Funding Scientific and technological excellence at minority institutions

CIPA DIRECTORY OF INSTITUTIONS

2007CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP AWARD [CIPA] PROJECT National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Office of Education

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview of the Curriculum Improvement Partnership Award [CIPA] Project ...... 3 List of Institutions by Year Awarded ...... 6

List of Institutions Alphabetically ...... 8 Institutions Summary Curriculum Improvement >> Y5 Year 2006 ...... 11 Partnership Award [CIPA] Project >> Y4 Year 2003 ...... 23 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Education >> Y3 Year 2001 ...... 33 >> Y2 Year 2000 ...... 47

>> Y1 Year 1999 ...... 53 CIPA Project Management ...... 64

United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation Notes ...... 65 Division of Science & Technology CIPA the introduction institutions across the entire pool of U.S. Department of Education Accredited Overview of the Curriculum Postsecondary Minority Institutions.

Improvement Partnership The specific objectives of the Curriculum Improvement Partnership Award Award (CIPA) Project Project are: » To increase the quantity and quality of NASA–related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) curricula, » To increase the number of underrepresented and underserved students at the pre-collegiate and collegiate levels that study this curricula, and » To increase the number of underrepresented and underserved students preparing for NASA–related careers.

Eligibility requirements included identity as an HBCU/MI on the “United States In close cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Department of Education Accredited Postsecondary Minority Institutions” list, (NASA), the United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation and no more than $100,000 in prior NASA funding. All minority institutions (UNCFSP) established the Curriculum Improvement Partnership Award (CIPA) meeting these eligibility requirements could apply to receive up to $300,000 Project. Developed on June 1, 1999, the CIPA Project provides a unique over a three-year period. opportunity for NASA to interact and collaborate with institutions that serve highly talented, but smaller student communities. This program benefits Through 2004, the CIPA project awarded 37 grants to minority NASA and students of minority institutions (MIs), by providing grant support institutions across the country from California to Puerto Rico. Programs to improve undergraduate curricula in science, technology, engineering and were as varied as the development of an undergraduate minor in the field mathematics (STEM). of computerized measurements and instrumentation, to the creation of a Bioscience Improvement Center, and community outreach activities such The CIPA Project’s mission is to assist in strengthening the curricula of as math & science enrichment programs for elementary, middle and high selected two and four-year Historically Black Colleges and Universities school students. While the success of the project could easily be quantified by (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities counting the number of new course offerings, the number of new computers (TCUs), and other Minority Institutions (OMIs), in academic fields and technical and computer labs, or the new contacts between faculty and local NASA programs directly related to the NASA mission. The program is unique in Centers, the greatest accomplishment of the project was reflected in the its breadth, exercising an ability to select and focus on the most promising excitement and desire to explore, generated in the students.

 CIPA is a logical participant in the NASA Pipeline/longitudinal process, related study that provides a potential candidate pool of thousands of because it provided NASA with an excellent presence in two-year and underrepresented students to participate in NASA programs. four-year institutions, especially those with limited exposure to NASA and the Aerospace Industry. This project prepares minority students for Many CIPA Programs are involved in partnerships and collaborations careers in NASA-related fields. between Minority Institutions and minority faculty from non-Minority Institutions that strengthen research capabilities. Specifically, many of CIPA was also comprehensive in its scope, impacting academic the 2-year institutions are working with 4-year institutions to develop/ infrastructure, faculty, and students. Not only did the project enhance research courses and laboratories that better prepare the next successfully create the capacity for institutions to increase the quantity generation of explorers and fill the pipeline of potential future scientists and quality of NASA-related STEM curricula. It also provides technical and researchers. 4-year institutions are working with graduate programs assistance to faculty and administrative staff in writing grants and to strengthen their articulation agreement, so that their students can proposals for NASA, provides advance teaching tools and techniques, seamlessly matriculate into those programs. Furthermore, both 2 and and creates linkages with the NASA Enterprises. Most importantly, it 4-year institutions are forming collaborative partnerships with local directly increases the number of underrepresented and underserved school districts in an effort to increase the number of pre-collegiate students preparing for NASA-related careers. It is an excellent project students that develop and pursue an interest in the STEM disciplines. that provides the education, excitement and connections that motivates students to pursue internships with NASA and other organizations that Thirty-seven U.S. Department of Education Accredited Postsecondary might lead to careers in STEM fields or advanced study. Minority Institutions received CIPA grants. The breakdown of these institutions is as follows:

The CIPA Project also provides linkages to other NASA programs, such as Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) 15 identifying students for participation in the Harriett G. Jenkins Pre- doctoral Fellowship Project (JPFP) and other scholarship opportunities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) 14 as well as encouraging faculty participation in the NASA Administrators Other Minority Institutions (OMIs) 3 Fellowship Project (NAFP). It goes further by providing exposure and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) 5 confidence that can lead to application for University Research Centers (URC), Faculty Awards for Research (FAR) and NASA Science and Of these colleges and universities 20 are four-year institutions and 17 Technology Institute for Minority Institutions (NSTI-MI) Cluster awards. are two-year institutions. The CIPA Project has expanded the awareness and exposure to NASA-

 Although these outcomes demonstrate that the CIPA Project successfully Ten U.S. Department of Education Accredited Postsecondary met all of its program goals, changing priorities and needs prompted Minority Institutions received enhanced CIPA grants. The breakdown of these UNCFSP to rethink the CIPA approach to STEM curriculum development institutions is as follows: and to strategize about ways to enhance and expand the project to target and meet those evolving needs. UNCFSP then used the CIPA Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) 4 Project concept as a foundation for and springboard to a new project that incorporated current best practices and new project elements. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) 3 This new, dynamic, comprehensive, viable project effectively meets the Other Minority Institutions (OMIs) 2 above-mentioned CIPA objectives, but also added two new objectives: Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) 1

» To develop students’ skill sets and competence in applied science and engineering by providing enhanced curricula (minors, majors, Of these colleges and universities 4 are four-year institutions and 6 are and/or certifications) that provide or incorporate capstone two-year institutions. courses and/or project management methodology; and » To develop the capacity of MIs to successfully leverage and sustain their programs by increasing networking among CIPA grantees to maximize current and future grant impact.

In meeting these additional objectives, the CIPA Project increases curriculum focus upon NASA’s critical core competency areas. The RFP encourages eligible institutions to propose and implement curricula- enhancement content and methods that are directly relevant to NASA’s identified human capital competencies.

 LIST OF INSTITUTIONS BY YEAR AWARDED

>> Y5 YEAR 2006 >> Y4 YEAR 2003

Atlanta Metropolitan College ...... 12 Allan Hancock College...... 24 Central New Mexico Community College...... 13 Barber-Scotia College...... 25 Clafin University...... 14 Clinton Junior College...... 26 Community College of Denver...... 15 Crownpoint Institute of Technology...... 27 East Mississippi Community College...... 16 Denmark Technical College...... 28 Hartnell College...... 17 Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, Haskell Indian Nations University...... 18 Arecibo Campus...... 29 Santa Monica College...... 19 Lincoln University...... 30 Talladega College ...... 20 Los Angeles Valley College...... 31 Tougaloo College ...... 21 West Los Angeles College...... 32



>> Y3 YEAR 2001 >> Y2 YEAR 2000 >> Y1 YEAR 1999

Albuquerque Technical Institute ...... 34 Bay Mills Community College ...... 48 Allen University...... 54 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania ...... 35 John Jay College-CUNY ...... 49 Arizona Western College...... 55 Essex County College ...... 36 Miles College ...... 50 Fort Valley State University...... 56 Harold Washington College ...... 37 Northeastern Illinois University ...... 51 Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, Hartnell College ...... 38 Rust College ...... 52 Barranquitas Campus...... 57 Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College ..39 New York City Technical College...... 58 North Carolina Central University ...... 40 Paine College...... 59 San Jacinto College North ...... 41 Paul Quinn College...... 60 Southeastern University ...... 42 Si Tanka College ...... 61 Stone Child College ...... 43 Sinte Gleska University ...... 62 Universidad Metropolitana ...... 44 St. Phillip’s College...... 63 Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico ...45 Wiley College ...... 46

 LIST OF INSTITUTIONS ALPHABETICALLY

Albuquerque Technical Institute...... 34 Essex County College...... 36 Allan Hancock College...... 24 Fort Valley State University...... 56 Allen University...... 54 Harold Washington College...... 37 Arizona Western College...... 55 Hartnell College...... 17 Atlanta Metropolitan College...... 12 Hartnell College...... 38 Barber-Scotia College...... 25 Haskell Indian Nations University...... 18 Bay Mills Community College...... 48 Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, Central New Mexico Community College...... 13 Arecibo Campus...... 29 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania...... 35 Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, Clafin University...... 14 Barranquitas Campus...... 57 Clinton Junior College...... 26 John Jay College-CUNY...... 49 Community College of Denver...... 15 Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College...... 39 Crownpoint Institute of Technology...... 27 Lincoln University...... 30 Denmark Technical College...... 28 Los Angeles Valley College...... 31 East Mississippi Community College...... 16 Miles College...... 50

 New York City Technical College...... 58 Universidad Metropolitana...... 44 North Carolina Central University...... 40 Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico...... 45 Northeastern Illinois University...... 51 West Los Angeles College...... 32 Paine College...... 59 Wiley College...... 46 Paul Quinn College...... 60 Rust College...... 52 San Jacinto College North...... 41 Santa Monica College...... 19 Si Tanka College...... 61 Sinte Gleska University...... 62 Southeastern University...... 42 St. Phillip’s College...... 63 Stone Child College...... 43 Talladega College...... 20 Tougaloo College...... 21



Y5 YEAR 2006

Atlanta Metropolitan College ...... 12 CIPA INSTITUTIONS Central New Mexico Community College...... 13 (By Year) Clafin University...... 14 Community College of Denver...... 15 East Mississippi Community College...... 16 Hartnell College...... 17 Haskell Indian Nations University...... 18 Santa Monica College...... 19 Talladega College ...... 20 Tougaloo College ...... 21

11 Atlanta Metropolitan College Atlanta, GA OMI, 2-Year Institution

Atlanta Metropolitan College (AMC) has been awarded a for NASA Scholarship Recipients and Advisory Council Curriculum Improvement Partnership Award (CIPA) funded Members by NASA to enhance the preparation of students for science, » Awarded Eight (8) NASA STEM Student Scholarships technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers. (Fall, 2006) Name of Program: » Sponsored Project Management Workshop for Students Atlanta Metropolitan College Systemic The Atlanta Metropolitan College CIPA Systemic Partnership and Faculty featuring a NAFP Fellow Partnership Award for Curriculum Award for Curriculum Enhancement (SPACE) seeks to » Completed internal review of STEM courses and Enhancement (SPACE) increase the number of under-represented minority students programs successfully pursuing and subsequently completing STEM and » Completed WBS for Project using Microsoft Project Principal Investigator: NASA-related courses and programs of study with project- 2003, tracked project and updated it as appropriate Dr. Barbara Small Morgan management/project-based instructional components. » Included Microsoft Project 2003 module in Division Chairperson The AMC-CIPA SPACE Project seeks to better prepare Introduction to Computers Course (CSCI 1135) participants at various levels in our educational/career Contact Information: pipeline by strengthening the College’s curricular offerings [email protected] in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, (404) 756–4028 through academically enriching activities, modifying courses and programs of study, as well as through a series of Co-Principal Investigator: linked activities with participating partners from industry, Dr. Emma Cooley government and senior colleges and universities. Assistant Professor Program Achievements: Contact Information: » Established STEM Discipline Advisory Councils [email protected] » Developed, published and disseminated handbooks (404) 756–4028

