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AUTHOR Williams, Luther S.TITLE Partners in Changing Math & Science Education: The
Role of the National Science Foundation, the Role ofCommunity Colleges.
PUB DATE 23 Oct 92NOTE 85p.; Paper presented at the Annual Computer
Conference of the League for Innovation in theCommunity College (9th, Orlando, FL, October 21-24,1992).
PUB TYPE Historical Materials (060) Viewpoints(Opinion/Position Papers, Essays, etc.) (120)
Speeches /Conference Papers (150)
EDRS PRICE MF01/PC04 Plus Postage.DESCRIPTORS *College Role; Community Colleges; *Financial
Support; Grants; *Mathematics Education; ProgramDescriptions; *Program Proposals; Proposal Writing;*Public Agencies; Role of Education; *ScienceEducation; Two Year Colleges
IDENTIFIERS *National Science Foundation
ABSTRACTThe National Science Foundation (NSF) was created by
Congress in 1950 to initiate and support basic scientific researchand programs at all levels. The growing societal interest in scienceliteracy and human resource development in the 1980's, particularlywith respect to underrepresented populations such as women,minorities, and disabled persons, influenced funding priorities andallocations at NSF. While community colleges continue to enroll 50%of all first-time freshmen and 50% of all minorities in highereducation, and play an important role in the training of scienceresearchers and educators, they have not yet received a proportionateshare of NSF funding. This is due primarily to the low submissionrates of funding proposals from two-year institutions. Also, while85% of 1991 NSF grants to community colleges were in response toproposals made to the Division of Undergraduate Education in theDirectorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), a number ofother funding programs within the EHR are underutilized by two-yearinstitutions, including the Instrumentation and LaboratoryImprovement Program; the Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Program;the Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Development Program; theYoung Scholars Program; and the Private Sector Partnerships program.As part of its effort to increase the proposal submission rate oftwo-year colleges, NSF is increasing the number of community collegefaculty who serve as reviewers. For their part, community collegescan involve faculty in the solicitation of external funding andprovide support for proposal writing activities. Data tables andspecific examples of two-year college projects funded by NSF undereach of the underutilized program areas are included. (PA.)
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appy
to b
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ith y
ou to
day,
to s
hare
with
you
som
e ac
tiviti
es th
at a
re
goin
g on
at t
he N
atio
nal S
cien
ce F
ound
atio
n in
volv
ing
com
mun
ityco
llege
s, s
ome
adva
nces
in
com
mun
icat
ions
tech
nolo
gy w
ith w
hich
com
mun
ity c
olle
ges
are
orsh
ould
be
invo
lved
, and
exp
ress
my
view
s of
the
chal
leng
es a
nd r
espo
nsib
ilitie
s fa
cing
com
mun
ityco
llege
s as
the
Nat
ion
stru
ggle
s to
reg
ain
its te
chno
logi
cal s
upre
mac
y in
the
wor
ld m
arke
tpla
ce.
The
NSF
was
fou
nded
aft
er W
orld
War
II,
to c
ontin
ue th
elin
k be
twee
n th
e sc
ient
ific
com
mun
ity a
nd th
e
fede
ral g
over
nmen
t tha
t had
bee
n fo
rged
dur
ing
the
war
.V
anne
var
Bus
h, in
his
boo
k Sc
ienc
e, th
e
End
less
Fro
ntie
r pr
opos
ed th
e cr
eatio
n of
the
Nat
iona
l Sci
ence
Foun
datio
n to
insu
re th
e he
alth
of
scie
nce
in th
e N
atio
n an
d to
con
tinue
the
gove
rnm
ent-
-uni
vers
itypa
rtne
rshi
p to
insu
re te
chno
logi
cal
adva
nces
dur
ing
peac
etim
e.
1
L.
5
The
Fou
ndat
ion
was
est
ablis
hed
by C
ongr
ess
in 1
950,
with
the
char
ge"t
o in
itiat
e an
d su
ppor
t bas
ic
scie
ntif
ic r
esea
rch
and
prog
ram
s to
str
engt
hen
scie
ntif
ic r
esea
rch
pote
ntia
lan
d sc
ienc
e ed
ucat
ion
prog
ram
sat
all
leve
ls in
the
mat
hem
atic
al, p
hysi
cal,
med
ical
, bio
logi
cal,
soci
al, a
nd o
ther
sci
ence
s an
d
to in
itiat
e an
d su
ppor
t res
earc
h fu
ndam
enta
l to
the
engi
neer
ing
proc
ess
and
prog
ram
s to
str
engt
hen
engi
neer
ing
rese
arch
pot
entia
land
eng
inee
ring
edu
catio
n pr
ogra
ms
at a
ll le
vels
..."
VG
1--
t 0 in
itiat
e an
d su
ppor
t... p
rogr
ams
to s
tren
gthe
n
scie
ntif
ic r
esea
rch
pote
ntia
l and
scie
nce
educ
atio
npro
gram
s at
all
leve
ls ..
.
20
The
ear
ly in
volv
emen
t of
NSF
with
edu
catio
n w
aspr
inci
pally
at t
he g
radu
ate
leve
l. T
his
was
pro
babl
y
appr
opri
ate,
sin
ce th
e ea
rlie
st m
issi
on o
f th
e ag
ency
rel
ated
toba
sic
rese
arch
.
100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
C3
1952
1953
I--
-- G
RA
D %
of E
D19
5419
5519
56
3
How
ever
, the
laun
chin
g of
Spu
tnik
occ
asio
ned
the
natio
nin
to a
con
test
of
tech
nolo
gica
l sup
rem
acy.
John
Ken
nedy
set
as
one
of h
is g
oals
the
land
ing
of a
man
on
the
moo
n by
the
end
of th
e de
cade
.
Sudd
enly
, a m
uch
larg
er ta
lent
poo
l of
scie
ntis
ts a
nd e
ngin
eers
was
need
ed a
nd th
e fu
ndin
g fo
r al
l lev
els
of s
cien
ce a
nd e
ngin
eeri
ng e
duca
tion,
incl
udin
gun
derg
radu
ate
and
prec
olle
ge, i
ncre
ased
.
300
250
200
150
100 50
300
250
200
150
100 50
300,
250
K -
125
200
150
100 50
0 1952
1957
UG
$
...".
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iroc.
...P
.ftift
ftwal
w".
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.1"f
tess
.14
GR
AD
S
1962
1967
1972
1977
1982
1987
1992
4
Alth
ough
pro
grai
l'Im
atic
pri
oriti
essh
ifte
d, th
e ed
ucat
iona
l bud
get a
tthe
Fou
ndat
ion
cont
inue
d to
incr
ease
thro
ugh
mos
t of
the
sixt
ies,
and
alth
ough
redu
ced
som
ewha
t in
the
late
six
ties,
it r
emai
ned
fair
ly c
onst
ant t
hrou
ghou
tthe
sev
entie
s.
140
120
=
100:
80 -
60 -
40-
20 019
5295
719
6219
6719
719
7719
82
How
ever
, in
1982
, in
an e
ffor
t to
end
the
educ
atio
nal m
issi
on o
f N
SF, b
y el
imin
atin
gth
e sc
ienc
e
educ
atio
n bu
dget
,bo
th f
or p
reco
llege
and
for
und
ergr
adua
te p
rogr
ams,
the
adm
inis
trat
ion
prop
osed
cuts
whi
ch p
lum
met
ed th
eed
ucat
ion
budg
et f
rom
$80
mill
ion
to $
20 m
illio
n,th
e lo
wes
t sin
ce th
e pr
e-
Sput
nik
year
s.
In 1
985,
the
docu
men
t "A
Nat
ion
AtR
isk"
foc
used
atte
ntio
n on
the
criti
cal n
eed
for
impr
oved
sci
ence
and
mat
h ed
ucat
ion
for
the
wel
l-be
ing
ofA
mer
ica,
and
sin
ce th
at ti
me,
fun
ding
for
the
Edu
catio
n an
d
Hum
an R
esou
rces
Dir
ecto
rate
at t
heFo
unda
tion,
and
inde
ed f
or th
e Fo
unda
tion
as a
who
le, h
as
unde
rgon
e su
bsta
ntia
l inc
reas
es. T
his
incr
ease
has
been
dri
ven
by e
arlie
r co
ncer
ns a
bout
the
S&E
prof
essi
onal
wor
kfor
ce a
nd m
ore
rece
ntly
by
gene
ral s
ocie
tal i
nter
est i
n sc
ienc
e lit
erac
y, h
uman
reso
urce
dev
elop
men
t as
itbe
ars
on in
adeq
uate
ly u
tiliz
ed p
opul
atio
ns (
wom
en,m
inor
ities
and
per
sons
with
dis
abili
ties)
and
the
S&T
wor
kfor
cepe
rfor
man
ce in
a g
loba
l tec
hnol
ogic
al e
nter
pris
e
3000
2500
.:
-74
2000
.:
Ac)
1500
.:
1000
:c
500.
1
0 1952
1957
1962
1967
1972
1977
1982
1987
1992
Tot
al $
NS
F (
in m
illio
ns)
ft- T
otal
$E
D (
in m
illio
ns)
How
ever
, the
com
mun
ity c
olle
ge s
yste
m,
one
of th
e ke
y pl
ayer
s,fr
om th
e la
te 1
980'
s to
the
pres
entE
HR
agen
da, h
asbe
en s
low
to g
et b
ack
into
the
gam
e. T
he F
ound
atio
nva
lues
the
cont
ribu
tions
mad
e by
com
mun
ity c
olle
ges
to th
e N
atio
n's
educ
atio
nal e
nter
pris
e. W
e kn
ow,f
or in
stan
ce, t
hat i
n th
etim
e
whe
n th
e Fe
dera
l edu
catio
nal b
udge
tsw
ere
bein
gle
vel o
r ev
en c
ut, c
omm
unity
col
lege
sen
joye
d a
trem
endo
us g
row
th in
enro
llmen
t and
in n
umbe
rs o
fins
titut
ions
.
