Richard J. Daley College, Chicago, IL 60652; 773-838-0320;
psud@ccc.edu

Indiana University-Bloomington (IN)
Title: "GET LINKS: Gerontology Education Through Linking into Networking Knowledge Systems"
FY2001 Funding: $167,651
Contact: Barbara A. Hawkins, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405-7109; (812) 855-3093;
hawkinsb@indinia.edu

Emporia State University (KS)
Title: "The Multicultural/Diversity Outcomes Assessment Dissemination Project"
FY2001 Funding: $439,366
Contact: Anthony Ambrosio, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801; 316-341-5093;
ambrosia@emporia.edu

University of Kentucky (KY)
Title: "HOV Hands-on/Virtual Workshops in Physics"
FY2001 Funding: $182,844
Contact: Joseph P. Straley, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0055; 859-257-3197;
straley@pa.uky.edu

Brandeis University (MA)
Title: "New Internet Exhibits to Bridge Science and Art, and Increase Cultural Literacy"
FY2001 Funding: $187,131
Contact: Michael Henchman, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454-9110; 781-736-2558;
Henchman@Brandeis.edu

Holyoke Community College (MA)
Title: "The Learning Clusters Assessment Project"
FY2001 Funding: $64,485
Contact: Jennifer Luddy, Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA 01040; 413-552-2547;
jluddy@hcc.mass.edu

New England Conservatory of Music (MA)
Title: "The National Consortium for Music-in-Education"
FY2001 Funding: $648,536
Contact: Larry Scripp, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA 02115; 617-585-1364;
lscripp@newenglandconservatory.edu

Tufts University (MA)
Title: "Creating an Active Science Learning Environment over the Internet"
FY2001 Funding: $169,218
Contact: Ronald K. Thornton, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155; 617-627-2825;
csmt@tufts.edu

Tufts University (MA)
Title: "Creating a Blueprint for Leadership and Citizenship Development: The EPIIC Educational Process"
FY2001 Funding: $78,879
Contact: Heather Barry, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155; 617-627-3314;
heather.barry@tufts.edu

University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
Title: "Expanding a General Framework for Inquiry Learning"
FY2001 Funding: $599,203
Contact: Beverly Park Woolf, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003; 413-545-4265;
bev@cs.umass.edu

American Physical Society (MD)
Title: "Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC)"
FY2001 Funding: $214,974
Contact: Frederick Stein, American Physical Society, College Park, MD 20740; 301-209-3263;
stein@aps.org

College of the Atlantic (ME)
Title: "A River Runs Through It: A College-Community Watershed Curriculum for Regional Planning"
FY2001 Funding: $131,652
ollege of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME 04609; 207-288-5015;
fday@ecology.coa.edu

Central Michigan University (MI)
FY2001 Funding: $184,975
Contact: Lana Ivanitskaya, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859; 517-774-2534;
lana.ivanitskaya@cmich.edu

Ferris State University (MI)
Title: "Modeling a Successful Student Retention and Faculty Development Program"
FY2001 Funding: $439,742
Contact: John Kowalczyk, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI 49307; 231-591-5947;
John_Kowalczyk@ferris.edu

Hope College (MI)
Title: "Auf Geht's!: A New Paradigm in Language Learning"
FY2001 Funding: $218,190
Contact: Lee Forester, Hope College, Holland, MI 49423; 616-395-7567;
forester@hope.edu

Hope College (MI)
Title: "Building Dissemination Networks: A Next Step in National SME&T Reform"
FY2001 Funding: $244,748
Contact: Jeanne L. Narum, Project Kaleidoscope & Hope College, Washington, DC 20036; 202-232-1300;
pkal@pkal.org

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
Title: "Campus and Community Support Consortium"
FY2001 Funding: $116,963
Contact: Donna Johnson, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455; 612-624-6884;
donna_johnson@dsmail.stu.umn.edu

Kansas City Public Television, Channel 19 (MO)
Title: "KC REACHE: A Brick and Click Model for Shared Student Services"
FY2001 Funding: $199,756
Contact: Dave Cassiday, Kansas City Public Television, Kansas City, MO 64108; 816-756-3580;
david_cassiday@kcpt.org

Washington University (MO)
Title: "A Modular Interdisciplinary Methods Course for Cognitive Science Majors"
FY2001 Funding: $62,758
Contact: William Bechtel, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130; 314-935-6873;
bill@twinearth.wustl.edu

University of Western Montana (MT)
Title: "Facilitating Experiential Learning with Immersion Scheduling"
FY2001 Funding: $96,187
Contact: Anneliese A. Ripley, University of Montana, Western Montana College, Dillon, MT 59725; 406-683-7537;
a_ripley@wmc.edu