12 YEAR 2006 Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM HSI, 2-Year Institution

Central New Mexico Community College is actively engaged the location short-list for a company that is designing and in workforce development support for emerging New Mexico will manufacture a “crew transfer vehicle” (CTV) for both microtechnology and nanotechnology, opts, and aviation/ commercial and government space flight applications. aerospace economics clusters. With Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories and the proposed National Aeronautics With funding from the NASA CIPA grant, Central New Mexico Name of Program: and Space Administration (NASA) space station to be located proposes to create a technologically advanced and project- Project Management as a Core in New Mexico, the scientific and technological applications based interdisciplinary mechatronics environment in which Competence for Advanced being developed in the Albuquerque community and to learn about manufacturing systems and to define, design Manufacturing Technician/ throughout the state have direct applications to NASA fields and develop project management modules that will be Technologist Curriculum Albuquerque and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics integrated into manufacturing curricula for its Microsystems, Technical Vocational Institute (STEM) education. semiconductor manufacturing, photonics/biophotonics, aviation maintenance, aviation manufacturing, and Principal Investigator: Additionally, Central New Mexico is an emerging aviation mechanical engineering programs. Dr. Robert Hall manufacturing cluster with location of Eclipse Aviation Corp. Director, Electronic and Manufacturing and American Utilicraft Corp. having located their companies Technologies in the community. Both companies are developing unique aircraft, Eclipse for the emerging “micro-jet/air-taxi” market Contact Information: and American Utilicraft for the short haul freight market. [email protected] Eclipse Aviation expects FAA certification of the Eclipse 500 (505) 224-3349 aircraft in spring 2006 and will begin production in the same time period. Eclipse has deposits on orders for over 2,300 aircrafts. Central New Mexico Community College is also on

YEAR 2006 13 Claflin University Orangeburg, SC HBCU, 4-Year Institution

The overall goals of the proposed “Enhancement of Analytical In year 1 (2006) three junior pre-engineering major students, Reasoning, Critical Thinking and Project Management Skills of were trained and applied their project mangement skills in the Students Through Emphasis on Solving Real-World Problems in engineering lab modification project. Two of the students used Science, Mathematics and Engineering Laboratory Courses” this training to get very competitive summer internships. Program are (1) To increase students’ skill sets in analytical Name of Program: reasoning and critical thinking in the science, technology, Engineering Lab Modification: Enhancement of Analytical Reasoning, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related disciplines; (2) The basement of the JST science building at Claflin was Critical Thinking and Project To provide opportunities for under-represented STEM students modified to be a UNIX system lab as well as pre-engineering lab Management Skills of Students to be exposed to NASA oriented science, mathematics and with the construction of appropriate physical structure and the through Emphasis on Solving Real- research experiences; and (3) To infuse project management purchases of appropriate furniture. The UNIX computer system World Problems in Science, concepts and skills in the STEM courses through the was updated and the mathematic software, Maple 10, was Mathematics and Engineering undergraduate research program. installed on the server. Laboratory Courses Infusing Project Management: Curriculum Improvements: Principal Investigator: The project team, PI and Co-PIs, has extended their education PM Concepts and NASA themes were integrated in the Dr. Nesan Sriskanda and learning in PM Certification Program in the Continuing following courses, ENGR 102 Introduction to Engineering, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education Program at Midlands Technical College (MTC) in MATH 201-Calculus (for Engineering & math majors), and CSCI and Computer Science Columbia, SC. They have completed a sequence of PM courses 491- Computer Science Seminar. A new computer science/ including Beginners Microsoft Project 2003, Intermediate computer engineering course CSCI 450 “Embedded Systems was Contact Information: Microsoft Project 2003, and the Project Management introduced in 2007. [email protected] Fundamentals in addition to the Project Management (803) 535-5073 Workshops structured by UNCFSP for grant awardees. Also Microsoft Project was installed in the department computer lab and the faculty offices.

14 YEAR 2006

Community College of Denver Denver, CO HSI, 2-Year Institution

The Community College of Denver (CCD), in partnership with project. Each group submits a project plan and at the end Metropolitan State College of Denver (MSCD), created the of the semester present their results. With the CIPA grant Access to Collaborative Education in the Sciences (ACES) money CCD updated its math lab with 20 new computers, program with support from CIPA grant funds. The program’s with Maple 10 software installed on them. This software two central goals are: 1. to strengthen the math curriculum helps students better understand graphs in 3 dimensions. Name of Program: at Community College of Denver (HSI) to enhance minority CCD and MSCD created the summer ACES Scholar program, Access to Collaborative Education in and underserved students’ ability to enter NASA-related a three-week intensive math and engineering program for the Sciences (ACES) careers; and 2. to improve participation of CCD minority high school students. This program helps minority students students in math and science majors, leading to success in prepare for entry level college STEM courses. Principal Investigator: completing an Associate of Science (AS) degree, transfer Jean Hindie to four-year STEM academic programs (including MSCD’s Assistant Professor Aerospace Engineering bachelor’s program) and employment in NASA-related industries. Contact Information: [email protected] Program Accomplishment: (303) 556-3816 This grant has enabled CCD and MSCD to collaborate on the creation of a new Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Co-Principal Investigator Systems Engineering Technology. This 2+2 degree will allow Keith Norwood students to earn an associate degree at CCD then transfer to MSCD to complete their bachelor degree without loosing Contact Information: any credits in the process. This grant has also enabled [email protected] CCD to enhance its calculus program by introducing project (303) 556-2972 management principals into the Calculus I class. Students are required to work together in a group on a calculus

YEAR 2006 15 East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS OMI, 2-Year Institution

The Project Management Applications Resource System financial project closure. Potential employers will benefit (Project MARS) is a partnership between EMCC, secondary from employees who bring real-world experience into institutions, Mississippi State University, and industry that industry. Project MARS is predicated on teamwork by will enhance curricula in aerospace-related disciplines connecting high school students, college students, university by including project management modules into existing partners, and industry. Name of Program: coursework, exposing students to careers in aerospace, Project Management Application and utilizing capstone portfolios that will represent the Program Achievements: Resource System (Project MARS) culmination of students work on an industry specific project » The use of grant funds as “seed money” to provide an from high school to employment. Project MARS leverages impetus to modernize a 30 year old library. Principal Investigator: $350,000 over the next three years for two projects to » The contacts made with NASA and UNCFSP which have Dr. David F. Mullins improve the curriculum and ability of the college to deliver enabled us to utilize a contact we made to help us with Executive Vice President high-quality STEM courses through the Minority Science our Southern Association of Colleges and Schools SACS Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP). Reaccreditation. Contact Information: » Contacts made which facilitated our development (662) 476-5061 Project MARS will improve the capacity of EMCC to of a Weather College in association with NASA and [email protected] deliver high quality STEM and technology courses related Mississippi State University. to aerospace, increase the number of secondary and » The development of an online Project Management postsecondary students taking STEM courses, and increase instructional Course to be used with our students and the pool of qualified applicants for aerospace careers teachers. through an emphasis on project management. The mission » The basic knowledge of Project Management imparted of Project MARS is to produce students in STEM majors and to several of our staff which has enabled us to technology programs, who will have an understanding of implement some of the concepts into our school resource management, be able to apply quality assurance management. concepts and strategies, and support administrative and

16 YEAR 2006 Hartnell College Salinas, CA HSI, 2-Year

This project is designed to enhance engineering education » Internships and early research experiences. at Hartnell to better serve a large population of Latino 12 Hartnell STEM students in the following internship and other minority students. It will result in: updating programs: the College’s current introductory engineering course >> Center for Adaptive Optics Name of Program: curriculum; developing curriculum for three new, advanced >> Naval Postgraduate School Curriculum Improvement Partnership engineering courses infused with project management; >> NASA Science and Technology Institute for Award (CIPA) Program: Engineering funding for new engineering laboratory equipment; and Minority Institutions at NASA-Ames Program Upgrade with Project a better trained, qualified STEM faculty. Short-term goals >> Fremont Peak Observatory Association Management include: 1) upgrade and expansion of engineering offerings so >> B.A. STAR that they correspond with NASA’s needs as well as upgrades Principal Investigator: and improvements in the College’s other STEM programs; Curriculum improvements Dr. Pimol Moth and 2) programs to improve minority student enrollment, Created Engineering 45 “Special Projects” course and Physics Instructor » persistence, retention and transfer. The project’s long-term revised Engineering 1 “Introduction to Engineering” goal is to build the engineering program and create for our with an emphasis on Project Management Contact Information: underrepresented students, a seamless articulation pathway The “1-Unit Project Management Course” document [email protected] » into UCSC’s School of Engineering. was created to infuse Project Management into other (831) 755-6893 engineering courses, train STEM interns, and provide Achievements: ideas for engineering instructors on how to introduce Co-Principal Investigator: Created the Partnership for Undergraduate Research Project Management into their classes. Shannon McCann » Experience (PURE) with the Jack Baskin School of MESA Program Coordinator Engineering at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Contact Information: [email protected] (831) 770-6131

YEAR 2006 17 Haskell Indian Nations University Lawrence, KS TCU, 4-Year Institution

Haskell Indian Nations University proposes a three- an existing Undergraduate Research course. Finally, Haskell’s year Curriculum Improvement Partnership Award Grant, existing distance education classroom will be used for a Project “Integrating Principles of Project Management into Haskell’s Management Seminar Series. Environmental Science Curriculum.” The program is designed to strengthen the environmental science degree curriculum Program Achievements: Name of Program: by incorporating principles of project management into its » Introductory Project Management modules have been Integrating Principles of Project courses. Indians are underrepresented in nearly all science, developed and posted on Blackboard for student use. Management into Haskell’s technology, engineering and mathematics career fields » Project Management has been integrated into the Environmental Science Curriculum including the careers associate with aerospace industry. The Microcomputer Applications in Science course. result will be to improve the opportunities of Haskell students » Project Management has been integrated into the Principal Investigator: to pursue advanced degrees in STEM and to succeed in STEM Advanced GIS/GPS course. Students are completing LouEdith Hara careers. independent GIS projects that integrate project Instructor management concepts such as scope, risk management, This grant will effect five courses which will span the tenure of and project closeout. Contact Information: environmental science students. Microcomputer Applications » Faculty have gained additional project management [email protected] in Science is an established course that will introduce knowledge for integration into their courses through (785) 832-6604 methods of project management through the use of computer independent summer study. application software. Quantitative Thinking and Modeling and Advanced Geographic Information Systems which are new courses funded through another grant. Principles of project management as applied to GIS project design and management will be incorporated into the course. The feasibility of establishing a capstone course as a degree requirement will be assessed by offering a pilot capstone project as part of