10 7
.)r;
011
;700
year
rig.
1. T
otal
enr
ollm
ent h
two-
year
eolle
gee,
196
3-19
89.
Tod
ay th
ey r
epre
sent
abo
ut 4
5%of
the
inst
itutio
ns o
f hi
gher
educ
atio
n; a
nd e
nrol
l alm
ost 4
0% o
fth
e
natio
n's
post
-sec
onda
ryed
ucat
ion
stud
ents
, and
50%
of
all f
irst
-tim
e fr
eshm
en.
100 80 60 40 20
0 -
1965
1960
1965
1970
1976
1980
1085
year
Fig.
3. P
erce
nt o
f th
e fi
rst-
time
fres
hmen
in in
stitu
tions
of h
ighe
r ed
ucat
ion
who
wer
een
rolle
d in
atw
o-ye
ar c
olle
ge, 1
955-
1989
.
8
Com
mun
ity c
olle
ges
serv
e a
criti
cal f
unct
ion
amon
gtr
aditi
onal
and
, mor
e pa
rtic
ular
ly, a
mon
g no
n-
trad
ition
al s
tude
nts.
For
exa
mpl
e, 5
0%of
all
min
oriti
es in
hig
her
educ
atio
n to
day
are
enro
lled
in a
two-
year
sch
ool.
Tab
le1.
The
num
bers
and
per
cent
s of
min
ority
unde
rgra
duat
esin
inst
itutio
ns o
f hi
gher
educ
atio
n w
ho w
ere
enro
lled
in 2
YC
s in
1989
.
NU
MB
ER
SPE
RC
EN
T
inth
ousa
nds
ofgr
oup
enro
lirri
enI
Tot
al M
inor
ity S
tude
nts
1106
.950
.5
Bla
ck47
3.3
45.6
His
pani
c38
3.9
60.8
Asi
an/P
acif
icIs
land
er19
9.3
45.6
Am
eric
anIn
dian
/Ala
skan
Nat
ive
50.4
58.7
Mor
eove
r, 4
0% o
f th
e w
omen
enr
olle
d in
high
er e
duca
tion
are
in c
omm
unity
col
lege
s, a
sw
ell a
s a
sign
ific
ant p
ropo
rtio
n of
old
er s
tude
nts.
e a.
C.
.
100
80 60 40 20
0
Wom
en e
nrol
led
in 4
-yea
r co
llege
s,un
iver
sitie
sc g
radu
ate
and
prof
essi
onal
scho
ols
Wom
en e
nmile
d in
2-y
ear
colle
ges
1970
1975
1980
year
1985
10;L
I
Acc
ordi
ng to
stu
dies
con
duct
ed in
depe
nden
tlyby
the
Dep
artm
ent o
f E
duca
tion
and
the
Nat
iona
l
Scie
nce
Foun
datio
n, a
s m
uch
as 1
7%of
the
rece
nt B
S de
gree
s an
d 10
%of
the
rece
nt P
hDs
in S
EM
wer
e
awar
ded
10 s
tude
nts
who
atte
nded
cla
sses
in c
omm
unity
col
lege
s, n
umbe
rsw
hich
are
sig
nifi
canc
y
high
er f
or s
ome
ethn
ic m
inor
ity s
tude
nts.
And
whe
n w
e lo
ok a
t the
impa
ct c
omm
unity
colle
ges
have
on
the
prep
arat
ion
of o
ur f
utur
e te
achi
ngw
orkf
orce
, we
mus
t not
e th
at in
som
e sy
stem
s, a
s m
any
as40
%
of th
e st
uden
ts w
ho r
ecei
ve c
ertif
icat
ion
tote
ach
in p
ublic
sch
ools
took
thei
r sc
ienc
ean
d m
ath
clas
ses
at
com
mun
ity c
olle
ges.
Per
cent
age
of R
ecen
t Doc
tora
tes
(198
7-19
91)
Who
Atte
nded
a T
wo-
Yea
r C
olle
ge25 9n
:
10-
0
se au
11
All
of A
mer
ica'
s co
llege
s an
dun
iver
sitie
s ar
e ca
lled
upon
tore
spon
d to
the
need
s of
an
ever
-cha
ngin
g
popu
latio
n an
d w
orkp
lace
but
its
two-
year
colle
ges
are
idea
lly p
ositi
oned
to s
erve
as
cata
lyst
s fo
r
impr
ovin
g th
e po
stse
cond
ary
educ
atio
n re
quir
ed to
mee
t the
dem
ands
of
the
leve
ls a
nd k
inds
of
tech
nica
l edu
catio
n no
w b
eing
requ
ired
by
indu
stry
. Inc
reas
ingl
y,th
e tw
o-ye
ar c
olle
ges
play
a
sign
ific
ant r
ole
in th
e ea
rly
colle
giat
etr
aini
ng o
f hi
gher
leve
l sci
entis
tsan
d en
gine
ers
beca
use
they
addr
ess
the
educ
atio
nal n
eeds
of th
e w
hole
of
Am
eric
a's
dive
rse
popu
latio
n.
Alth
ough
alm
ost a
ll of
the
Foun
datio
n's
activ
ities
are
ope
n to
com
petit
ion
toco
mm
unity
col
lege
s, m
ost
NSF
fun
ds a
re a
ppro
pria
ted
for
the
supp
ort o
f ba
sic
rese
arch
,whi
le th
e m
issi
on o
f co
mm
unity
colle
ges
is p
rim
arily
inst
ruct
iona
l. In
that
ligh
t, co
mm
unity
col
lege
s,an
d in
deed
all
educ
atio
nali
nstit
utio
ns a
nd
prog
ram
s, r
ecei
ve a
slig
ht p
ropo
rtio
n of
NSF
's to
talb
udge
t. In
FY
199
1 co
mm
unity
colle
ges
rece
ived
abou
t $3.
35 m
illio
n of
sup
port
,dow
n fr
om a
hig
h of
$4.
74m
illio
n in
198
9.
Why
, the
n, d
o w
e fi
nd, a
s th
is s
lide
show
s, th
at, a
lthou
gh th
e do
llar
amou
ntof
fun
ding
to c
omm
unity
colle
ges
is in
crea
sing
to le
vels
com
petit
ive
with
pre
-198
0s f
igur
es, t
he p
erce
ntag
eof
EH
R's
aw
ards
whi
ch g
o to
com
mun
ity c
olle
gesr
emai
ns a
lmos
t neg
ligib
le?
NS
F s
uppo
rt to
Tw
o-Y
ear
Col
lege
s
year
s
% o
f tot
al E
D b
udge
t to
CC
s$
to C
Cs
in th
ousa
nds
13i"
' ,....'
Part
of
the
reas
on is
our
sys
tem
ofb
ookk
eepi
ng a
t the
Fou
ndat
ion,
whi
ch r
ecor
dsth
e ty
pe o
f in
stitu
tion
whi
ch r
ecei
ves
the
fund
ing,
but
not
the
leve
l of
prof
esso
rate
whi
ch b
enef
itsfr
om th
e fu
ndin
g. B
y th
is
book
keep
ing
syst
em th
en, t
he A
llian
ces
for
Min
ority
Par
ticip
atio
n pr
ogra
mof
fici
al s
how
s th
at $
1
mill
ion
is a
war
ded
to th
e A
rizo
na S
tate
Uni
vers
ity A
MP,
but
doe
s no
t rec
ord
the
sign
ific
ant f
undi
ng th
at
is a
war
ded
to th
e A
rizo
na c
omm
unity
colle
ges
whi
ch a
ct a
s pa
rtne
rs in
this
Alli
ance
. As
an a
side
,
com
mun
ity c
olle
ges
have
bee
n ac
tive
part
ners
in 7
of
the
11 A
MP
awar
ds th
at h
ave
been
mad
e. T
he
sam
e is
true
for
man
yof
the
Com
preh
ensi
ve R
egio
nalC
ente
rs f
or M
inor
ities
, and
the
Stat
ewid
e
Syst
emic
Ini
tiativ
es p
roje
cts
whi
chha
ve a
sig
nifi
cant
leve
l of
com
mun
ityco
llege
invo
lvem
ent,
and
from
whi
ch c
omm
unity
col
lege
sbe
nefi
t bot
h ad
min
istr
ativ
ely
and
fina
ncia
lly, b
ut w
hich
do
not s
how
up
in o
ur d
ata
base
s as
aw
ards
toco
mm
unity
col
lege
s.