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC)
Title: "A Su Salud!: Spanish for Health Profession Students"
FY2001 Funding: $196,809
Contact: Claire Lorch, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3343; 919-962-4011;
clorch@email.unc.edu

Elon University (NC)
Title: "The Elon Enterprise Academy: Lack of Integration - A Major Issue in Undergraduate Business Education Today"
FY2001 Funding: $110,823
Contact: R. Barth Strempek, Elon University, Elon, NC 27244; 336-278-5934;
strempek@elon.edu

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC)
Title: "Web-based Materials for the Enhancement of Anatomical Instruction in the Health Sciences"
FY2001 Funding: $165,816
Contact: Noelle Granger, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7090; 919-966-3288;
noelle@med.unc.edu

North Dakota State University (ND)
Title: "A Virtual Planet to Train Future Earth Scientists"
FY2001 Funding: $86,514
Contact: Donald P. Schwert, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105-5517; 701-231-7496;
donald_schwert@ndsu.nodak.edu

New Hampshire Technical College System (NH)
Title: "Using Distance Education to Create Learning Enviroments and Provide Mentoring for Family Child Care Providers"
FY2001 Funding: $111,104
Contact: Gale Hall, New Hampshire Technical College System, Concord, NH 03301; 603-271-6555;
ghall@tec.nh.us

CUNY College of Staten Island (NY)
Title: "The College Skills Institute"
FY2001 Funding: $166,263
Contact: Leonard Ciaccio, CUNY College of Staten Island, NY, NY 10314; 718-982-2325;
CIACCIO@postbox.csi.cuny.edu

CUNY LaGuardia Community College (NY)
Title: "E-Transfer Project"
FY2001 Funding: $253,567
Contact: Paul Arcario, CUNY LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY 11101; 718-482-5405;
arcariop@lagcc.cuny.edu

Institute of International Education (NY)
Title: "RAMP + 5: An Extended Evaluation"
FY2001 Funding: $36,988
Contact: Peggy Blumenthal, Institute of International Education, New York, NY 10017; 212-984-5331;
pblumenthal@iie.org

New York City Technical College (NY)
Title: "A Comprehensive Cognitive Skills Academy for Associate Degree Freshmen"
FY2001 Funding: $186,653
Contact: Prof. John Hudesman, New York City Technical College, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 718-260-5686;
jhudesman@nyctc.cuny.edu

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)
Title: "Learning Ethnomathematics: A Software Environment for Teacher Professional Development and Students' Classroom Use"
FY2001 Funding: $113,645
Contact: Ron Eglash, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590; 518-276-2048;
eglash@rpi.edu

Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)
Title: "Project Solve: Web-based Guided Practice to Improve Math Word Problems"
FY2001 Funding: $127,290
Contact: Ronald R. Kelly, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623-5604; 716-475-6802;
rrknci@rit.edu

SUNY Cortland (NY)
Title: "The Dragon Planet: Giving the First Global Generation Its Voice in New Media"
FY2001 Funding: $173,825
Contact: Devereaux Kennedy, SUNY-Cortland, Cortland, NY 13045; 607-753-2483;
kennedyd@cortland.edu

SUNY Rockland Community College (NY)
Title: "Preparing Adults for Careers in Teaching: The Rockland Community College Connection"
FY2001 Funding: $153,535
Contact: Debra Tietze, Co-director, SUNY Rockland Community College, Suffern, NY 10901; 845- 574-4383;
dtietze@sunyrockland.edu
Terri Kaye Needle, Co-director, SUNY Rockland Community College, Suffern, NY 10901; 845-574-4383;
tneedle@sunyrockland.edu

University at Buffalo (NY)
Title: "A Comprehensive Approach to Teaching Structures Using Advanced Media"
FY2001 Funding: $113,454
Contact: Shahin Vassigh, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214; 716-829-3485;

University of Rochester (NY)
Title: "Reforming Interpreter Education: A Practice-Profession Approach"
FY2001 Funding: $168,132
Contact: Robert Pollard, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642-8409; 716-275-3544;
Robert_Pollard@urmc.rochester.edu

Miami University (OH)
Title: "Developing Faculty Learning Communities to Transform Campus Culture for Learning"
FY2001 Funding: $324,808
Contact: Milton D. Cox, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056; 513-529-6648;
coxmd@muohio.edu

Wittenberg University (OH)
Title: "Connecting the Liberal Arts to Effective Teacher Education"
FY2001 Funding: $67,713
Contact: Robert Welker, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH 45501; 937-327-6421;
rwelker@wittenberg.edu

Youngstown State University (OH)
Title: "An Innovative Approach to Professional Development for High School Chemistry Teachers: A New Kind of Master's Degree"
FY2001 Funding: $112,148
Contact: Stacey Lowery Bretz, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH 44555; 330-742-7112;
slbretz@cc.ysu.edu