18 YEAR 2006 Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA HSI, 2-Year Institution

Santa Monica College’s (SMC) Curriculum Improvement » Project has enhanced and developed a number of Partnership Award is to significantly expand its Computer certificates in the areas of Networking, and Robotics and Science and Information Systems (CSIS) Department by Artificial Intelligence. formalizing two emerging instructional programs and Assisted students by offering scholarships as a means of Name of Program: » integrating project management skills across the curriculum. financial aid to further their education. Network Security and Robotics/ This project focuses on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Offered summer outreach programs to attract high Artificial Intelligence Program » and Network Security. While these programs are different school students into STEM fields. These summer Development with Emphasis on from a teaching and learning standpoint, they are integrally programs end with a field trip to NASA JPL, which proved Project Management Principles related. Robotics is an emerging field that is becoming a to be a true inspiration to the young minds. key component of many different areas from Engineering Developed a number of courses in Project Management Principal Investigator: » and Health Sciences to Manufacturing and Computer that will aid students in managing and planning their Jinan Darwiche Programming to Homeland Security and National Defense. time effectively to produce quality work. Professor of Computer Science Network Security is an essential aspect of all of these » Enhanced several of the department courses to include areas, which has helped make it one of the highest growth Project Management curriculum, so that students will be Contact Information: labor markets in Los Angeles County. The interdependence more encouraged to study this field further. [email protected] of these programs supports a joint CIPA proposal that (310) 434-8662 addresses both areas.

Co-Principal Investigator: Program Achievements: Gina Jerry The CSIS department at Santa Monica College has Department Chair » been a leader in providing students with the skills and knowledge required for today’s technology- Contact Information: oriented jobs and to transfer to four year colleges and [email protected] universities. (310) 434-4686

YEAR 2006 19 Talladega College Talladega, AL HBCU, 4-Year Institution

Project management is a highly desired skill-set in both the Program Achievements: public and private sectors. Project management operations » Developed four courses in Project Management are now used in multi-billion dollar corporations, nonprofit » Obtained appropriate approval for offering and are now organizations, higher education, small business and offering first course in project management. Courses government offices around the globe to ensure success. are now part of Division of Natural Sciences Science Name of Program: As project management becomes more and more complex, and Mathematics Curriculum. Curriculum Improvement Partnership there is a need to emphasize project management skills at » Set-up Blackboard and deployed first course. Award II the undergraduate level as well as some collaboration with » Set-up videoconferencing. community colleges to prepare our next generation. Principal Investigator: Dr. Charlie M. Stinson, Jr. This project proposes to: Dean Division Natural Science & » Infuse Project Management courses, into Science Mathematics Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, STEM disciplines (Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Contact Information: Mathematics and Physics), within the Division of [email protected] Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Students will learn (256) 761-6301 theoretical aspects as well as practical skills in PM » Infuse NASA-related topics into STEM courses Co Principal Investigators: » Partner with local high schools and junior colleges, to Syed Q. Raza increase the population in STEM disciplines, and Dr. Emmanuel Chijioke » Collaborate using Blackboard and Videoconferencing.

20 YEAR 2006 Tougaloo College Tougaloo, MS HBCU, 4-Year Institution

Tougaloo College is the oldest Historically Black College in the physical sciences; (6) develop an interdisciplinary in Mississippi with an enrollment for the Fall 2004-2005 experience for students who plan to major in the sciences; semester of 920 with over 300 of those enrolled in science and, (7) provide faculty development in project management. related courses. The College has a national reputation for producing a large percentage of African American professionals Program Achievements: Name of Program: in education, law, medicine and science related fields. » Developed and implemented two new interdisciplinary, Tougaloo College CIPA 2 Project Tougaloo College will enhance and strengthen it offerings in team taught courses titled “Introduction to Space science related disciplines through the proposed Curriculum Sciences I and II” into the Tougaloo College curriculum. Principal Investigator: Improvement Partnership Award II (CIPA II) project. » Tougaloo College Students and Faculty have been trained Dr. Santanu Banerjee in Project Management skills and Project Management Associate Professor and Chair of This CIPA II project proposes to improve the curriculum in the has been incorporated into Tougaloo College CIPA 2 Physics Natural Science Division with a special emphasis in the course course curriculum. offerings of the Physics department. The goals of the CIPA II » Stronger collaboration with UNCFSP, NASA, and NISSAN Contact Information: project are: (1) increase enrollment of minority students who along with leveraged funding generated from NISSAN [email protected] major in the NASA related sciences (Physics, Pre-engineering, (for internships), NASA (EPSCoR grant), Institution mini (601) 977-7789 Mathematics & Computer Science, Chemistry, and Biology; grant (to institutionalize Project Management). (2) course development to improve the success of science » Introduced field trips to NASA Stennis Center, NISSAN majors and increase enrollment in the sciences; (3) prepare and the Jackson Planetarium as a part of the CIPA 2 students with the project management skills necessary to course curriculum. succeed in industry and other professional fields; (4) provide an » Substantial technological resources, demonstration environment and curriculum that will buttress a student’s ability material, and laboratory equipment has been funded to be accepted by graduate programs and to be successful through the CIPA 2 program. These resources are being beyond graduate school; (5) provide supplemental support used in the CIPA 2 courses to create an enhanced services to improve academic success rate of those who major student learning experience.

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Y4 YEAR 2003

Allan Hancock College...... 24 CIPA INSTITUTIONS Barber-Scotia College...... 25 (By Year) Clinton Junior College...... 26 Crownpoint Institute of Technology...... 27 Denmark Technical College...... 28 Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, Arecibo Campus...... 29 Lincoln University...... 30 Los Angeles Valley College...... 31 West Los Angeles College...... 32

23 Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA HSI, 2-Year Institution

This project enhances scientific education at Allan Hancock Engineering Technology) with Emphasis in Mechatronics. College to better serve a growing population of Hispanic and » Since summer 2005, over 40 students have enrolled in other minority students by updating the college’s current a noncredit Vocational English as a Second Language electronics lecture curriculum; revising advanced electronics/ (VESL) course, “Introduction to Electronics,” that was circuits courses into distance learning modalities; developing established to provide a pathway for underrepresented a new course, Introduction to Space Technology, utilizing students, ages 18 and over, to eventually transition to Name of Program: NASA-based curriculum; creating a new open access laboratory credit electronics and mechatronics curriculum. Mechatronics Curriculum Expansion class; acquiring state-of-the-art electronics laboratory » Over 170 underrepresented and/or economically Project equipment; and providing a summer institute for junior high disadvantaged Math, Engineering and Science and high school students featuring NASA and mechatronics Achievement (MESA) students and faculty/staff Principal Investigator: curriculum. Short-term goals include 1) upgrading and participated in seven field trips to various research labs Robert Alldredge, Electronics expanding electronics offerings to correspond with curricular at NASA, industry, or four-year university sites. Instructor improvements in the college’s other science, engineering, » Over 95 underrepresented and/or economically and math courses and 2) coordinating closely with campus disadvantaged junior high and high school students and Contact Information: programs such as MESA to improve minority student 20 statewide college/university students participated [email protected] enrollment, persistence, retention and transfer. Long-term in ten summer STEM educational outreach events (six (805) 922-6966 ext. 3244 goals will focus on recruiting more first-time college students sessions of week-long space camps for junior high to the field and to strengthen the electronics program by students and four, four-day sessions of Mechatronics Co-Principal Investigator: creating a new articulated A.S. degree in mechatronics. Institutes for high school and college students). Ardis Neilsen; Dean, Community » Nearly 200 statewide K-14 educators enrolled in three Education Achievements: Space 179 Educators’ Launch Conferences directly tied » Electronics curriculum was upgraded and expanded, to the launches of NASA Gravity Probe B, NOAA-N, and Contact Information: resulting in the establishment of associate in science CALIPSO/CloudSat satellites in the spring of 2004, 2005, [email protected] degrees in Electronics Technology with an Emphasis in and 2006, respectively, at Vandenberg AFB. (805) 922-6966 ext. 3325 Space Operations; and in Electronics Technology (and

24 YEAR 2003 Barber-Scotia College Concord, NC HBCU, 4-Year Institution

Barber-Scotia College is a historically black, four-year liberal pursue a NASA related field of study. The month-long Summer arts, coeducational institution located in Concord, North Academy would run every year during the duration of the Carolina. The college, founded in 1867 by the Presbyterian project. Church, proudly sustains its original mission to provide educational opportunities in a nurturing environment. Name of Program: Barber-Scotia College is one of the institutions that are B-SC Curriculum Improvement underrepresented in NASA related academic fields such as Partnership Award science, mathematics, engineering and technology.

Principal Investigator: The NASA CIPA Program was designed to enable B-SC to Dr. Selma Burrell develop and implement sustainable science courses in Astrobiology, Astronomy and Geology. This program would Contact Information: allow a significant improvement in the science curriculum [email protected] and pedagogical content knowledge of entry-level minority (704) 789-2975 students as it relates to NASA-related sciences.

This program would also enable Barber-Scotia College to establish a Summer Space Science Program for minority students that attend Concord Middle School. Courses in Astrobiology, Astronomy, Geology, Geometry, and Computer Science would be the focus of the summer experience. These courses would serve as a catalyst for students’ desire to

YEAR 2003 25 Clinton Junior College Rock Hill, SC HBCU, 2-Year Institution

In 2003, Clinton Junior College was awarded a NASA/CIPA in three new courses being added to the curriculum and Grant for curriculum improvements in the areas of math and growth in all STEM classes science, our first academic award. » Pending implementation of the Associates of Science Degree Our purpose was to involve students with enrichment » Partnership development, professional development, Name of Program: activities and experiences in the areas of science, technology, student internships, media exposure, and collaborations The Three (3) M’s Motivating, engineering and mathematics. Our goal has been to encourage with a growing network of science professionals, Mentoring and Monitoring students to pursue higher degrees in the areas of math and educators and scientist across the country science and maybe one day become the next generation of Principal Investigator: scientist, educators, doctors and engineers … one of NASA’s Elizabeth “Anne” Wilkes Reid goals. We called our project the Three (3) M’s Motivating, Instructor Mentoring and Monitoring and directed our energies and resources in revamping our curriculum, replacing outdated Contact Information: equipment, mentoring our students and carefully monitoring [email protected] their progress. The impact of these efforts have spread (803) 327-7402 through our campus

Perhaps our greatest achievements have been: Co-Principal Investigator: » New equipment, computers and interactive Polyvision Aaronita J. Belton Boards for use in science and math classrooms Instructor » New funding sources in the form of additional grant awards Contact Information: » Renewed interest in science and math courses resulting [email protected] (803) 327-7402

26 YEAR 2003 Crownpoint Institute of Technology Crownpoint, NM HSI, 2-Year Institution

The Alternative Energy Program of Crownpoint Institute of Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 611 endorsed and Technology (CIT) has developed a 10 month certificate participated in the workshop session. program with the direction and advisement from an established Advisory Committee. The curriculum includes CIT offers scholarships to high school students and teachers to the study of Photovoltaic Design and Installation, Wind attend and participate at the summer workshops. The course Name of Program: Energy and practical applications, Electrical Theory, Code is designed to introduce solar design, electrical engineering, Curriculum Enhancement requirement Article 690 of the National Electrical Code and the installation of a grid-tied solar system to reduce the (NEC), and data for Solar and Wind. The Alternative Energy electrical energy supplied by the electric utility company. Principal Investigator: Program conducts studies of the solar and wind with the The equipment was installed at CIT’s Library. This learning Elmer Guy Sandia National Laboratory and the National Renewable component showcased and promoted renewable energies President Energy Laboratory (NREL). The Bureau of Land Management and enhanced the science, technology, engineering and math provided land resources to conduct wind data study. The courses. Contact Information: anemometer was borrowed from NREL to analyze wind data, [email protected] certify data, and interface learning with NREL and pursue (505) 786-4100 collaboration with the Department of Energy for future solar or wind generation projects.