3.,
Alli
ance
s fo
r M
inor
ity P
artic
ipat
ion
CO
NY
-Bro
okly
n
h ca
roun
s A
sir
~ci
ty o
f Sou
thC
arol
ina
Cur
rent
AM
PS
with
Act
ive
Com
mun
ityC
olle
ge P
artn
ersh
ips
are
Sho
wn
Sha
dow
ed
-Pua
rto
Ric
o
But
a m
ajor
rea
son
for
the
low
per
cent
age
of f
undi
ng to
com
mun
ity c
olle
ges
is th
e lo
w s
ubm
issi
on r
ates
of p
ropo
sals
fro
m c
omm
unity
col
lege
s, o
r fr
om c
omm
unity
col
lege
fac
ulty
. As
the
follo
win
g sl
ide
show
s
VG
of
subm
issi
on r
ates
in I
LI
even
in I
nstr
umen
tatio
n an
d L
abor
ator
y Im
prov
emen
t, by
far
the
mos
t pop
ular
of
the
prog
ram
s at
the
Foun
datio
n fo
r co
mm
unity
col
lege
s, th
e ra
te o
f pr
opos
al s
ubm
issi
on f
rom
com
mun
ity c
olle
ges
is o
n e
-
ten
th th
at o
f th
e pr
ogra
m o
vera
ll. T
his
in s
pite
of
the
fact
that
IL
I is
an
unde
rgra
duat
e pr
ogra
m, w
hich
can
dire
ctly
ben
efit
only
und
ergr
adua
te c
ours
es -
and
in s
pite
of th
e ve
ry p
ertin
ent f
act t
hat c
omm
unity
colle
ge p
ropo
sals
, as
you
can
see
from
this
slid
e, a
re q
uite
com
petit
ive
in th
is p
rogr
am.
Let
me
spea
k br
iefl
y ab
out t
he s
truc
ture
of
the
Foun
datio
n, a
bout
pro
gram
s at
NSF
of
mos
t int
eres
t to
com
mun
ity c
olle
ges,
and
abo
ut m
echa
nism
s by
whi
ch s
ubm
issi
on r
ates
, and
sub
sequ
ently
fun
ding
rat
es,
can
be in
crea
sed
from
com
mun
ityco
llege
s....
At p
rese
nt, m
ost N
SF f
undi
ng o
f pr
ojec
ts in
two-
year
colle
ges
is th
roug
h pr
ogra
ms
of th
e
Div
isio
n of
Und
ergr
adua
te E
duca
tion
(DU
E)
in th
e D
irec
tora
te f
or E
duca
tion
and
Hum
an
Res
ourc
es (
EH
R).
Of
84 N
SF g
rant
s to
two-
year
colle
ges
in F
Y 1
991,
71
(85%
) w
ere
mad
e by
EH
R; o
f th
ese
71, 6
0 w
ere
awar
ds in
pro
gram
sad
min
iste
red
by D
UE
.
The
Fou
ndat
ion'
s ed
ucat
ion
and
hum
an r
esou
rces
pro
gram
sat
the
unde
rgra
duat
e le
vel a
re
desi
gned
to s
erve
the
need
s of
all
colle
giat
ein
stitu
tions
- -t
wo
-yea
r co
llege
s as
wel
l as
four
-yea
r
colle
ges
and
univ
ersi
ties.
Mor
eove
r, m
any
activ
ities
in o
ther
par
ts o
f m
y D
irec
tora
te a
resu
ch
that
com
mun
ity c
olle
ges
shou
ld b
ecom
e m
ore
activ
ely
invo
lved
. I g
ive
you
exam
ples
of
som
eof
thes
eac
tiviti
es:
PR
OJE
CT
S P
AR
TIC
ULA
RLY
RE
CO
MM
EN
DE
D F
OR
CO
MM
UN
ITY
CO
LLE
GE
INV
OLV
EM
EN
T
DE
VE
LOP
ME
NT
OF
LA
BO
RA
TO
RY
CO
MP
ON
EN
TS
FA
CU
LTY
EN
HA
NC
EM
EN
T A
ND
TE
AC
HE
R P
RE
PA
RA
TIO
N
CU
RR
ICU
LUM
AN
D IN
ST
RU
CT
ION
AL
IMP
RO
VE
ME
NT
YO
UN
G S
CH
OLA
RS
PR
IVA
TE
SE
CT
OR
PA
RT
NE
RS
HIP
S
Let
me
reite
rate
-th
ere
is a
nun
acce
ptab
ly lo
w le
vel o
f pa
rtic
ipat
ion
byco
mm
unity
col
lege
s in
18
0. 0.
L)
any
of th
ese
activ
ities
. How
ever
, all
are
area
s in
whi
ch c
omm
unity
col
lege
s ha
ve s
how
n
them
selv
es to
be
extr
emel
y co
mpe
titiv
e.
Of
the
activ
ities
at t
he F
ound
atio
n to
whi
ch c
omm
unity
col
lege
s ap
ply
for
fund
ing,
by
far
the
mos
t wid
ely
utili
zed
prog
ram
is E
HR
's I
nstr
umen
tatio
n an
d L
abor
ator
y Im
prov
emen
t Pro
gram
.
VG
of
ILI
ILI
fund
ing
stim
ulat
es im
port
ant u
nder
grad
uate
curr
icul
um a
nd la
bora
tory
inst
ruct
iona
l
impr
ovem
ents
in s
cien
ce, e
ngin
eeri
ngan
d m
athe
mat
ics,
incl
udin
g co
mpu
ter
scie
nce,
for
both
maj
ors
and
non-
maj
ors.
To
achi
eve
this
goa
l it m
akes
gra
nts
for
proj
ects
to e
nhan
ce th
e qu
ality
of la
bora
tory
wor
k th
roug
h de
velo
pmen
tof
expe
rim
ents
and
cou
rses
whi
ch u
se c
onte
mpo
rary
equi
pmen
t and
tech
niqu
es,a
nd h
elps
leve
rage
sig
nifi
cant
non
-Fed
eral
res
ourc
es.
Subs
tant
ial
cost
-sha
ring
is r
equi
red
and
prov
ided
by
the
awar
dee
inst
itutio
nsfr
om th
eir
own
reso
urce
s,
priv
ate
foun
datio
ns, s
tate
s, e
quip
men
tman
ufac
ture
rs, a
nd o
ther
elem
ents
of
the
priv
ate
sect
or.
19
In F
Y 1
990,
49
awar
ds w
ere
mad
e to
two-
year
col
lege
s th
roug
hth
is p
rogr
am; i
n FY
199
1,th
ere
wer
e 52
aw
ards
.T
he ty
pica
l IL
I gr
ant i
s re
lativ
ely
smal
l by
NSF
sta
ndar
ds, b
utth
e re
sults
are
sign
ific
ant.
Her
e ar
e a
few
exa
mpl
es:
INS
TR
UM
EN
TA
TIO
N A
ND
LA
BO
RA
TO
RY
IMP
RO
VE
ME
NT
HA
RR
ISB
UR
G A
RE
A C
OM
MU
NIT
YC
OLL
EG
E IN
PE
NN
SY
LVA
NIA
KC
AD
LA
BO
RA
TO
RY
INC
LUD
ES
AN
ET
WO
RK
OF
CO
MP
UT
ER
WO
RK
ST
AT
ION
S W
HIC
H S
UP
PO
RT
SO
LID
S
MO
DE
LIN
G A
ND
AN
ALY
SIS
SO
FT
WA
RE
PA
RK
LAN
D C
OLL
EG
E IN
ILLI
NO
ISK
NE
W M
ET
HO
DS
FO
R T
EA
CH
ING
TH
E N
ON
-TR
AD
ITIO
NA
L S
TU
DE
NT
AN
D IN
TE
GR
AT
ING
TH
E C
OM
PU
TE
R
INT
O IT
S T
EC
HN
OLO
GY
PR
OG
RA
MS
KP
UT
S T
HE
ST
UD
EN
T IN
CO
NT
RO
LO
F A
MU
LTI -
ME
DIA
LE
AR
NIN
GE
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T M
AT
CH
ED
TO
LEA
RN
ING
ST
YLE
S
yrT
HE
MO
NT
GO
ME
RY
CO
UN
TY
CO
MM
UN
ITY
CO
LLE
GE
INP
EN
NS
YLV
AN
IA
KC
OM
PU
TE
R L
AB
OR
AT
OR
Y W
ITH
AN
INT
ELL
IGE
NT
TU
TO
RIN
G S
YS
TE
M F
OR
ALG
EB
RA
TH
E S
ALI
SH
KO
OT
EN
AI C
OLL
EG
E,
ON
TH
E F
LAT
HE
AD
IND
IAN
RE
SE
RV
AT
ION
KB
IOLO
GIC
AL
SC
IEN
CE
S P
RO
JEC
TT
HA
T IN
CLU
DE
S IN
TE
RA
CT
IVE
AU
DIO
VIS
UA
L M
AN
UA
LS, H
AN
D-
HE
LD C
OM
PU
TE
RS
, AN
D P
CS
KC
OM
BIN
ES
ST
AT
EO
F-T
HE
-AR
TT
EC
HN
OLO
GIE
S W
ITH
TH
E L
EA
RN
ING
ST
YLE
S O
F N
AT
IVE
AM
ER
ICA
N
ST
UD
EN
TS
Har
risb
urg
Are
a C
omm
unity
colle
ge in
Pen
nsyl
vani
ais
upg
radi
ng it
s C
AD
labo
rato
ryto
20
incl
ude
a ne
twor
k of
com
pute
rw
ork
stat
ions
whi
ch s
uppo
rtso
lids
mod
elin
g an
d an
alys
is
soft
war
e. S
tude
nts
in th
em
echa
nica
l eng
inee
ring
tech
nolo
gy a
nd m
anuf
actu
ring
and
desi
gn
tech
nolo
gy p
rogr
ams
stud
yth
e co
ncep
ts a
nd te
chni
ques
of in
tera
ctiv
e so
lids
mod
elin
g us
ing
this
equi
pmen
t.
