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. 3 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- 4 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. 5 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