CIT has complemented the NASA Pipe-line by scheduling a summer workshop/course called Photovoltaic Design and Installation on our campus. CIT and Solar Energy International (SEI) formed a partnership to promote and educate members of the Navajo Nation and staff of the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA). The International

YEAR 2003 27 Denmark Technical College Denmark, SC HBCU, 2-Year Institution

Denmark Technical College designed and implemented an educational Robotic Center into its industrial curriculum. The Center’s design enhanced curricula offerings at the College, as well as, increased the human resource pool of highly qualified technicians to the State’s manufacturing Name of Program: sectors through the integration of robotic technology. The NASA Robotic Center at focus of the Robotic center is manufacturing, which involves Denmark Technical College the use of robotic hand control, computer control, and sensor based controls. The center introduces to students NASA’s Principal Investigator: mission and career opportunities. State-of-art computer- Dr. Ambrish Lavania controlled robotic systems with integrated vision sensors (CCD Dean, Industrial and Related Tech. cameras) are used as an instructional vehicle. The lab activity starts with the fundamental of building a robot to advance Contact Information: control of a robot. A sensor control robot demonstrates [email protected] interaction of different sensors with the robot. An automated (803) 793-5208 process using robots was added to simulate welding operations. Material handling work is also performed by the robot. The Electro mechanical Engineering and Electronics Technologies departments serve as the “Central Control” for the entire robotic operation. This center improves our student’s decision making skills, problem solving techniques and team work.

28 YEAR 2003 Inter-American University of Puerto Rico Arecibo Campus, PR HSI, 4-Year Institution

The Arecibo Campus is a professional and liberal arts the principles of the techniques used to study the molecular institution integrated to the Inter American University of aspects of cell biology. Specialized and core courses were Puerto Rico (IAUPR) System, a multi-Campus organization improved by integrating NASA data and discoveries, as consisting of 11 semi-autonomous units. The Arecibo Campus well as by the development of computerized modules and Students are mostly Hispanics from rural areas. The recent laboratories exercises. The proposed long-term outcomes Name of Program: development and operation of biotechnology plants in Puerto are: 1) implementation of the Bachelor of Science degree in Improvement of Biology Rico and particularly in the Arecibo region, has increased the Biotechnology, 2) The documented satisfaction of 70% or Curricula to Offer the need to provide relevant academic degree programs to meet more of the faculty and students with the established core Biotechnology Degree the workforce demands for this sector. This new development biotechnology facilities, 3) Participation of more than 70% underlies the need to educate our students in this new of the faculty in the academic development program, 4) Principal Investigator: discipline and to prepare our faculty and infrastructure to Completion of at least 80% of the electronic teaching modules Dr. Karen Woolcock enable us to offer a degree in Biotechnology. The goal of by the end of the third year of the project, 5) A 10% increase Project Director our project is to provide academic preparation to minority in student enrollment for the Biology Program. students in the Biotechnology area in order to increase Contact Information: the participation and contribution of Hispanic students to [email protected] the NASA Space Program, through the implementation of (787) 878-5475 a Biotechnology Bachelor of Science degree at the Arecibo Campus. For this program, the Institution improved the laboratory infrastructure (a 660 square foot classroom) by replacing outdated equipment (NASA funding) and furniture (institutional funding). In addition, two (2) 56 square foot rooms were made available for a Cell Culture Room and a DNA Sequencer Room, respectively. Three to four day workshops for the faculty were used to explain

YEAR 2003 29 Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO HBCU, 4-Year Institution

The School of Agriculture and Natural Sciences of Lincoln creating the first minor in Earth System Science at an 1890 University developed new courses related to earth system institution. science and enhanced existing ones by including NASA data and other materials. New courses are Environmental Methods, Sampling and Data Analysis, Watershed Management and Water Name of Program: Quality, and Environmental Geology. Existing courses that Successful Undergraduate in were enhanced are: Fundamentals of Geographic Information Courses Connected to Earthy Systems, Geographic Information Systems Applications, System Sciences (SUCCESS) Fundamentals of Remote Sensing and Environmental Monitoring and Remediation. The School will increase the Principal Investigator: numbers of minority undergraduate students who enroll Dr. Frieda Eivazi in earth system science related courses and K-12 students Professor/Research Investigator exposed to earth system science. Five to ten undergraduate students committed to taking a set of classes connected to Contact Information: earth system science were recruited and served as student [email protected] assistants to the project. They were provided with mentoring, (573) 681-5461 role-modeling and networking opportunities so as to retain them and successfully complete earth system science related Co-Principal Investigator: courses. K-12 students were reached during our summer Nsalambi V. Nkongolo programs. To ensure the quality of teaching, faculty involved in SUCCESS Director teaching earth system science related courses were retrained through summer courses for updating knowledge and technical Contact Information: skills. The SUCCESS project served as the initial step toward [email protected] (573) 681-5397

30 YEAR 2003 Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA HSI, 2-Year Institution

Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC) created new media arts and computer science), engineering, mathematics, interdisciplinary courses and enhanced existing Earth and other science disciplines including physics, biology and Science and Astronomy courses by incorporating multimedia chemistry. This will strengthen our existing programs and technology and data provided by NASA/Jet propulsion move them towards the cutting-edge in technology and Laboratory. A new multidisciplinary lecture course was curricula. Name of Program: developed covering the solar system, geologic processes and Curricula Upgrade and Science remote sensing. An interdisciplinary certificate program was Facilities Improvement Project developed in conjunction with a new course in Planetarium and Science Presentation, which tie in media arts, computer Principal Investigator: science and music to scientific visualization techniques. David Falk Assistant Professor of Astronomy In addition to curricula improvements, LAVC will train K-12 institutions in the San Fernando Valley and teachers Contact Information: within the Los Angeles Community College District in new [email protected] instructional techniques developed by the University of (818) 947-2864 Arizona Steward Observatory through a series of workshops conducted at LAVC in cooperation with Jet Propulsion Co-Principal Investigator: Laboratory, Pasadena. New NASA information will be Jacquelyn Hams communicated to the community via public planetarium Assistant Professor of Earth shows. Science

The project is designed to demonstrate the inter- Contact Information: relationships between the various earth science disciplines, [email protected] as well as the connections between technology (especially (818) 778-5566

YEAR 2003 31 West Los Angeles College Culver City, CA HSI, 2-Year Institution

The Math Success Project at WLAC is designed to provide a » WLAC students participated in internships, residential solid mathematics foundation to prepare underrepresented programs, graduate school conferences, transfer minority students for success in mathematics and science. conferences, and graduate mentoring programs. The goals of the project are to strengthen and enhance » Hosted over 420 Dorsey High School ninth graders for a math and science curricula, increase student success rates campus visit. Name of Program: for college-level math courses, and increase the number of » NASA Math Success Project sponsored a visit of 450 The Math Success Project: underrepresented minority students transferring to four-year Doresy High School ninth graders to the California Science Curriculum Change and institutions as math and science majors. WLAC focuses on Center. Student Success space-related sciences. Instruction is learner-centered and incorporates a combination of instructional methodologies Principal Investigator: that have been effective. Improving math and science Dr. Bonnie Blustein curricula are included as a priority in the college Master Plan. Instructor The initial focus is on curriculum revision and change and applications of classroom innovations, such as in classroom Contact Information: and laboratory tutors for mathematics. [email protected] (310) 287-4217 Achievements: » Completed instructional development units for curriculum design with engineering applications and applications from the physical sciences. » Presented workshop entitled, “ Algebra from Outer Space: Exploring Functions with NASA Data” at annual American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges (AMATYC) Conference.

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Albuquerque Technical Institute ...... 34 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania ...... 35 Essex County College ...... 36 Harold Washington College ...... 37 CIPA INSTITUTIONS Hartnell College ...... 38 (By Year) Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College ..39 North Carolina Central University ...... 40 San Jacinto College North ...... 41 Southeastern University ...... 42 Stone Child College ...... 43 Universidad Metropolitana ...... 44 Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico ...45 Wiley College ...... 46

33 Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute Albuquerque, NM HSI, 2-Year Institution

Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute (TVI) joined Manufacturing Technologies associate of applied science the southwest’s team with The Albuquerque Microsystems degree. A professional development program for faculty and Education and Training Project (AMET). TVI is the largest- marketing and recruiting efforts augmented the curriculum postsecondary two-year educational institution in the state development activities. The AMET project took a two- and was the first community college in the state to have such pronged approach by creating a program that increases the Name of Program: a program. number of transfer students to the University of New Mexico Albuquerque Microsystems (an academic approach) and that increases the number of Education and Training Project AMET will increase the number of people with associates skilled technicians working in MEMS-related areas. degrees employed in technologies careers and the number of Principal Investigator: students transferring to a four-year university in technologies Don Goodwin programs. Microsystems-which are devices such as sensors, Dean, Technology Department valves, gears, mirrors, actuators smaller than a human hair, is an emerging field likely “to change the way almost Contact Information: everything-from vaccines to computers to automobile tires [email protected] to objects not yet imagined-is designed and made” (NM (505) 224-3344 Nanoscience Alliance press release, Aug 7, 2001).