Park
land
Col
lege
in I
llino
isis
dev
elop
ing
new
met
hods
for
teac
hing
the
non-
trad
ition
al
stud
ent a
nd in
tegr
atin
gth
e co
mpu
ter
into
its
elec
tron
ic a
nd c
ompu
ter
syst
ems
tech
nolo
gy
prog
ram
s. T
hese
wor
k/te
st s
tatio
ns p
ut th
est
uden
t in
cont
rol o
f a
mul
ti-m
edia
lear
ning
envi
ronm
ent t
hat i
s be
;ng
mat
ched
to th
eir
lear
ning
styl
es.
The
Mon
tgom
ery
Cou
nty
Com
mun
ityC
olle
ge in
Pen
nsyl
vani
ade
velo
ped
a co
mpu
ter
labo
rato
ry w
ith a
nin
telli
gent
tuto
ring
sys
tem
for
alge
bra,
pro
vidi
ngst
uden
ts w
ith o
ppor
tuni
ties
to c
ondu
ctex
peri
men
ts w
ithm
athe
mat
ics,
the
pilo
ting
of n
ew m
ater
ials
, and
facu
lty tr
aini
ng.
The
Sal
ish
Koo
tena
iCol
lege
, a tr
ibal
lyco
ntro
lled
two-
year
col
lege
on
the
Flat
head
Ind
ian
Res
erva
tion,
is d
evel
opin
g a
biol
ogic
al s
cien
ces
proj
ectt
hat i
nclu
des
inte
ract
ive
audi
ovis
ual
man
uals
, han
d-he
ld c
ompu
ters
whi
ch a
llow
for
dat
aan
alys
is in
the
fiel
d, a
ndPC
s in
the
lab
21
whi
ch in
terf
ace
with
dat
a ac
quis
ition
equi
pmen
t and
pro
vide
s im
med
iate
grap
hica
l ana
lysi
s as
stud
ents
per
form
exp
erim
ents
. Thi
s pr
ogra
mis
esp
ecia
lly s
igni
fica
nt b
ecau
se it
com
bine
s st
ate-
of-t
he-a
rt te
chno
logi
es w
ith th
e le
arni
ngst
yles
of
Nat
ive
Am
eric
an s
tude
nts.
As
I m
entio
ned
prev
ious
ly, o
ur I
LI
prog
ram
com
man
ds th
e gr
eate
st a
ttent
ion
from
the
com
mun
ity c
olle
ge S
ME
fac
ulty
.H
owev
er, o
ther
pro
gram
mat
ic a
ctiv
ities
are
avai
labl
e, a
nd
inde
ed h
ave
alre
ady
prov
en th
emse
lves
bene
fici
al to
com
mun
ity c
olle
ge f
acul
ty.
One
of
the
prin
cipa
l pro
gram
s to
whi
ch I
allu
de,i
s th
e U
nder
grad
uate
Fac
ulty
Enh
ance
men
t Pro
gram
.
The
re is
dem
onst
rate
d ne
ed f
orac
tiviti
es w
hich
will
ena
ble
facu
lty to
rem
ain
inte
llect
ually
vigo
rous
, cur
rent
in th
eir
disc
iplin
es, a
war
d of
up-
to-d
ate
curr
icul
ar d
evel
opm
ents
, and
prep
ared
to s
timul
ate
stud
entl
earn
ing.
Thi
s ne
ed e
xist
s fo
r fa
culty
ata
ll ki
nds
of c
olle
giat
e
inst
itutio
ns--
rese
arch
uni
vers
ities
, and
com
mun
ity a
nd o
ther
pri
mar
ilyun
derg
radu
ate
colle
ges.
Facu
lty c
anno
t gai
n cu
rren
cy in
thei
r di
scip
lines
thro
ugh
"one
-sho
t"ac
tiviti
es, c
ontin
uing
part
icip
atio
n in
a c
omm
unity
of
scho
lars
/teac
hers
is r
equi
red.
Sim
ilarl
y, w
ides
prea
d
impr
ovem
ent o
f in
stru
ctio
n an
dcu
rric
ulum
will
not
be
achi
eved
thro
ugh
the
succ
essf
ul
mar
ketin
g an
d ad
optio
n of
the
wor
k of
a f
ew r
efor
mer
s; s
uppo
rt m
ustb
e pr
ovid
ed to
fac
ulty
22
A L
i
mem
bers
all
acro
ss th
e na
tion
for
indi
vidu
al a
ndim
prov
emen
t eff
orts
.
Few
two-
year
col
lege
s ha
ve r
ecei
ved
awar
ds to
sup
port
UFE
pro
ject
s,bu
t man
yU
FE g
rant
s to
univ
ersi
ties
and
othe
r or
gani
zatio
ns a
re d
esig
ned
for
the
bene
fit o
f tw
o-ye
ar c
olle
ge f
acul
ty-
-
who
acc
ount
for
20%
of
all f
acul
ty s
erve
d by
UFE
.
I gi
ve y
ou e
xam
ples
of
UFE
pro
ject
s de
sign
ed e
xpre
ssly
by
orfo
r co
mm
unity
col
lege
fac
ulty
:
UF
E P
RO
JEC
TS
DE
SIG
NE
D E
XP
RE
SS
LY B
Y O
R F
OR
CO
MM
UN
ITY
CO
LLE
GE
FA
CU
LTY
PR
INC
E G
EO
RG
E'S
CO
MM
UN
ITY
CO
LLE
GE
OF
LA
RG
O, M
DK
SIX
-DA
Y W
OR
KS
HO
P F
OR
CO
MM
UN
ITY
CO
LLE
GE
FA
CU
LTY
TO
LE
AR
N A
BO
UT
TH
E C
HE
SA
PE
AK
E B
AY
EC
OLO
GY
SIN
CLA
IR C
OM
MU
NIT
Y C
OLL
EG
E, D
AY
TO
N, O
H,
KT
WO
-WE
EK
WO
RK
SH
OP
S F
OR
36
CO
MM
UN
ITY
CO
LLE
GE
FA
CU
LTY
KE
XP
LOR
E M
OD
ER
N C
HE
MIC
AL
INS
TR
UM
EN
TA
L T
EC
HN
IQU
ES
AN
D T
HE
IR A
PP
LIC
AT
ION
S IN
INT
RO
DU
CT
OR
YC
OU
RS
ES
WE
ST
ER
N W
AS
HIN
GT
ON
UN
IVE
RS
ITY
, BE
LLIN
GH
AM
, WA
KF
IVE
-DA
Y W
OR
KS
HO
P F
OR
CO
MM
UN
ITY
CO
LLE
GE
CH
EM
IST
RY
FA
CU
LTY
FR
OM
TH
E S
TA
TE
OF
WA
SH
ING
TO
N
KIN
VE
ST
IGA
TE
INN
OV
AT
IVE
US
ES
OF
INS
TR
UM
EN
TA
TIO
N A
ND
CO
MP
UT
ER
S IN
INT
RO
DU
CT
OR
Y C
LAS
SE
SA
ND
LA
BO
RA
TO
RIE
S
KA
PR
OP
OS
AL
DE
VE
LOP
ME
NT
SE
SS
ION
NS
FIA
AC
C F
ELL
OW
S P
RO
GR
AM
Prin
ce G
eorg
e's
Com
mun
ity C
olle
ge o
f L
argo
, MD
,con
duct
ed a
six
-day
wor
ksho
p fo
r
com
mun
ity c
olle
ge f
acul
ty to
lear
n ab
out t
he C
hesa
peak
e B
ay e
colo
gy a
t the
Uni
vers
ity
of M
aryl
and
Che
sape
ake
Bay
Bio
logi
cal L
abor
ator
y. le
ctur
es,f
ield
wor
k an
d
23
labo
rato
ry w
ork
wer
e in
clud
ed.
Sinc
lair
Com
mun
ity C
olle
ge o
f D
ayto
n, O
H, a
ctin
g as
lead
inst
itutio
n fo
r a
two-
year
and
four
-yea
r co
llege
coa
litio
n, c
ondu
cted
two-
wee
k w
orks
hops
for
36
com
mun
ity c
olle
gefa
culty
to
expl
ore
mod
em c
hem
ical
inst
rum
enta
l tec
hniq
ues
and
thei
r ap
plic
atio
ns in
intr
oduc
tory
cou
rses
.
Wes
tern
Was
hing
ton
Uni
vers
ity. i
n B
ellin
gham
, WA
, con
duct
ed a
fiv
e-da
yw
orks
hop
for
com
mun
ity c
olle
ge c
hem
istr
y fa
culty
fro
m th
e st
ate
of W
ashi
ngto
n, to
inve
stig
ate
inno
vativ
e
uses
of
inst
rum
enta
tion
and
com
pute
rsin
intr
oduc
tory
cla
sses
and
labo
rato
ries
; as
part
of
the
wor
ksho
p, a
pro
posa
l dev
elop
men
t ses
sion
was
pre
sent
ed b
yN
SF/A
AC
C F
ello
ws.
The
netw
orki
ng o
ppor
tuni
ties
wer
e so
gre
at in
this
act
ivity
that
the
com
mui
,yco
llege
fac
ulty
hav
e
deve
lope
d, in
depe
nden
tly o
f th
e w
orks
hop,
a f
ollo
w-u
p se
ssio
n to
expl
ore
a va
riet
y of
pre
-
prop
osal
s, w
ith th
e vi
ew o
f de
velo
pmen
t and
sub
mis
sion
of
proj
ects
toN
SF f
rom
the
new
ly-
form
ed c
omm
unity
col
lege
fac
ulty
alli
ance
.