Oregon University System (OR)
Title: "Linking Assessment Data Directly to Entry Requirements for K-16"
FY2001 Funding: $234,062
Contact: Christine Tell, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-0175; 541-346-5714;
christine_tell@ous.edu

Oregon University System (OR)
Title: "The Oregon Reading Education and Distance Education Project (TO-READE)"
FY2001 Funding: $269,055
Contact: Holly Zanville, Oregon University System, Eugene, OR 97403-0175; 541-346-5726;
Holly_Zanville@ous.edu

Portland State University (OR)
Title: "Student Transitions and the Baccalaureate: Building Portable and Credible Documentation of Student Learning"
FY2001 Funding: $92,193
Contact: Charles R. White, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207-0751; 503-725-5891;
whitech@pdx.edu

The Boyer Center at Messiah College (PA)
Title: "An Innovative Assessment of Student Learning in Academic and Student Affairs"
FY2001 Funding: $132,160
Contact: Donald B. Kraybill, Boyer Center at Messiah College, Grantham, PA 17027; 717-796-5235;
dkraybil@messiah.edu

University of the Sacred Heart (PR)
Title: "Comprehensive Language Development Across the Curriculum Program"
FY2001 Funding: $175,000
Contact: Helen Domenech, University of the Sacred Heart, San Juan, PR 00914-0383; 787-728-1515;
helen@sagrado.edu

University of South Carolina (SC)
Title: "GRADPortal"
FY2001 Funding: $188,759
Contact: Dr. Gerard M. Crawley, University of South Carolina, Columbia, Columbia, SC 29208; 803-777-2505;
crawley@cosm.psc.sc.edu

Baylor College of Medicine (TX)
Title: " Implementation, Dissemination, and Evaluation of Team Learning in Medical Education"
FY2001 Funding: $498,384
Contact: Boyd F. Richards, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030-3498; 713-798-7760;
boydr@bcm.tmc.edu

Prairie View A&M University (TX)
Title: "Disseminating Enrollment Management Reforms in Black Colleges"
FY2001 Funding: $404,722
Contact: Gerald Gaither, Prairie View A&M University, Prarie View TX 77446-0065; 936-857-2448;
gerald_gaither@pvamu.edu

Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TX)
Title: "The Texas Electronic Coalition for Physics"
FY2001 Funding: $80,000
Contact: Daniel Suson, Texas A&M University, Kingsville,TX 78363; 361-593-2299;
D-Suson@tamuk.edu

University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Title: "Supporting Standards-based Teacher Preparation in Mathematics"
FY2001 Funding: $173,421
Contact: P. Uri Treisman, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78722-2348; 512-471-6190;
uri@mail.utexas.edu

Hampton University (VA)
Title: "Virginia Tidewater Regional International Project"
FY2001 Funding: $80,473
Contact: April P. Burriss, Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23668; 757-728-6922;
april.burriss@hamptonu.ed

James Madison University (VA)
Title: " Creating a Computer-based Assessment Package for Use in Higher Education Assessment"
FY2001 Funding: $90,758
Contact: Steven L. Wise, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807; 540-568-6706;
wisesl@jmu.edu

Tidewater Community College (VA)
Title: "Consortium for Innovative Instruction: Aligning Writing Instruction in Secondary and Postsecondary Institutions"
FY2001 Funding: $579,356
Contact: Christine Jennings, Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, VA 23456; 757-321-7145;
tcjennc@tc.cc.va.us

Virginia Commonwealth University (VA)
Title: "Preparing Future and Middle School Mathematics and Science Teachers: An Opportunity for Virginia"
FY2001 Funding: $600,000
Contact: William E. Haver, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284-2014; 804-828-1301;
wehaver@vcu.edu

Washington State University (WA)
Title: "Fostering Student Critical Thinking and Faculty Practice in a Large Public University"
FY2001 Funding: $253,567
Contact: William Condon, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99146-5046; 509-335-2268;
bcondon@wsu.edu

Green River Community College (WA)
Title: "Project TEACH - Teacher Education Alliance of Colleges and High Schools"
FY2001 Funding: $499,909
Contact: Stephen Kinholt, Green River Community College, Auburn, WA 98092-3699; 253-833-9111, x4354;
skinholt@grcc.ctc.edu

Marquette University (WI)
Title: "Dental Education Reform: the MUSoD Foundation Curriculum"
FY2001 Funding: $172,438
Contact: Joseph Best, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881;414-288-7155;
joseph.best@marquette.edu

Mount Mary College (WI)
Title: "Leadership for Social Issues"
FY2001 Funding: $78,462
Contact: Phyllis Carey, Mount Mary College, Milwaukee, WI 53222; 414-258-4810;
careyp@mtmary.edu

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