With the support of the project’s partners, Sandia National Laboratories, Intel, the Next Generation Economy Initiative (an economic development initiative with public and private partners), and the University of New Mexico (each of whom has committed to naming a representative to the project steering committee), TVI developed six new courses leading to a Microsystems concentration with the existing

34 YEAR 2001 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, PA HBCU, 4-Year Institution

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a one of 14 State improve the quality of Pennsylvania K-12 teachers through the System of Higher Education (SSHE) funded by the SSHE National Science Foundation Constructive Education for Pennsylvania State Legislature. These 14 SSHE institutions Teacher Preparation Grant. have formed a Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology (NMT) Partnership to implement workforce development Given the above workforce development focused collaborative Name of Program: education programs centered on Penn State Nanofabrication mandates, this curriculum improvement grant sought to Cheyney’s University 21st Manufacturing Facility. The facility is one of five national enhance the university teacher preparation capabilities Century Workforce Development facilities funded by the National Science Foundation. by integrating the universities unique instructional Cheyney University was instrumental in the initial SSHE technologies capabilities, increase recruitment and enhance Principal Investigator: curriculum contributions for the NMT NSF grant proposal. the Science/Allied Health Department course offerings Dr. Warren Gooden to accelerate Cheyney’s impact and contributions to the Chair/Professor Cheyney has embarked on a biotechnology focused NMT and NTI collaborations. Investigation of targeted collaborative relationship with the Southeastern curriculum improvement on workforce development was a Contact Information: Pennsylvania Nanotechnology Institute, (NTI) funded by the primary deliverable of this grant. The NASA CIPA Program [email protected] Pennsylvania Technology Investment Act. The Ben Franklin increased enrollment, enhanced the quality of Cheyney’s (610) 399-4511 Technology Partnership (BFTP) is the coordinating body graduates, distinguished Cheyney’s teachers as cutting-edge for the Nanotechnology Institute. Principal partners of the educators, and leveraged NASA impact on regional workforce Nanotechnology Institute are Drexel University, University development efforts through Cheyney’s active participation in of Pennsylvania, Temple University, regional biotechnology the NMT and NTI collaborations. companies, regional medical centers and hospitals. Cheyney has met with BFTP, and industry representatives to discuss the development of a workforce retention program and a 2 + 2 bionanotechnology degree program. Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a member of a SSHE collaborative to

YEAR 2001 35 Essex County College Newark, NJ OMI, 2-Year Institution

Essex County College (ECC) has established partnerships ranks first in the number of Associate Degrees awarded to with Rutgers University and the New Jersey Institute of minorities. Based upon a review of data related to enrollment Technology (NJIT), four-year institutions offering B.S. and and the number of degrees conferred, ECC’s tracking of graduate degrees in Environmental Science. Together with student trends indicates that students are showing an these institutions, Essex County College would establish a increasing interest in the Sciences. This trend is something Name of Program: minimum of two new courses in environmental sciences and that ECC capitalizes on with the NASA CIPA Program. Environmental Science Curriculum equip an environmental science laboratory. With their history Development of offering a B.S. in Environmental Sciences through a joint Achievements program, Essex County College had the benefit of years » Development of an Environmental Science A.A.S. degree Principal Investigator: of experience. Rutgers and NJIT will benefit from receiving program. Dr. Jeffrey Lee students who have been historically underrepresented in » Development of new courses in Environmental Science, Chair, Division of Biology and the sciences but who are coming to them well prepared. As Geology, Meteorology and Astronomy to support the Chemistry part of a general curriculum in chemistry and biology, this Environmental Science A.A.S. program. curriculum will serve as the first two years of the four-year » Purchase of laboratory equipment to use in the teaching program. With a predominantly minority student population, of the new Environmental Science-related courses. Contact Information: Essex County College will start its students off in a pipeline » Approval of transferability of Environmental Science [email protected] that will end with a baccalaureate or graduate degree. In program and courses to neighboring 4-year institutions. (973) 877-3364 addition, students will have a myriad number of opportunities » Development of new partnerships with NASA-related to enter the employment fields that use the technical skills of colleagues at neighboring 4-year institutions. environmental scientists. On a national level, as reported in the July 10, 1997 issue of Black Issues in Higher Education, ECC ranked 38th in the total number of Associate Degrees awarded to minorities. In the State of New Jersey, ECC

36 YEAR 2001 Harold Washington College Chicago, IL OMI, 2-Year Institution

The Physical Sciences Department of Harold Washington based modules will be disseminated amongst the six sister College (HWC) developed three modular teaching units for institutions of the Chicago City Colleges (CCC) and greatly its year long General Chemistry with Laboratory Curriculum. enhance ongoing curricular reform at these institutions. The modules were developed from pre-existing materials from the NSF Systemic Changes in Undergraduate Chemistry Name of Program: Curriculum Initiative as well as original materials created by NASA-Based Modular Chemistry: the PIs. Each module will occupy 2-4 semester weeks of class Curriculum Reform time and will provide a student-centered, laboratory rich learning experience. Each module will not only allow Principal Investigator: students to explore and learn new science but also gain an Dr. Thomas Higgins appreciation for how NASA-related research, discoveries and Assistant Professor of Chemistry technologies impact and enrich their personal lives.

Contact Information: HWC has a longstanding tradition of exploring and integrating [email protected] new teaching methods into its curricula. A modular (312) 553-5791 approach has been shown to be an effective teaching method because it offers the benefits of being easy to integrate Co-Principal Investigator: into existing curricula while highlighting new and exciting Dr. Helene Gabelnick scientific research. The subject areas for the three proposed Professor of Chemistry modules are Materials Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry, and Celestial Spectroscopy. The finished products of each Contact Information: module will include a student guidebook with a CD-ROM, [email protected] an interactive web page that utilizes Blackboard course (312) 553-5794 management software, and a teacher’s manual. These NASA-

YEAR 2001 37 Hartnell College Salinas, CA HSI, 2-Year Institution

The NASA CIPA Program at Hartnell was designed to enhance disadvantaged students are to have access to science-based its scientific education to better serve a large population of postsecondary programs and careers in this vast rural region Latino and other minority students. It resulted in: updating of California, Hartnell will have to provide that opportunity. the College’s current astronomy lecture course curriculum; Hartnell College is working closely with the University of developing curriculum for a new astronomy laboratory California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) and the NASA-Ames Research Name of Program: component and two advanced astronomy courses; funding Center, in developing and implementing this project. This Astronomy Upgrade and for new astronomy laboratory equipment; and remodeling partnership includes: cooperating on the development Expansion Project the College’s nearly 40 year old planetarium facility including of curriculum for both the lecture and laboratory courses; creation of an astronomy classroom. Short-term goals ensuring that all courses meet University of California Principal Investigator: include 1) upgrade and expansion of astronomy offerings so articulation requirements; cooperating on minority student Dr. Jesse Cude that they correspond with upgrades and improvements in recruitment and support in science, engineering and math Instructor the College’s other science, engineering, and math courses programs (using both institutions’ MESA programs as links and 2) programs to improve minority student enrollment, and models); and ensuring updated transfer agreements are Contact Information: persistence, retention and transfer. The project’s long- in place. [email protected] term goal is to build the astronomy program and create an (831) 755-6884 articulated AS degree.

This project is significant to Hartnell College because it fills a critical gap in its science, math, and engineering programs. The program improvements resulting from new astronomy curricula, facility improvements, and acquisition of laboratory equipment will provide a significant advancement in scientific and engineering instrumentation and capacity at the institution. If large numbers of underrepresented and

38 YEAR 2001 Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College Baraga, MI TCU, 2-Year Institution

The Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College project, teachers/instructors/professors in Earth and Environmental “Keweenaw Bay Earth Science Diversity Initiative for Native Science related NASA disciplines. American Students”, was developed to blend the traditional teaching practices of the Ojibwa culture with earth and environmental science technologies of the 21st century. The Name of Program: institution achieved this goal through the implementation Keweenaw Bay Earth Science of an Associate of Applied Science Degree program that has Diversity Initiative for Native been developed in response to the tribal need for Native American Students American environmental professionals to manage community resources. Principal Investigator: Treneice Marshall The Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College has partnered Academic Dean with Michigan Technological University in order to develop a program that is targeted at: (1) Attracting and retaining Contact Information: Native American students in the NASA related discipline [email protected] of Earth and Environmental Science; (2) Developing Native (906) 353-4606 American technical professionals capable of managing water and other natural resources on the L’Anse Federal Indian Reservation; (3) Increasing the number of Native Americans that transfer into four-year programs in the NASA related discipline of Earth and Environmental Science; (4) Increasing the success rate of Native American students in academic programs in Earth and Environmental Science related NASA disciplines; and, (5) Increasing the pool of Native American

YEAR 2001 39 North Carolina Central University Durham, NC HBCU, 4-Year Institution

This program addressed the problem of under-prepared freshmen to apply knowledge of mathematics and science students by working with a typical cohort of NCCU entering in a true research environment; (3) Provide NASA oriented freshmen, who, though under prepared, show promise as experiences to increase the student’s understanding of potential majors in math or science as expressed by their workplace needs and their relationship to educational stated interest and by high school faculty recommendations. preparation; (4) Increase the number of freshmen students Name of Program: These students provided with a pre-collegiate enrollment who express interest in careers in space related industries; Training Incoming Students to be intensive summer bridge program to help develop skills and and (5) Increase the number of underrepresented and Scientists and Engineers (TISSE) strengthen their preparation in science and math so that they underserved students majoring in computer science, will be able to matriculate successfully through previously engineering, mathematics, and physical science fields. Twenty Principal Investigator: identified gatekeeper courses and be more encouraged to students will be recruited into this program yearly from Dr. Bernice Johnson pursue scientific careers. The students will subsequently selected North Carolina counties. Assistant Vice Chancellor be involved in selected yearlong activities that build on the for Academic Services summer experiences and that tie into other programs already in place within the university. They will also be provided with Contact Information: experiences to increase interest in careers in space science [email protected] and related industries spawned by NASA technologies. (919) 530-5324 The specific objectives of the project were to: (1) Conduct a Summer Enrichment Program which continues with modifications, through the academic year, to support and strengthen the preparation of freshmen students in the STEM areas to enable them to matriculate through previously identified gatekeeper courses successfully; (2) Provide opportunities for high school students and college

40 YEAR 2001 San Jacinto College North Houston, TX HSI, 2-Year Institution

San Jacinto College North (SJCN) is located in the North persist 50% of all minority students enrolled in an aerospace Channel area of northeast metropolitan Houston. SJCN related curriculum by the end of the project (Persistence is has experienced rapid increases in minority students and defined as completing a degree or certification or transferred has shown significant improvement in both retention and to another college or still being enrolled at SJCN); (4) To persistence. Unfortunately, these impressive gains have develop an Associates of Arts degree in aerospace science; (5) Name of Program: not translated to an increase in the number or percentage To develop an articulation plan with at least two universities Expanding and Developing NASA of minority students enrolling in math, science, or pre- in the Houston area; (6) To familiarize and train key science, Related Curriculum in the Gulf engineering programs, even with NASA nearby and with math and technology faculty with NASA/Johnson Space Coast Colleges our District’s office sponsoring the Aerospace Academy. Center and related industries personnel; (7) To produce a Ninety-five percent of all students at San Jacinto College are minimum of 45 additional modules in science and math using Principal Investigator: first-generation to college and these students have a limited as a model Making Connections; and (8)To expand the project Dr. Sarah Janes knowledge of math, science, or pre-engineering career to include the other two campuses of the San Jacinto College Dean of Instruction paths. A sound, carefully planned, aerospace curriculum District as well as all of the Gulf Coast Community College presented by well-trained faculty should appeal to the Consortium. Contact Information: minority population for which it is designed. [email protected] (281) 458-4050 ext. 7623 The program goals were to increase, retain, and persist the number of minorities who enter San Jacinto College North and who major in an aerospace-related curriculum. The specific objectives and long term outcomes are: (1) To increase the number of minority students majoring in aerospace related curriculum by 35 by the end of the grant cycle; (2) To retain 75% of all minority students enrolled in an aerospace related curriculum each year (fall to fall); (3) To