And
you
mus
t allo
w m
e to
boa
st ju
st a
littl
e of
a v
ery
succ
essf
ul U
FE p
roje
ct w
hich
has
dir
ectly
bene
fite
d no
t onl
y co
mm
unity
col
lege
fac
ulty
, but
the
Nat
iona
lSc
ienc
e Fo
unda
tion
as w
ell.
24
TH
E N
SF/A
AC
CFE
LL
OW
S P
RO
GR
AM
1
Thi
s is
a p
roje
ct a
war
ded
to th
eA
mer
ican
Ass
ocia
tion
of C
omm
unity
and
Juni
or C
olle
ges,
to
iden
tify
and
sele
ct n
atio
nal l
eade
rs a
mon
gco
mm
unity
col
lege
sci
ence
and
mat
hem
atic
s fa
culty
,
and
prov
ide
them
with
fello
wsh
ips
whi
ch a
llow
them
tow
ork
at o
ur o
ffic
es in
Was
hing
ton,
side
-
by-s
ide
with
pro
gram
off
icer
san
d ot
her
Foun
datio
n st
aff,
tole
arn
abou
t int
egra
l asp
ects
of
the
prop
osal
pro
cess
ing
syst
em, t
opr
ovid
e ad
vice
and
dir
ectio
n to
the
Foun
datio
n in
its
effo
rts
to
mor
e ad
equa
tely
addr
ess
the
need
s of
com
mun
ityco
llege
stu
dent
s an
d fa
culty
, and
,thr
ough
exte
nsiv
e ou
trea
ch a
ctiv
ities
,di
ssem
inat
e th
e in
form
atio
n th
eyha
ve g
aine
d to
thei
r co
lleag
ues
acro
ss th
e co
untr
y.
25
To
date
, 8 c
omm
unity
col
lege
fac
ulty
hav
e pa
rtic
ipat
ed in
this
pro
gram
, whi
ch w
as in
itiat
ed a
little
ove
r a
year
ago
--3
chem
ists
, 3 m
athe
mat
icia
ns, 1
bio
logi
st a
nd 1
tech
nica
l pro
gram
spec
ialis
t. T
hese
indi
vidu
als
have
con
trib
uted
vas
tly to
our
und
erst
andi
ng o
f th
e is
sues
whi
ch
prev
ent t
he f
ull i
nvol
vem
ent o
f co
mm
unity
col
lege
s in
the
prog
ram
mat
ic a
ctiv
ities
of
the
Foun
datio
n, a
nd h
ave
help
ed g
uide
our
eff
orts
to d
evel
op m
echa
nism
s w
hich
will
red
uce
or
rem
ove
thes
e ba
rrie
rs.
26
Und
ergr
adua
te C
ours
e an
d C
urri
culu
m D
evel
opm
ent
NSF
has
thre
e un
derg
radu
ate
cour
se a
nd c
urri
culu
m p
rogr
ams.
One
foc
uses
on
inst
ruct
ion
in th
e ca
lcul
us, a
nd a
noth
er o
n th
e en
gine
erin
g cu
rric
ulum
(it w
as m
erge
d re
cent
ly
into
the
Eng
inee
ring
Edu
catio
n C
oalit
ions
Pro
gram
); th
ese
have
bee
n ru
nnin
g si
nce
1988
. The
thir
d on
e is
new
: Und
ergr
adua
te C
ours
e an
d C
urri
culu
m D
evel
opm
ent
Prog
ram
(U
CC
) in
engi
neer
ing,
mat
hem
atic
s, a
nd th
e sc
ienc
es.
The
UC
C P
rogr
am p
rovi
des
supp
ort f
or th
e de
sign
, dev
elop
men
tan
d te
stin
g of
maj
or
chan
ges
inte
nded
to in
crea
se to
eff
ectiv
enes
s an
d ef
fici
ency
of
unde
rgra
duat
e co
urse
s, c
urri
cula
,
and
atte
ndan
t lab
orat
orie
s in
eng
inee
ring
, mat
hem
atic
s, a
nd th
e sc
ienc
es.
Em
phas
es a
re p
lace
d
on ti
mel
y ap
plic
atio
nsof
new
kno
wle
dge
and
tech
nolo
gies
; re-
thin
king
pro
fess
iona
lan
d
prep
rofe
ssio
nal c
urri
cula
; cou
rses
for
non
scie
ntis
ts; a
rtic
ulat
ion
with
high
sch
ool s
cien
ce a
nd
mat
hem
atic
s; a
nd in
volv
emen
t of
rese
arch
-ori
ente
d fa
culty
.
The
re is
nee
d fo
r a
vari
ety
of p
roje
cts,
larg
e an
d sm
all,
tost
imul
ate
facu
lty e
ffor
ts th
at w
ill
yiel
d ne
w u
nder
grad
uate
cou
rses
and
cur
ricu
la. I
nth
is a
rea,
the
Foun
datio
n w
ill e
mph
asiz
e: r
e-
thin
king
pro
fess
iona
l an
pre-
prof
essi
onal
cur
ricu
la; c
ours
esfo
r no
nsci
entis
ts; t
imel
y ap
plic
atio
ns
27
of n
ew k
now
ledg
e an
d te
chno
logi
es;
invo
lvem
ent o
f re
sear
ch-o
rien
ted
facu
lty; a
nd tw
ocr
itica
l
artic
ulat
ions
high
sch
ool w
ith c
olle
ge, a
nd tw
o-ye
ar in
stitu
tions
with
fou
r-ye
ar.
All
UC
C p
roje
cts
that
are
targ
eted
on
the
firs
t tw
o ye
ars
of c
olle
ge w
ork
bene
fit t
wo-
year
colle
ge p
rogr
amm
ing
rega
rdle
ss o
f w
here
they
are
cond
ucte
d. R
ecen
tly, f
acul
ty m
embe
rs o
f
two-
year
col
lege
s ha
ve b
egun
tosu
bmit
prop
osal
s to
the
UC
C P
rogr
am. T
hefo
llow
ing
are
exam
ples
dra
wn
from
the
FY 1
990
and
FY 1
991
com
petit
ions
:
UC
Cpr
ojec
ts s
ubm
itted
by
com
mun
ity c
olle
ge fa
culty
*Jo
liet J
unio
r C
olle
ge in
Illin
ois
*on
e-ye
ar p
ilot p
rogr
am fo
r ex
perie
nced
com
mun
ity c
olle
ge p
hysi
cs te
ache
rs
*ha
nds-
on w
orks
hops
are
pla
nned
to fo
ster
the
appr
oach
of u
sing
mic
roco
mpu
ter-
base
d la
bora
torie
s,co
ncep
tual
exe
rcis
es, a
nd o
verv
iew
cas
e st
udie
s
Uni
on C
ount
y C
omm
unity
Col
lege
in N
ew J
erse
y*
impl
emen
t a c
alcu
lato
r-ba
sed
calc
ulus
cur
ricul
um a
tfiv
e co
mm
unity
col
lege
s
aKS
uffo
lk C
omm
unity
Col
lege
in N
ew Y
ork
*co
nsor
tium
of s
choo
ls in
clud
ing
Har
vard
Uni
vers
ity, t
heU
nive
rsity
of A
rizon
a, C
olga
te U
nive
rsity
, Hav
erfo
rd
Col
lege
*in
vest
igat
ing
the
use
of c
alcu
lato
rs a
nd c
ompu
ters
inte
achi
ng c
alcu
lus
P
Jolie
t Jun
ior
Col
lege
in I
llino
isw
ill c
ondu
ct a
one
-yea
r pi
lot p
rogr
amfo
r
28
expe
rien
ced
com
mun
ity c
olle
ge p
hysi
cs te
ache
rs.
Han
ds-o
n w
orks
hops
are
pla
nned
to f
oste
r th
e ap
proa
ch o
f us
ing
mic
roco
mpu
ter-
base
d la
bora
tori
es, c
once
ptua
l
exer
cise
s, a
nd o
verv
iew
cas
e st
udie
s. T
he m
ain
goal
of
the
proj
ect i
s to
enc
oura
ge
part
icip
ant t
each
ers
to a
dapt
or
deve
lop
a st
rong
erun
ders
tand
ing
of p
hysi
cs
conc
epts
.
)U
nion
Cou
nty
Com
mun
ity C
olle
ge in
New
Jers
ey r
ecei
ved
a gr
ant t
o
impl
emen
t a c
alcu
lato
r-ba
sed
calc
ulus
cur
ricu
lum
atf
ive
com
mun
ity c
olle
ges.
1Su
ffol
k C
omm
unity
Col
lege
in N
ew Y
ork
is p
art
of a
con
sort
ium
of
scho
ols
incl
udin
g H
arva
rd U
nive
rsity
, the
Uni
vers
ityof
Ari
zona
, Col
gate
Uni
vers
ity,
Hav
erfo
rd C
olle
ge, a
nd o
ther
who
are
inve
stig
atin
g th
e us
e of
cal
cula
tor
and
com
pute
rs in
ope
ning
up
new
topi
csin
and
new
way
s of
teac
hing
cal
culu
s.E
mph
asis
in th
e le
sson
s is
on
the
"Rul
e of
Thr
ee".
Whe
n po
ssib
le c
alcu
lus
topi
cs s
houl
dbe
inve
stig
ated
fro
m a
num
eric
al, g
raph
ical
and
alge
brai
c st
andp
oint
.
