NSF Model Institutions for Excellence Program Planning Grant

J. Barba and D. Troeger

Amount: $75,000

This award, one of fifteen nationally, funded a planning process which lead to a proposal to the NSF Model Institutions of Excellence Program, seeking $2.5 million per year for up to 11 years. This involved a comprehensive assessment of (i) our institutional needs in science and engineering education, and (ii) the needs of the minority students enrolled as majors in these programs of study. The planning process brought together over 100 people from the Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Departments, as well as from the School of Education and the Administration; the main goal was the enhancement of undergraduate education via mentoring and research experiences. Although the resulting proposal was not funded, the effort resulted in a comprehensive plan for systemic reform to achieve these goals at City College.