YEAR 2001 41 Southeastern University Washington, DC OMI, 4-Year Institution

Southeastern University is a small minority four-year college Achievements: located in Washington, DC with almost 1000 students. The » PI, NASA Goddard DDF Research Grant, “Artificial primary objective of this project was to improve the computer Intelligence Tutor for online Instruction of STEM Related science and information studies programs at Southeastern Courses”. 2006 University (SEU) by designing and offering a series of special » PI, DC Space Grant Consortium, “Communications and Name of Program: courses in the field of data mining and large-scale data Networking Curriculumn Improvment; Satelite & Space Improving undergraduate computer analysis. The objective was achieved through development Communication”. 2006-2007. science curriculum; Data Mining and of four courses: an object oriented programming course, a » PI, CIPA Grant “Improving undergraduate computer Large-Scale Data Analysis two-course sequence in data exploration, data processing and science curriculum; Data Mining and Large-Scale Data data analysis, and a capstone course in data mining methods Analysis”. 2002-2004. Principal Investigator: and tools. To implement the proposed curriculum, a state of Dr. Abe Eftekhari the art laboratory with Windows-XP, and LINUX platforms Department Chair was established. As a result, SEU is able to offer the above mentioned subjects using hands-on laboratory based Contact Information: learning techniques and effectively incorporate NASA related [email protected] data and discoveries in its curricula. SEU also initiated a (202) 478-8267 faculty development program to train faculty for teaching the curriculum through the program. Moreover, SEU assisted Co-Principal Investigator: minority students in pursuing careers in NASA related Dr. Gugo, Iris Moche fields. The design and implementation of these curricula will significantly improve the technological infrastructure of Contact Information: the university and help students gain a solid foundation in [email protected] computer science, statistics, and information sciences. (202) 478-8200

42 YEAR 2001 Stone Child College Box Elder, MT TCU, 2-Year Institution

During a G.L.O.B.E. (Global Learning and Observation to math content, and real world mentoring experience. This Benefit the Environment) workshop in Flagstaff Arizona aptly community-based initiative is known as the Bear Paw GLOBE named “Weaving Common Threads” a vision was born, and Academy. over the next several months this vision was clarified through discussion and more importantly Chippewa Cree BPA partners with several individuals and organizations Name of Program: community based ceremonies. This vision named The Bear that not only enhances the curriculum at SCC, but also the Bear Paw Academy Paw Academy (BPA) encircles the bridging of two cultures professional development of its faculty and most importantly, ways of approaching science and math education. Through give access to real world scientists and four-year institutions Principal Investigator: the infusion of traditional Chippewa Cree language and to its students. Some of our partners include: Dr. Elissa Mr. Douglas L. Crebs knowledge with the learning process of GLOBE’s hands on Levine from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center who Science Faculty Head science protocols, there will be a greater acceptance and will lead the students in a soil research project; James Natural Resources Program interest in western science and math programs, thereby Harrington from the NASA MU-SPIN program whose program increasing the number of tribal members interested will be providing technology expertise to the college; Carlos Contact Information: in pursuing careers in the physical, environmental and French who will providing linkages to Boston area resources [email protected] mathematical sciences. and overall guidance; and John Watts from Montana State (406) 395-4313 University Bozeman, who will be providing professional BPA accomplishes this by creating an introductory science development and input on what is needed for students coming and math class at Stone Child College (SCC) that will be out of SCC to be successful at his four-year institution. SCC offered not only to SCC students, but also to middle and will build the basis for a new way of approaching math high school students that are interested in learning about and science education at the institution. mother earth after school, and in the future to Chippewa Cree students that can be reached via video conferencing technology. This class will also be offered to education majors to provide them with hands on science and

YEAR 2001 43 Universidad Metropolitana San Juan, PR HSI, 4-Year Institution

Universidad Metropolitana (UMET) has a history of innovation a pilot project, SEA created an introductory course on GIS and creativity in the development of academic programs that enrolled both faculty and students. The interest in and projects. In particular, the School of Environmental GIS and the demand for additional course sessions made it Affairs (SEA) has a primary role in training environmental necessary to offer the GIS course again next semester. The professionals in Puerto Rico. In addition, SEA has several proposed project (GISEI) is based on the experience gathered Name of Program: high profile and important research projects such as in the FEMA project as well as the introductory course and GIS and Environmental Sustainable Development Smart Growth Project funded by the expressed interest and needs of our students and faculty Informatics: Novel Program in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ($ 250,000.00) members. Puerto Rico and “Las Cucharillas” Marsh and Wetland Restoration and Conservation Project sponsored by EPA, Puerto Rico Principal Investigator: Power Authority (PREPA) and the National Fish and Wildlife Dr. Alberto Rivera Rentas Foundation (NFWF) ($ 3.4 M). In 2000, the Federal Dean Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sponsored a hazard mitigation project at SEA ($ 1.0 M) entitled Multi-hazard Contact Information: Mitigation Planning and Sustainability Guide and Web-site for [email protected] Puerto Rico Municipalities to create a geographic information (787) 751-0178 ext. 6410/6412 systems (GIS) laboratory used to provide GIS training to help communities create action plans for natural disaster Co-Principal Investigator: mitigation. This project has given UMET a unique opportunity Antonio Gonzalez and the capabilities to do research and offer GIS courses. The Professor project received a great amount of support from the general community, as well as faculty members and students, from all Contact Information: programs in UMET. This support demonstrated an expressed [email protected] interest in learning more about GIS and its applications. As (787) 766-1717 ext. 6344

44 YEAR 2001 Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR HSI, 4-Year Institution

The objective of this program was to assemble and as great motivational factors for the students to pursue implement a Modern Physics Laboratory at Universidad graduate studies such as Master of Science and Ph.D.; this will Politecnica de Puerto Rico (PURP) which will allow the eventually lead to the needed increased pool of well educated, introduction of Modern Physics with demonstrations of well trained and well prepared scientists and researchers for scientific theories, as well as hands-on exercises to the NASA to choose from when hiring new employees. Name of Program: students and the faculty. Furthermore, it allowed for the Modern Physics Laboratory introduction of research to the students as early as at the Finally, the Modern Physics Laboratory was essential for undergraduate level. This Modern Physics Laboratory is a big the Advanced Plasma Laboratory which PUPR assembled, Principal Investigator: step for Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico towards our once construction of the new facilities were finalized. The Dr. Edbertho Leal-Quiros goal of moving from being a Basic Teaching Institution into Advanced Plasma Laboratory will be an even further Director, Scientific Research and becoming a Teaching & Research Institution. It is estimated enhancement of the Modern Physics Laboratory curriculum Development that about 3000 Engineering students and Land Surveying and will contain several plasma machines, to include a Mirror Students will use the Modern Physics Laboratory Annually. Plasma Machine that was donated to PUPR by University of Contact Information: Missouri Columbia. [email protected] NASA is fully dependent on having a pool of well-educated (787) 622-8000 scientists and researchers. The Modern Physics Laboratory will advance the teaching of all the fundamentals of modern physics, will introduce PURP students to Modern Physics, allow them to be exposed to various demonstrations, and participate in different research projects. Consequently these Hispanic students will be prepared to participate in future research activities with respect to any of NASA’s Mission Areas. Both the Modern Physics Laboratory activities and the NASA research activities will work

YEAR 2001 45 Wiley College Marshall, TX HBCU, 4-Year Institution

Wiley College, located in rural East Texas, is a 128-year old of 300 school-age children with drop-in access to computer- HBCU, with an average enrollment of 600 students, based mathematics and science homework assistance, and most of who are African-American and ninety percent a “Science Academy” summer enrichment program, giving of who qualify for federal financial aid assistance. These hundreds of minority children an “opportunity to learn.” students are technologically underserved and traditionally Name of Program: underrepresented in the mathematics and technology The Wiley College Computer- career fields. The NASA CIPA Program funded technology Based Mathematics Center and infrastructure upgrades, including a full T-1 dedicated Internet The Science Academy for Kids access line, renovation and refurbishing of two laboratories and the acquisition of instructional equipment and software Principal Investigator: (which is not currently available at the institution). The Sarah Bush program established two computer-based mathematics Coordinator laboratories that help secure the mathematics and Department of Mathematics technology pipeline for minority students, as well as meet labor market demands for certified elementary or secondary Contact Information: teachers requiring an academic background in mathematics [email protected] and technology. (903) 927-3248 Wiley College has determined that there are 3,045 children between the ages of 6 and 12 that live in the communities surrounding the campus (a low-income area, predominately minority, located within walking distance of the campus). Therefore, this program also supported the establishment of a “Science Academy for Kids” designed to provide an average

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CIPA INSTITUTIONS Bay Mills Community College ...... 48 (By Year) John Jay College-CUNY ...... 49 Miles College ...... 50 Northeastern Illinois University ...... 51 Rust College ...... 52

47 Bay Mills Community College Brimley, MI TCU, 2-Year Institution

Bay Mills Community College (BMCC) is a two-year project include: (1) outreach project to public high schools that tribally controlled college chartered by the Bay Mills Indian have a 25 percent or more Native American population designed Community in 1984. BMCC is the only accredited tribal to increase interest in careers in the sciences and information college in Michigan and serves the Native American tribes technology; (2) the introduction and “hands on participation” of Michigan, their neighboring communities, and has enrolled of Native American high school and college students in NASA’s Name of Program: students from 17 states nationwide. BMCC completed a “You Can Be A Scientist Program;” and (3) enhancing transition You Can Be A Scientist comprehensive development plan that identified areas that services designed to insure college enrollment, retention and Part Two were addressed by this grant. One major area of concern success. By building upon the foundation previously put in identified, and possible the biggest challenge facing place, BMCC expects to accomplish the following objectives: (1) Principal Investigator: the academic program, year in and year out, is the ever- increase by 50 percent the number of Native American students Robert Dickinson increasing percentage of Native American students with less enrolling at Bay Mills Community College immediately following Science Instructor than college level skill in the sciences, mathematics, and high school graduation; (2) decrease by 33 percent the skill information technology fields. Statistics indicate that nearly deficiencies of enrolling students as a result of the outreach Contact Information: 80 percent of the first time students enrolling at BMCC need program efforts; and (3) significantly increase the amount of [email protected] to take at least one developmental course. This CIPA program Native American students on and off campus in the college’s (906) 248-3354 is the continuation of a partnership between BMCC and NASA’s service area. “You Can Be A Scientist Program,” which is a component of “Exploring Technology with Satellite Imagery.” The program is focused on Native American high-risk students and reduces the number of basic skills deficiencies affecting the college performance and enrollment of the identified students and increase the enrollment, retention and graduation rate of Native American students participating in information technology and environmental science. The elements of this