You
ng S
chol
ars
29
The
You
ng S
chol
ars
Prog
ram
off
ers
fund
ing
forh
ands
-on
enri
chm
ent a
ctiv
ities
in s
cien
ce,
mat
hem
atic
s, a
nd e
ngin
eeri
ng f
or h
igh-
pote
ntia
l or
high
-abi
lity
seco
ndar
y sc
hool
s st
uden
ts, t
o
stim
ulat
e an
d st
reng
then
thei
r in
tere
st in
mat
hem
atic
s,sc
ienc
e, a
nd e
ngin
eeri
ng c
aree
rs, a
nd to
help
them
mai
ntai
n ac
adem
ic o
ptio
ns. T
he p
rogr
amse
eks
part
icip
atio
n of
all
grou
ps in
its
proj
ects
.T
he p
rogr
am w
as in
itiat
ed in
FY
198
8 an
d is
adm
inis
tere
d by
EH
R's
Div
isio
n of
Ele
men
tary
, Sec
ondr
y an
d In
form
al E
duca
tion.
In
FY 1
990,
ove
r 45
00 y
oung
men
and
wom
en
part
icip
ated
in Y
oung
Sch
olar
s pr
ojec
ts:
Cuy
hoga
Com
mun
ity C
olle
ge in
Cle
vela
ndco
nduc
ted
a pr
ojec
t con
sist
ing
of
enri
chm
ent a
ctiv
ities
bas
ed o
n th
e "T
each
ing
Inte
grat
ed M
ath
and
Scie
nce"
curr
icul
um, r
esea
rch
proj
ects
led
by u
nive
rsity
facu
lty a
nd N
ASA
eng
inee
rs a
nd
scie
ntis
ts, a
nd in
dust
rial
tour
s. T
his
prog
ram
was
join
tly f
unde
d by
NSF
, NA
SA, a
nd
the
Ohi
o B
oard
of
Reg
ents
for
stu
dent
sin
gra
des
7 an
d 8.
Em
phas
is w
as o
n
part
icip
atio
n by
gir
ls, m
inor
ities
, and
econ
omic
ally
dis
adva
ntag
ed.
IN
orth
wes
t Col
lege
in W
yom
ing
led
a pr
ogra
min
Yel
low
ston
e N
atio
nal P
ark
for
30
stud
ents
ent
erin
g G
rade
12.
Stud
ents
wer
e ex
pose
d to
var
ious
aqu
atic
fiel
d an
d
labo
rato
ry r
esea
rch
para
digm
s,de
sign
ing
and
choo
sing
app
ropr
iate
rese
arch
met
hodo
logi
es a
s th
ey d
esig
ned
and
carr
ied
out a
nen
viro
nmen
tal s
tudy
of
the
Gib
bon
Riv
er. T
here
was
an
emph
asis
on
part
icip
atio
n by
Nat
ive
Am
eric
an s
tude
nts
of th
e R
ocky
Mou
ntai
n R
egio
n. T
he s
tudy
als
opr
ovid
ed u
sefu
l dat
a to
Yel
low
ston
eN
atio
nal P
ark
rese
arch
off
ices
.
Priv
ate
Sect
or P
artn
ersh
ips
The
Pri
vate
Sec
tor
Part
ners
hips
pro
gram
(PSP
) is
des
igne
d to
fos
ter
use
of th
ein
telle
ctua
l
capi
tal o
f bu
sine
ss a
nd in
dust
ry in
addr
essi
ng th
e m
anif
old
need
s of
K-1
2 sc
ienc
e an
d
mat
hem
atic
s ed
ucat
ion
in p
artn
ersh
ips
with
larg
e ur
ban
scho
ols,
sch
ool
dist
rict
s, a
nd r
egio
nal
cons
ortia
. PSP
pro
ject
s ex
empl
ify
ava
riet
y of
new
kin
ds o
f co
llabo
ratio
n.T
he f
ollo
win
g ar
e
exam
ples
of
PSP
awar
ds to
two-
year
inst
itutio
ns:
I-A
laba
ma
Avi
atio
n an
d T
echn
ical
Col
lege
and
Nor
thw
est A
irlin
es in
part
ners
hip
are
deve
lopi
ng a
pro
gram
to s
uppo
rtth
e im
prov
emen
t of
mat
hem
atic
sed
ucat
ion
in a
viat
ion
31
tech
nolo
gy p
rogr
ams.
The
goa
ls o
f th
e pr
ojec
t are
to s
tren
gthe
n th
em
athe
mat
ics
com
pone
nt o
f th
e av
iatio
n te
chno
logy
pro
gram
sof
fere
d at
the
scho
ol b
y th
e de
sign
,
deve
lopm
ent,
pilo
t-te
stin
g, a
nd r
evis
ion
of th
ree
new
cou
rses
in c
olla
bora
tion
with
avio
nics
eng
inee
rs a
nd b
y ex
posi
ng s
tude
nts
inth
eir
avio
nics
pro
gram
s to
the
real
wor
kpla
ce. S
peci
al e
mph
asis
in th
e pr
ogra
m is
on
incr
easi
ngth
e op
port
uniti
es f
or w
omen
and
min
oriti
es in
avi
atio
n te
chni
cal e
duca
tion.
At L
ewis
and
Cla
rk C
omm
unity
Col
lege
inIl
linoi
s th
e pr
ojec
t "M
ath,
Sci
ence
, and
Tec
hnol
ogy
Edu
catio
n fo
r R
iver
bend
in th
e 90
s" a
ims
toen
hanc
e m
ath
and
scie
nce
educ
atio
n fo
r no
n-ba
ccal
aure
ate
boun
dst
uden
ts in
com
mun
ity c
olle
ge p
repa
rato
ry
prog
ram
s an
d ca
reer
pro
gram
sin
gra
des
6-12
. The
pro
ject
will
hel
p pr
epar
est
uden
ts f
or
tech
nica
l car
eers
. Cur
rent
app
licat
ions
of
scie
nce
and
mat
hem
atic
s w
ill b
e in
tegr
ated
into
the
curr
icul
a.
Har
ry S
. Tru
man
Col
lege
of
the
City
Col
lege
sof
Chi
cago
is c
ondu
ctin
g a
proj
ect f
or
Bio
tech
nici
an T
rain
ing.
Thi
s pr
ojec
t will
deve
lop
a tw
o-ye
ar c
urri
culu
m le
adin
g to
an
32
asso
ciat
e de
gree
in te
chno
logy
, pre
pare
stu
dent
sfo
r em
ploy
men
t as
biot
echn
icia
ns, a
nd
incr
ease
the
repr
esen
tatio
n of
min
ority
and
disa
dvan
tage
d po
pula
tions
in s
cien
ce a
nd
mat
h te
chno
logy
. Har
ry T
rum
an C
olle
ge a
lso
has
a Y
oung
Sch
olar
s Pr
ogra
m u
sing
the
topi
c of
Chi
cago
as
an e
cosy
stem
des
igne
d to
acqu
aint
inne
r ci
ty y
outh
with
the
tech
nica
l
syst
ems
in th
e co
mm
unity
But
I s
tres
s ag
ain-
-com
mun
ity c
olle
ges
are
not
part
icip
atin
g as
ful
ly a
s th
ey m
ight
, in
the
fund
ing
avai
labl
e fr
om th
e N
atio
nal S
cien
ce F
ound
atio
n.A
nd to
incr
ease
this
par
ticip
atio
n, a
ll of
us
in
this
roo
m h
ave
a re
spon
sibi
lity,
a p
art t
o pl
ay.
Wha
t can
NSF
do
abou
t inc
reas
ing
the
subm
issi
on r
ate
of c
omm
unity
col
lege
s to
its
prog
ram
s?
VG
--
1. W
e ar
e br
ingi
ng in
mor
e tw
o-ye
arco
llege
SM
E f
acul
ty to
ser
ve a
s re
view
ers
2. W
e ar
e en
cour
agin
g co
llabo
rativ
esfo
rmed
bet
wee
n bu
sine
ss a
nd in
dust
ry, 4
yea
rco
llege
s an
d un
iver
sitie
s, a
nd c
omm
unity
colle
ges
33
3. W
e ar
e ta
king
a c
ritic
al lo
ok a
t pro
gram
ann
ounc
emen
tsan
d pu
blic
atio
ns to
see
if th
ew
ordi
ng p
recl
udes
or
seem
s to
indi
cate
lack
of
com
mun
ity c
olle
gepa
rtic
ipat
ion.
4. O
ur A
AC
C F
ello
ws
prog
ram
has
don
e a
supe
rlat
ive
outr
each
act
ivity
; we
inte
nd to
cont
inue
this
pro
gram
We
are
brin
ging
in m
ore
two-
year
col
lege
SM
E f
acul
ty to
ser
ve a
sre
view
ers.
One
of
the
best
way
s to
edu
cate
peo
ple
abou
t the
pro
posa
l rev
iew
and
proc
essi
ng a
ctiv
ities
is to
allo
w th
em
to s
ee th
e ac
tiviti
es c
lose
up,
to p
artic
ipat
ein
the
proc
ess
with
thei
r co
lleag
ues
from
oth
er ty
pes
of in
stitu
tions
of
high
er e
duca
tion,
to s
ee w
hat m
akes
ago
od p
ropo
sal,
to h
ear
the
in-d
epth
disc
ussi
on th
at s
ulio
unds
the
fate
of
each
pro
posa
l sen
t to
the
Foun
datio
n. T
his
is a
n ex
celle
nt
oppo
rtun
ity a
lso
for
com
mun
ity c
olle
ge f
acul
ty to
educ
ate
thei
r co
lleag
ues
at o
ther
inst
itutio
ns
as to
the
mis
sion
and
the
purp
ose
of c
omm
unity
col
lege
s, to
see
up
clos
e th
ede
dica
tion
to q
ualit
y
low
er-d
ivis
ion
educ
atio
n th
at c
omm
unity
col
lege
facu
lty b
ring
to th
eir
clas
sroo
ms
and
thei
r
labo
rato
ries
, and
to th
eir
stud
ents
.