48 YEAR 2000 John Jay College of Criminal Justice - CUNY New York, NY HSI, 4-Year Institution

The John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a special purpose The program’s curricular improvements prepare the computer senior college within The City University of New York (CUNY). majors at John Jay College for leading positions in the The College offers a liberal arts education and awards computing profession and study in top graduate programs, and associate, baccalaureate and masters degrees. The College has been devised to continue to benefit students in the local has over 9000 graduate and undergraduate students, 70 community long after the CIPA award terminated. Name of Program: percent of whom are either African American or Hispanic. Computer Clusters to Support The Mathematics Department offers the computer major Curriculum Improvements in that leads to the B.S. degree in Computer Information Networking Parallel/Distributed Systems (CIS). Consistent with College-wide enrollment Computing patterns, over 70 percent of the 600 declared CIS majors are minority students. The main objective of this program Principal Investigator: was to give CIS majors at John Jay College access to the Dr. Douglas Salane latest methods and practices in computer networking Associate Professor of and parallel/distributed computing, areas vital to NASA’s Mathematics initiatives in automated reasoning and human-centered computing. The program includes a detailed plan for Contact Information: integrating networking and parallel/distributed computing [email protected] into the curriculum of the computer major at John Jay (212) 237-8836 College, with NASA funded research and technologies playing a critical role in all phases of the project. The program is a valuable asset to the local community, especially the minority, low-income population which usually does not have access to quality programs in computing that offer state-of- the-art practices.

YEAR 2000 49 Miles College Birmingham, AL HBCU, 4-Year Institution

Miles College is a four-year historically black coeducational be showcased so other students can see and understand the institution with approximately 1500 students. Miles is the only accomplishments of their peers and role models. Seminars and four-year, accredited HBCU in Birmingham, the largest city in workshops presented by scientists are open to the general Alabama with a population of approximately 65 percent student body and their scientific media will be promoted and African American. Miles has an “open door admissions policy.” displayed, providing active student participation, interactive Name of Program: Consequently, almost any student who was graduated from learning, and analysis of real life data. To accomplish an CIPA an accredited high school or who has passed the General initial goal of increasing the number of underrepresented Education Development Test (GED) may be admitted. The Miles and underserved students enrolling at Miles, the college Principal Investigator: College student population is almost 100 percent African reached into the local city school systems with activities such Dr. Charles C. Woods American. The CIPA Program represents a strategic plan to as two-week workshops for fourth and fifth grade students Associate Professor address the number of underrepresented and underserved and a Saturday Academy Program during the summer for Biology and Environmental students in the science, technology, engineering, and elementary, middle, and high school students. The focus of this Sciences mathematics (STEM) related disciplines with the intention program is science mentoring, which will not only increase of developing a systematic educational continuum from the the students’ aptitude in the science and math area, but also Contact Information: undergraduate to the doctorate level. To accomplish this, serve as a recruitment tool to the college, therefore increasing [email protected] the college has approved a major in Environmental Science the number of underrepresented and underserved students (205) 929-1552 and a course in Geographical Information Systems (GIS), participating in the STEM discipline. Partners for this endeavor Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Remote Sensing (RS) are Birmingham Public Schools, Fairfield City Schools, Bessemer Technologies, all cutting edge science and technology making City Schools, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, the use of NASA generated data and space related applications. Environmental Clearinghouse and Cahaba River Society. The desired outcome was to increase the number of students enrolled in the STEM disciplines. Even though this is a multifaceted undertaking, Miles felt that it could be achieved. The role of STEM students and professionals on campus will

50 YEAR 2000 Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL HSI, 4-Year Institution

Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is a comprehensive and, (6) enhanced awareness of the nature and importance of public state institution serving over 10,000 commuter NASA Space Science programs and objectives. students. Located on sixty-seven acres in a residential area on the north side of Chicago, NEIU is the only four-year federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) in Name of Program: the state of Illinois. Because of its location in the Chicago Infusing Space Science into metropolitan area, the university serves a population that is a Science Core Curriculum through diverse in terms of age, cultural and experiential a Community of Scholars backgrounds and language, and includes returning adult and first generation college students. The current undergraduate Principal Investigator: profile is 26.6 percent Latino, 13.5 percent African American, Dr. Laura Sanders 14.3 percent Asian, and 45.6 percent White. The overall Professor, Earth Science goal of this program was to increase the number of students majoring in the sciences and mathematics by improving Contact Information: the curriculum in those fields. The expected long-term [email protected] outcomes are: (1) increased numbers of students majoring (773) 442-6051 in the sciences and mathematics; (2) increased numbers of students of underrepresented groups majoring in the sciences and mathematics; (3) strengthened curriculum in courses that are infused with space science; (4) improved student learning and satisfaction in the sciences and mathematics; (5) development of a community of pedagogically innovative science and mathematics faculty;

YEAR 2000 51 Rust College Holly Springs, MS HBCU, 4-Year Institution

Rust College a historically black, liberal arts college, is the programs during the summer, leading to tutoring other students only private, four-year historically black college in Mississippi during the academic year; (4) opportunities for Rust College within a 100-mile radius of Holly Springs. More than 95% science students and high school summer enrichment program of the 900 students are African American. The state participants to participate in field trips to NASA Space Center educational standards are considered one of the lowest in and to attend NASA research symposium during the academic Name of Program: the nation and students coming to Rust generally come with year; (5) opportunities for students and faculty to interact with The Aerospace Education very weak backgrounds in the sciences. Rust College believes NASA by hosting two NASA seminars on campus each semester; Services Program these students can achieve in the sciences with proper (6) hiring a research/laboratory assistant to help install the motivation. The long-term expectations of this program computer-based learning lab, assist in preparation for course Principal Investigator: are an increase in the number of science graduates and an lab exercises, do basic space science research, and serve as Dr. Sana Sise increase in the number of minority employees at NASA and in the link between faculty members interested in teaching and Division of Sciences and Mathematics other industries. However, some of the science curriculum doing space science research; and (7) incorporate NASA- use lacked cutting-edge technology and needed improvement related content into the curriculum by creating and offering Contact Information: to meet the demands and requirements of careers in courses and workshops designed to help socio-economically [email protected] NASA-related fields and industry. To improve the science disadvantaged students to reach high academic potential in (662) 252-8000 ext. 4304 curriculum at Rust the following activities were proposed: science and to gain valuable knowledge and proper training in (1) NASA Summer Enrichment Program for local high school science and NASA-related science fields. graduates and field trips to Marshall Space Center for faculty and students; (2) a two-week NASA Summer Molecular Techniques Workshop for ten Rust College science students and six high school science teachers from nearby counties; (3) participation by a selected faculty member and four junior level students in science in NASA-related training

52 YEAR 2000 Y1 YEAR 1999

Allen University...... 54 Arizona Western College...... 55 CIPA INSTITUTIONS Fort Valley State University...... 56 (By Year) Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, Barranquitas Campus...... 57 New York City Technical College...... 58 Paine College...... 59 Paul Quinn College...... 60 Si Tanka College ...... 61 Sinte Gleska University ...... 62 St. Phillip’s College...... 63

53 Allen University Columbia, SC HBCU, 4-Year Institution

Allen University is a small, historically black, four-year college groups) expressed a deeper appreciation for the contribution located in Columbia, SC. Allen structured its CIPA Program and potential benefits of science to society. to benefit the university by helping to infuse technology into teaching, particularly in the Department of Natural Sciences. This is crucial to Allen’s goal of reasserting itself in academia. Name of Program: With approximately 500 students, Allen University finds CIPA Program it impossible to employ a faculty with the range and depth of experience and expertise necessary to make a change Principal Investigator: in the quality of students’ learning that the 21st Century Dr. Marion Geter demands. With the aid of the CIPA Program, the small Director of Program Development faculty was retooled and their efforts complemented by materials and activities offered by NASA. The faculty Contact Information: became an asset that positively affects the fabric of the [email protected] entire institution, since the same faculty who teach science (803) 376-5713 and mathematics majors also teach other students. With these accomplishments the program met four basic objectives by the end of the three years: (1) Enrollment in science and mathematics programs of study, including the enrollment of women; (2) Faculty in NASA-related teaching areas routinely demonstrated enhanced teaching strategies that integrate NASA-related curriculum materials into their teaching plans; (3) At least four students chose NASA-related careers; and, (4) An increased number of community partners (child development centers, public schools, and senior citizen

54 YEAR 1999 Arizona Western College Yuma, AZ HSI, 2-Year Institution

Arizona Western College (AWC) is a two-year college designated as a Hispanic-serving institution. Through an innovative educational partnership, AWC has partnered with Northern Arizona University -Yuma (NAU), to share the same campus. AWC offers freshman and sophomore instruction Name of Program: leading to associates degrees, and NAU offers junior and Chemistry and Environmental senior instruction leading to articulated baccalaureate Science degrees, as well as graduate programs. This grant funded the procurement of a high-end atomic absorption spectrometer Principal Investigator: and supporting supplies for the quantitative analysis and Scott Donnelly characterization of local surface and ground waters by AWC’s Professor of Chemistry General Chemistry and Environmental Science students. The proposal’s educational benefits and goals with emphasis Contact Information: on using the local natural environment as a laboratory were [email protected] consistent with the mission of both NASA’s Earth Science (928) 344-7590 Enterprise and the strategic formation of corresponding Regional Earth Science Applications Centers. Deeply committed to improving the science education of its students, Arizona Western College committed financial support for this program totaling twenty thousand dollars.