We
are
enco
urag
ing
colla
bora
tives
for
med
bet
wee
nbu
sine
ss a
nd in
dust
ry, 4
yea
r co
llege
s
34
and
univ
ersi
ties,
and
com
mun
ity c
olle
ges.
Com
mun
ity c
olle
ges
are
uniq
uely
situ
ated
in th
e
acad
emic
com
mun
ity to
pro
vide
lead
ersh
ip, g
uida
nce,
exp
ertis
e,an
d se
rvic
e to
thei
r ,is
ter
educ
atio
nal i
nstit
utio
ns, b
oth
publ
ic s
choo
ls a
nd h
ighe
r ed
ucat
ion.
Mor
eove
r, c
omm
unity
colle
ges
and
thei
r fa
culty
hav
e th
eir
fing
ers
on th
e pu
lse
of th
eco
mm
unity
, to
inte
ract
with
loca
l
busi
ness
lead
ers,
to u
nder
stan
d th
e sk
ills
with
whi
ch p
oten
tiale
mpl
oyee
s sh
ould
ent
er th
e jo
b
mar
ket,
and
thos
t. w
hich
cur
rent
em
ploy
ees
shou
ld b
eup
grad
ed to
; and
to a
dapt
cla
ssro
oms,
sche
dule
s, c
urri
cula
, and
teac
hing
sty
les
to p
rovi
de th
ose
skill
s.
At N
SF, w
e ar
e ta
king
a c
*tic
al lo
ok a
t pro
gram
ann
ounc
emen
tsan
d pu
blic
atio
ns to
see
if
the
wor
ding
pre
clud
es o
r se
ems
to d
isco
urag
e co
mm
unity
colle
ge p
artic
ipat
ion.
Our
sta
ff is
activ
ely
invo
lved
in le
arni
ng a
nd d
isse
min
atin
gin
form
atio
n ab
out t
he c
omm
unity
col
lege
mis
sion
, with
in th
e Fo
unda
tion,
to C
ongr
ess
and
othe
r Fe
dera
l fun
ding
age
ncie
s w
ith w
hom
we
inte
ract
, and
to th
e va
riou
s m
embe
rs o
f th
esc
ient
ific
and
edu
catio
nal c
omm
uniti
es. W
e at
the
Foun
datio
n re
aliz
e th
at to
impr
ove
SEM
edu
catio
n in
this
cou
ntry
is a
coo
pera
tive
ende
avor
,
with
all
play
ers
wor
king
toge
ther
, and
unde
rsta
ndin
g ea
ch o
ther
is a
maj
or s
tep
in th
at d
irec
tion.
And
fin
ally
, our
AA
CC
Fel
low
s pr
ogra
m h
as d
one
asu
perl
ativ
e ou
trea
ch a
ctiv
ity. T
he 7
SEM
com
mun
ity c
olle
ge f
acul
ty w
ho h
ave
part
icip
ated
in th
is f
ello
wsh
ip to
dat
e ha
ve p
rovi
ded
a va
luab
le s
ervi
ce in
term
sof
hel
ping
NSF
und
erst
and
the
com
mun
ity c
olle
gean
d th
e ba
rrie
rs
whi
ch th
eir
facu
lty f
ace,
and
they
hav
e, th
roug
h th
eir
exte
nsiv
e ou
trea
ch e
ffor
ts, p
rovi
ded
a
brid
ge o
f un
ders
tand
ing
betw
een
com
mun
ity c
olle
gefa
culty
and
the
Foun
datio
n. W
e ar
e ve
ry
plea
sed
with
the
resu
lts th
at h
ave
been
pro
duce
d in
so
shor
t a p
erio
d of
tim
e, a
nd w
e fu
lly in
tend
to c
ontin
ue th
is c
omm
enda
ble
and
high
ly e
ffec
tive
prog
ram
Wha
t can
com
mun
ity c
olle
ge a
dmin
istr
atio
ndo
abo
ut th
e le
vel o
f in
volv
emen
t of
com
mun
ity
colle
ge in
the
com
petit
ive
fund
ing
proc
ess?
VG
- -
- 1. I
nvol
ve f
acul
ty in
the
solic
itatio
n of
exte
rnal
fun
ding
2. P
rovi
de s
uppo
rt f
or p
ropo
sal w
ritin
gac
tiviti
es3.
Pro
vide
sup
port
for
;pro
fess
iona
ldev
elop
men
t act
iviti
es4.
Con
tinue
to e
ncou
rage
the
uniq
uene
ssof
com
mun
ity c
olle
ge f
acul
ty
36
Adm
inis
trat
ion
can
invo
lve
facu
lty in
the
solic
itatio
n of
exte
rnal
fun
ding
. No,
let m
e
reph
rase
that
. Adn
dnis
trat
ion
can
beco
me
invo
lved
with
fac
ulty
in th
e so
licita
tion
of e
xter
nal
fund
ing.
All
too
ofte
n at
the
Foun
datio
n, a
nd o
urA
AC
C F
ello
ws
say
that
this
is tr
ue in
the
fiel
d
also
, we
see
uppe
r-le
vel a
dmin
istr
ator
s ac
com
pani
edby
thei
r gr
ants
off
icer
s, a
nd f
ar to
o se
ldom
by th
eir
facu
lty. A
t the
Pro
posa
l Dev
elop
men
tWor
ksho
ps g
iven
by
our
Fello
ws,
the
atte
ndee
s
are
ofte
n fa
culty
or
adm
inis
trat
ors,
but
sel
dom
bot
h at
the
sam
e se
ssio
n.
Adm
inis
trat
ion
can
prov
ide
supp
ort t
o th
eir
facu
ltyfo
r pr
opos
al w
ritin
g ac
tiviti
es. A
ll to
o
ofte
n, a
dmin
istr
ator
s te
ll m
e th
at in
tigh
t bud
get y
ears
,th
ey s
impl
y ca
nnot
aff
ord
to p
rovi
de
rele
ase
time,
or
sum
mer
stip
ends
to f
acul
tyfo
r pr
opos
al d
evel
opm
ent.
I m
aint
ain
that
,
espe
cial
ly in
thes
e tim
es, y
ou c
anno
t aff
ord
not t
o.O
ne o
f th
e Fe
llow
s re
late
d a
stor
y sh
e he
ard
from
a c
omm
unity
col
lege
phy
sics
pro
fess
or a
t asm
all r
ural
sch
ool.
His
col
lege
pro
vide
d hi
m
with
$10
00 s
umm
er s
tipen
d to
dev
elop
an
ILI
prop
osal
. Thi
s pr
opos
al w
as s
ucce
ssfu
l, an
d
brou
ght i
n a
$14,
000
awar
d to
the
colle
ge.
Tha
t in
itsel
f is
a v
ery
good
ret
urn
on th
e or
igin
al
inve
stm
ent.
But
hav
ing
one
succ
essf
ul a
ttem
pt a
twri
ting
a sm
all p
ropo
sal,
the
sam
e ph
ysic
s
inst
ruct
or d
evel
oped
a C
ours
e an
dC
urri
culu
m P
roje
ct p
ropo
sal,
whi
ch is
a p
rogr
am in
whi
ch
37
the
need
s ad
dres
sed
are
just
as
criti
cal a
s th
ose
in I
LI,
the
fund
ing
leve
l is
typi
cally
hig
her,
and
the
impa
ct o
n sc
ienc
e cu
rric
ula
is p
oten
tially
mor
eco
mpr
ehen
sive
.I
say
agai
n, w
ith s
uch
payo
ffs,
you
can
not a
ffor
d no
t to
supp
ort y
our
facu
lty in
thes
e ac
tiviti
es.
Adm
inis
trat
ion
can
prov
ide
supp
ort t
o th
eir
facu
lty f
or p
rofe
ssio
nal
deve
lopm
ent
activ
ities
; by
this
I m
ean
that
fac
ulty
sho
uld
be s
uppo
rted
and
enco
urag
ed to
bec
ome
invo
lved
in
the
broa
d co
ntex
t of
thei
r di
scip
line-
base
d pr
ofes
sion
also
ciet
ies,
whi
ch c
an p
rovi
de a
subs
tant
ially
larg
er r
esou
rce
base
for
pro
posa
l dev
elop
men
tact
iviti
es, w
hich
is n
eede
d to
over
com
e th
e lo
w s
ubm
issi
on r
ate;
facu
lty s
houl
d be
enc
oura
ged
to e
nter
the
revi
ewer
data
base
s fo
r N
SF a
nd f
or o
ther
fed
eral
fun
ding
age
ncie
s,in
ord
er to
exp
and
thei
r ho
rizo
ns a
nd a
lso
thei
r sp
here
of
infl
uenc
e; f
acul
ty s
houl
d be
mad
eco
gniz
ant o
f ac
cess
to m
atch
ing
fund
s, th
roug
h
the
educ
atio
nal i
nfra
stru
ctur
e, th
roug
h co
llege
trus
tees
and
foun
datio
n ac
tiviti
es, t
hrou
gh lo
cal
and
natio
nal b
usin
ess
and
indu
stry
ven
ture
s, a
ndth
roug
h pr
ivat
e fo
unda
tions
and
oth
er f
eder
al
agen
cies
.