YEAR 1999 55 Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, GA HBCU, 4-Year Institution

Fort Valley State University is a historically black institution with over 3000 students. The primary objective of this project was to enhance the mathematics, computer science, and electronic engineering technology programs at Fort Valley Name of Program: State University (FVSU) by designing and offering a minor in Developing an Undergraduate Minor in the field of computerized measurement and instrumentation. Computer Based Instrumentation and This objective was achieved through development of four Measurement at Fort Valley State University courses, a two-course sequence in instrumentation and State University measurement systems, a course in applied statistics Principal Investigator: and a capstone seminar course. To implement the proposed Dr. Masoud Naghedolfeii curriculum, a state of the art computer-based measurement Assistant Professor Mathematics and and instrumentation laboratory was established. As a Computer Science result, FVSU was able to employ hands-on laboratory based learning techniques to effectively incorporate NASA-related Contact Information: data and discoveries in its curricula, and to help students [email protected] pursue career choices in NASA-related fields. The design (478) 825-6430 and implementation of this curricula significantly improved Co-Principal Investigator: the technological infrastructure and helped students gain a Dr. Singli Garcia-Otero solid foundation in computer science, physics, mathematics, Associate Professor Mathematics engineering and experimental sciences. It was anticipated that and Computer Science this project would increase the recruitment and retention rates of African American students in the fields of science and Contact Information: technology. [email protected] (478) 825-6612

56 YEAR 1999 Inter American University of Puerto Rico Barranquitas, PR HSI, 4-Year Institution

The Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Barranquitas on the pre-collegiate and collegiate levels that study science, Campus, is a private, nonprofit Hispanic-serving institution technology, engineering and mathematics and that choose located in the central mountainous region of the island of careers in NASA-related fields. Puerto Rico. This campus dedicates itself to providing educational opportunity to those who would otherwise have Name of Program: little access to a college education. Approximately twenty Barranquitas/NASA Science and percent of the 1,800 undergraduate students are enrolled Education Curriculum Improvement in the division of Science and Technology. The main focus Program of the program was to enhance the undergraduate science and science education curriculum in academic fields directly Principal Investigator: related to the NASA mission and one of the principal Alex Alvarado goals was the improvement of the content and laboratory Professor Computer, Mathematics, equipment for the laboratories in Microbiology, Earth Physic Sciences, Physiology, and Molecular Biology. These objectives directly paralleled the new vision for the teaching Contact Information: of sciences and mathematics adopted by The Department [email protected] of Education of Puerto Rico. This strategy, known as Puerto (787) 857-3600 ext. 2029 Rico Systemic Initiative, intended to change the traditional form for teaching sciences and mathematics to a hands-on one. With one program enhancing the other, the specific objectives of the CIPA Program were met: (1) to increase the quantity and quality of NASA-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics, curricula, and (2) to increase the number of underrepresented and underserved students

YEAR 1999 57 New York City Technical College - CUNY Brooklyn, NY HSI, 4-Year Institution

New York City Technical College (NYCTC) is the technical college of the 20-unit City University of New York (CUNY) and is a Hispanic-serving institution. Objectives of the project were: (1) to create a NASA-related Computer Engineering Technology curriculum that includes an emphasis on Name of Program: computer-as-controller; (2) to increase by 40% the number Computer Engineering Technology: of minority graduates of the applied science and bachelor of Computer-Based Control technology programs in the enhanced curriculum from the current 45 (of the 60 total in ‘97-98) to a minimum of 64 of Principal Investigator: an anticipated total of 85 by the end of the grant period; and, Richard Woytowich, Chair (3) to significantly broaden the range of job titles, including Computer Engineering Technology titles in NASA-related fields, for which graduates are eligible and into which they are placed. In addition to reaching Contact Information: the program objectives NYCTC has research to date that [email protected] indicates the proposed curriculum may be a model in the field. (718) 260-5885 The management team and the college plan to disseminate information about the project at regional and national meetings and in appropriate journals and other publications. The department also inaugurated a web page and made available information about the project.

58 YEAR 1999 Paine College Augusta, GA HBCU, 4-Year Institution

Paine College is a private, four-year, historically black Accomplishments: college. This grant was used to strengthen Paine College’s » Enhanced and enlivened instruction in the STEM introductory Science, Technology, Engineering and disciplines via integrating alternative teaching and Mathematics (STEM) courses while greatly enhancing learning paradigms; the college’s instructional technology delivery system. » Retention strategies developed continue to aid in the Name of Program: Specifically, there was significant curriculum revisions in retention of students and thus an increase in the number Paine College NASA Project eleven STEM courses, with emphasis on the integration/ of students graduating with a major in one of the STEM infusion of NASA-related education resources into the disciplines; Principal Investigator: targeted STEM courses. This added many new inquiry-based, » The number of first time freshmen entering the College Dr. Reuben Kesler, Jr. hands-on laboratory modules, beyond enhancements to the and capable of pursuing a STEM major has constantly Chair, Division of Natural Sciences and classroom-based part of the courses. In both classroom and increased; and Mathematics laboratory, use of SmartBoard technologies allow students to » Two new courses have been added to the core see and interact dynamically with information displayed on curriculum that can be used to complete the Science Contact Information: the board and coming from remote sites of NASA and other requirement: Environmental Science Fundamentals, and [email protected] agencies or institutions. The overall goal of the project was Introduction to Atmospheric Science. (706) 821-8342 to double the number of STEM graduates and to improve the quality of instruction so as to insure that an increased number of baccalaureate recipients will go on to graduate schools and NASA-related professions. An Interdisciplinary Faculty Team worked on entry-level course revisions and assisted other faculty across the college, as needed, to update their courses.

YEAR 1999 59 Paul Quinn College Dallas, TX HBCU, 4-Year Institution

Founded in 1872, Paul Quinn College is the oldest historically black college west of the Mississippi. The college is a small, private, liberal arts college offering baccalaureate degrees. The purpose of this program was to establish a Bioscience Improvement Center (BIC) and develop new and innovative faculty guides for the Name of Program: biology area. The Bioscience Improvement Center is a computer- Curriculum Improvement Program based classroom with the capabilities to provide hands-on to Enhance Bioscience at Paul experiences for pre-service teachers and pre-medicine students. Quinn College BIC will provide faculty the opportunity to use current NASA research to enhance course content and improve instructional Principal Investigator: methods and equipment in biology courses. Paul Quinn initiated Dr. Weldon Walton a partnership with the Johnson Space Center to assist in the Division Chair implementation phase of the project in establishing the BIC, training faculty and students, and in developing teaching-learning Contact Information: materials by the faculty and students at the college. Existing [email protected] partners, The North Texas Medical Center and the University (214) 302-3628 of Texas Southwestern Medical Center expressed a willingness to assist with establishing and implementing the proposed BIC at Paul Quinn College. A state grant to strengthen the Teacher Education Center at Paul Quinn was combined with the NASA grant. The electronic classroom was established using state funds with the biology curriculum improvements supported by the NASA grant.

60 YEAR 1999 Si Tanka/Huron University Eagle Butte, SD TCU, 4-Year Institution

Si Tanka College is a small, two-year American Indian Tribal existing articulation agreement between the two institutions. College chartered by the Cheyenne River Sioux. Expanding This educational partnership holds the promise of preparing a upon an established and effective partnership with the cadre of Native Americans for careers in technological fields South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T), Si of significant interest to NASA and the Nation. Tanka established two-year associate degree programs in Name of Program: Computer Science and Environmental Science. The Computer Si Tanka College Curriculum Science program has a specific articulation of Geographic Improvement Partnership Award Information System (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS), Program for Minority-Serving and Remote Sensing (RS) curricula and technological Institutions Project applications to this degree area. The three emphasis areas in Environmental Science (Hydrology, Soil Science, and Principal Investigator: Atmospheric Science) also articulate GIS, GPS and RS Dr. Carol Rave into the curricula, practica, laboratory experiences, student and faculty projects, and internship opportunities that are Contact Information: offered. This emphasis on GIS and RS provides an excellent [email protected] match with the educational and research goals of the NASA- (605) 964-8011 supported South Dakota Space Grant Consortium (SDSGC), of which Si Tanka is already an education affiliate. The leadership and membership of SDSGC and the SDSM&T are strongly committed to work with Si Tanka College to enhance their technological curricula in the these two area. Students who successfully complete the initial two-year degree programs at Si Tanka will have the opportunity to continue their technological education at SDSM&T because of the

YEAR 1999 61 Sinte Gleska University Rosebud, SD TCU, 4-Year Institution

Sinte Gleska University proposed to enhance existing computer science courses by conducting a review of 24 introductory and upper level courses, so that students will be properly introduced to NASA-related technology in the form of programming. Name of Program: Curriculum Enhancement Part-time faculty and student assistants would study/review the networking and information management content found Principal Investigator: in existing courses, and enhance the quality of them through Rodney Bordeaux the addition of enhanced courses to the university syllabus. As a result of this enhancement, Sinte Gleska University would Contact Information: increase the number of Lakota students, who participate in the [email protected] 4-year Computer Science Program and who choose careers in (605) 856-4194 NASA related fields.

62 YEAR 1999 St. Philip’s College San Antonio, TX HBCU/HSI, 2-Year Institution

St. Philip’s College is the only two-year community college and a sizeable majority of students will complete their degrees designated by the U.S. Department of Education as both a and matriculate at a four-year institution, majoring in NASA- Historically Black College and a Hispanic-Serving Institution. related fields. The Department of Natural Sciences at St. Philip’s has a partnership with University of the Incarnate Word, which Name of Program: will continue. The objective of this program to strengthen St. Philip’s Earth Science the curriculum in Earth Sciences was twofold: (1) to improve Initiative the quality of Geology courses by the incorporation of NASA- related science and the enhanced contact through mentoring Principal Investigator: and internships with University of the Incarnate Word; and Dr. Williams C. Davis (2) to increase the number of minority students studying Chairperson Earth Sciences and to prepare them for careers in NASA- Natural Science Department related fields. Under this program, the two-year curriculum leading to an Associate of Science degree was significantly Contact Information: strengthened by drawing upon non-traditional approaches [email protected] that include incorporation of Internet and software learning (210) 531-3545 activities, field trips, multifaceted means of assessment, and student participation in design of the learning environment. Each course has assignments drawn directly from NASA’s selection of educational resources available, such as the NASA Earth Observing System and the Earth Images and Data sites. Enrollment in this degree program was expected to grow by at least fifty percent by the end of the grant period,

YEAR 1999 63 CIPA PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Dr. Joyce L. Winterton Dr. Carl S. Person Dr. Melissa C. Green Assistant Administrator for Education Acting Manager, Minority University Research Director, Division of Science and Technology NASA Headquarters, Office of Education and Education Programs, United Negro College Fund Special ProgramsCorporation (UNCFSP) 300 E. Street NASA Headquarters, Office of Education 2750 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20546 300 E. Street Fairfax, VA 22031 Washington, DC 20546 Phone: (703) 205-7636 Phone: (202) 358-2378 Fax: (703) 205-7645 Fax: (202) 3472 Email: [email protected] James Stofan Email: [email protected] Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Education Programs NASA Headquarters, Office of Education Clarence T. Brown 300 E. Street Dr. Parvin Kassaie Manager, Infrastructure Building Washington, DC 20546 Manager, Education Office United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation (UNCFSP) Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2750 Prosperity Ave., Suite 600 4800 Oak Grove Drive Fairfax, VA 22031 Pasadena, CA 91109 Phone : (703) 205-7641 Dr. Mabel J. Matthews Phone: (818) 354-8814 Fax : (703) 205-7645 Acting Director for Higher Education Fax: (818) 393-4977 Email : [email protected] NASA Headquarters, Office of Education Email: [email protected] 300 E. Street Washington, DC 20546 Phone: (202) 358-0406 Fax: (202) 358-3745 Delzora Williams Email: [email protected] Project Coordinator United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation (UNCFSP) 2750 Prosperity Ave., Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22031 Phone : (703) 205-7642 ; Fax : (703) 205-7645 Email : [email protected]

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