Adm
inis
trat
ion
shou
ld c
ontin
ue to
enc
oura
ge th
eun
ique
ness
of
com
mun
ity c
olle
ge f
acul
ty,
38
by w
hich
I m
ean
that
the
lead
ers
shou
ld te
ar d
own
and
smoo
th a
way
any
bar
rier
s th
at e
xist
to
the
deve
lopm
ent a
nd m
aint
enan
ce o
f in
nova
tive
curr
icul
ar, s
ched
ulin
g, a
nd te
achi
ng te
chni
ques
that
hav
e su
stai
ned
the
phen
omen
al g
row
th a
nd a
ccep
tanc
e th
at y
our
inst
itutio
ns h
ave
enjo
yed
in A
mer
ica'
s ac
adem
ic c
omm
unity
in th
is c
entu
ry -
and
that
und
oubt
edly
aw
ait y
ou in
the
very
near
fut
ure,
as
the
Nat
ion
stri
ves
to r
egai
n its
com
petit
ive
tech
nolo
gica
l and
sci
entif
ic b
ase
in th
e
wor
ld m
arke
tpla
ce.
And
fin
ally
, wha
t can
NSF
do
to in
crea
se th
e in
volv
emen
t of
com
mun
ity c
olle
ges
in o
urpo
licy
activ
ities
?
VG
--- 1.
Mat
chin
g A
ctio
ns a
nd C
halle
nges
2. T
wo-
Yea
r C
olle
ge a
nd P
rofe
ssio
nal S
ocie
ty W
orks
hop
3. T
he S
cien
tific
and
Adv
ance
d T
echn
olog
y A
ct o
f 19
92
In M
ay, 1
991,
EH
R h
oste
d a
natio
nal w
orks
hop
on S
cien
ce, E
ngin
eeri
ngan
d M
athe
mat
ics
Edu
catio
n in
Tw
o-Y
ear
Col
lege
s. T
he r
epor
t of
that
wor
ksho
p, e
ntitl
edM
atch
ing
Act
ions
and
39
Cha
lleng
es, p
rovi
ded
spec
ific
rec
omm
enda
tions
to c
omm
unity
col
lege
fac
ulty
, to
prof
essi
onal
orga
niza
tions
, to
com
mun
ity c
olle
ge p
resi
dent
s an
d ad
min
istr
ator
s an
d to
a v
arie
ty o
f no
n-
fede
ral o
rgan
izat
ions
.
One
of
the
spec
ific
rec
omm
enda
tions
of
this
rep
ort w
as to
pro
fess
iona
l soc
ietie
s, to
bec
ome
mor
e
invo
lved
in lo
wer
-div
isio
n sc
ienc
e, e
ngin
eeri
ng a
nd m
athe
mat
ics
curr
icul
a, a
nd th
at th
ey
deve
lop
prog
ram
s w
hich
add
ress
the
need
s of
com
mun
ity c
olle
ge f
acul
ty a
nd s
tude
nts.
In
orde
r
to f
acili
tate
this
, NSF
is h
ostin
g a
wor
ksho
p ne
xt w
eek,
in w
hich
rep
rese
ntat
ives
fro
m m
ajor
prof
essi
onal
soc
ietie
s an
d fa
culty
lead
ers
from
the
two-
year
com
mun
ity c
an m
eet a
nd p
rovi
de
dire
ctio
n fo
r th
e ac
com
plis
hmen
t of
this
rec
omm
enda
tion.
The
Sci
entif
ic a
nd A
dvan
ced
Tec
hnol
ogy
Act
of
1992
pas
sed
the
Sena
te o
n O
ctob
er 2
. It i
s an
auth
oriz
atio
n bi
ll w
hich
pro
vide
s fo
r th
e N
atio
nal S
cien
ce F
ound
atio
n to
bec
ome
invo
lved
in
tech
nica
l edu
catio
n pr
ogra
ms
in th
e N
atio
n. T
he s
peci
fic
purp
oses
of
the
Act
are
:
VG
-- 1
. Im
prov
e sc
ienc
e an
d te
chni
cal e
duca
tion
at a
ssoc
iate
-deg
ree-
gran
ting
colle
ges
2. I
mpr
ove
seco
ndar
y sc
hool
and
pos
t-se
cond
ary
curr
icul
a in
mat
hem
atic
s an
dsc
ienc
e
40;
n
3. I
mpr
ove
the
educ
atio
nal o
ppor
tuni
ties
of p
osts
econ
dary
stu
dent
s by
cre
atin
gco
mpr
ehen
sive
art
icul
atio
n ag
reem
ents
and
pla
nnin
g be
twee
n 2-
year
and
4-y
ear
inst
itutio
ns
4. P
rom
ote
outr
each
to s
econ
dary
sch
ools
to im
prov
e m
athe
mat
ics
and
scie
nce
inst
ruct
ion
The
Act
con
tain
s tw
o m
ajor
fun
ding
act
iviti
es:
VG
I. T
he N
atio
nal A
dvan
ced
Scie
ntif
ic a
nd T
echn
ical
Edu
catio
n Pr
ogra
m
2. N
atio
nal C
ente
rs o
f Sc
ient
ific
and
Tec
hnic
al E
duca
tion
1. T
he N
atio
nal A
dvan
ced
Scie
ntif
ic a
nd T
echn
ical
Edu
catio
n Pr
ogra
m, w
hich
is d
esig
ned
to s
tren
gthe
n ad
vanc
ed te
chno
logy
edu
catio
n on
a lo
cal l
evel
, by
such
act
iviti
es a
s th
e
deve
lopm
ent o
f m
odel
inst
ruct
iona
l pro
gram
s an
d m
ater
ials
; pro
fess
iona
l dev
elop
men
t of
full-
and
part
-tim
e fa
culty
; and
inno
vativ
e pu
blic
and
pri
vate
sec
tor
part
ners
hips
bet
wee
n 2-
year
colle
ges
and
busi
ness
and
indu
stry
, sec
onda
ry s
choo
ls, a
nd o
ther
inst
itutio
ns o
f hi
gher
edu
catio
n.
2. T
en N
atio
nal C
ente
rs o
f Sc
ient
ific
and
Tec
hnic
al E
duca
tion,
whi
ch w
ill p
rovi
de
exce
ptio
nal c
urri
cula
r of
feri
ngs
in a
dvan
ced
tech
nolo
gy f
ield
s or
in m
athe
mat
ics
and
scie
nce.
41
The
se m
ust o
f co
urse
hav
e a
regi
onal
, sta
te, o
r na
tiona
l im
pact
.
Mor
eove
r, th
e A
ct a
utho
rize
s th
e D
irec
tor
to a
ppoi
nt a
n of
fice
r of
the
Foun
datio
n to
act
as
liaso
n be
twee
n th
e Fo
unda
tion
and
com
mun
ity c
olle
ges,
in o
rder
that
the
Foun
datio
n m
ay b
ette
r
addr
ess
the
need
s of
the
com
mun
ity c
olle
ges
and
adva
nced
tech
nolo
gy e
duca
tion.
CO
NC
LU
SIO
N
I en
d m
y re
mar
ks to
you
toda
y w
ith a
cha
lleng
e---
---I
cha
lleng
e yo
u al
l to
rem
ain
cont
inua
lly a
war
e th
at, a
long
with
rec
ogni
tion
of y
our
exce
llenc
e by
the
educ
atio
nal a
nd g
over
nmen
tal a
rena
, com
esre
spon
sibi
lity-
-the
res
pons
ibili
ty
42
to m
aint
ain
that
exc
elle
nce,
by
upgr
adin
g yo
ur p
rogr
ams,
by
incr
easi
ng y
our
reso
urce
bas
e, b
y
ackn
owle
dgin
g yo
ur s
tren
gths
and
taki
ng m
easu
res
to f
urth
er s
tren
gthe
n th
em.
---I
cha
lleng
e yo
u to
rec
ogni
ze th
e ta
lent
, the
pro
mis
e, th
e de
dica
tion
of y
our
scie
nce
and
mat
h
facu
lty; a
nd to
fos
ter
that
tale
nt b
y es
tabl
ishi
ng m
echa
nism
s, f
undi
ng a
nd r
ewar
d sy
stem
s to
enco
urag
e th
e pr
ofes
sion
al d
evel
opm
ent o
f yo
ur f
acul
ty
---I
cha
lleng
e yo
u to
nev
er r
est o
n yo
ur la
urel
s as
pro
vidi
ng s
uper
ior
scie
nce,
eng
inee
ring
and
mat
hem
atic
s ed
ucat
ion
at th
e lo
wer
div
isio
n, b
ut to
con
tinua
lly im
prov
e th
e pr
oduc
t you
giv
e to
Am
eric
a's
stud
ents
.
---A
nd I
cha
lleng
e yo
u to
gui
de th
e N
atio
nal S
cien
ce F
ound
atio
n to
pro
vide
the
lead
ersh
ip
nece
ssar
y to
hel
p yo
u m
eet t
hese
cha
lleng
es.
At N
SF, w
e kn
ow th
e ro
le th
e co
mm
unity
col
lege
s pl
ay in
the
educ
atio
n of
the
Am
eric
an p
eopl
e.
You
are
the
brig
ht s
tars
in th
e ed
ucat
iona
l gal
axy.
NSF
is c
omm
itted
to h
elpi
ng y
ou s
hine
as
brig
htly
as
you
shou
ld.
43.