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August 19–22, 2012WAshington, D.C.

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grants resource center

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ Grants Resource Center

(GRC) is committed to strengthening the competitive edge of college and university

faculty members and administrators pursuing sponsored programs funding from

public and private sources. Offering access to timely and actionable information

on funding opportunities, providing personalized support to meet specific campus

needs, and promoting networking among sponsored programs professionals, GRC

supports the realization of institutional goals and program development priorities.

With a pre-award focus, GRC offers a range of informational services to personnel on

member campuses:

• The GrantSearch database promotes efficient searching for higher education

funding;

• A funded proposal library allows access to successful applications; and

• Campus policy statements on a range of topics—from intellectual property to

research ethics—disseminate best practices.

For additional information, visit GRC’s general information Web site aascu.org/grcinfo

or contact Richard Dunfee at 202.478.4697.

grants resource center staFF

• Richard Dunfee [email protected]

202.478.4697

• Linda Anthony [email protected]

202.478.4698

• Megan Cantwell [email protected]

202.478.4709

• Jim Cummins [email protected]

202.478.4699

• Sandra George [email protected]

202.478.4712

• Nicole Hochsprung [email protected]

202.478.4714

• Allyson Lords [email protected]

202.478.7835

• Kenneth McDonald [email protected]

202.478.4708

• Seynanou Naiaye [email protected]

202.478.4712

• Irelene Ricks [email protected]

202.478.4710

• Erika Thompson [email protected]

202.478.4713

August 19–22, 2012WAshington, D.C.

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2 • GRC External Funding Conference

soFitel hotel Floor plan

Sofitel Hotel

806 15th Street, NW • Washington, D.C.

202.730.8800

GRC External Funding Conference • 3

sunday, august 19

11 a.m.

Registration Opens

1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. * Paris Ballroom

From Grassroots to Grants: Case Studies from the Mississippi Delta

This two-part session will provide details on the conception, execution and

assessment of faculty-initiated community development projects whose success

has relied on broad-based institutional support and substantial coordination among

diverse groups of state, regional and community partners.

Presenters: Robin Boyles, Director, Office of Institutional Grants, Delta State

University

Garry Jennings, Professor of Political Science and Director of the

Madison Center, Delta State University

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m,

Break

2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. * Paris Ballroom

NIH RePORTER and Like This: Tools for the Development of NIH Grant Proposals

How does a new faculty member know if an idea for a first NIH proposal is a good

one? How does the researcher find out if anyone has already been funded for this

idea? Will NIH be interested in the approach? Who at NIH will evaluate the proposal?

These questions—and more—can be answered with the help of NIH’s web-based

tools, RePORTER and Like This. In this session, a sample project will use these tools

to find other researchers working on similar projects, recent publications relating

to these projects, NIH program officials who are administering the projects, and the

study sections that scored the proposals. When faculty members are proficient in

the use of these NIH tools, the quality of their proposals and likelihood of success

can be substantially increased.

Presenter: Jack Blazyk, Professor of Biochemistry and Associate Dean for

Research and Grants, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio

University

3:45 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Break


sunday, august 19

4 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. • Paris Ballroom

Positioning Faculty to Be Competitive PIs

This session will continue the conversation that began with two Chronicle of Higher

Education articles on “How Your Grant Proposal Compares” and “Becoming a

Successful Principal Investigator.” Participants will learn strategies for helping faculty

understand the importance of professional positioning in grantseeking.

Presenter: David Stone, Associate Vice President for Research, Northern Illinois

University

5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. * Paris Ballroom

Welcome Reception


monday, august 20

7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. * Madeleine

First-Time Attendees Breakfast

Individuals attending their first GRC meeting should take this opportunity to hear

strategies for getting the most out of the conference agenda and learn about GRC

resources and services.

7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. * Paris Ballroom

Member Networking Breakfast

GRC members who have attended previous GRC conferences are invited to

reconnect with colleagues from across the country.

8:50 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Welcome

Presenters: Dorcas Colvin, Vice President, Leadership Development and Member

Services, AASCU

Richard Dunfee, Executive Director, Grants Resource Center, AASCU

9 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. * Paris Ballroom

General Session: NSF Update

This session will provide a comprehensive review of what is new and developing

with the National Science Foundation’s programs, policies, people and budgets.

Participants will learn about changes affecting their institutions and new programs

of interest to their researchers.

Presenter: Jean Feldman, Head, Policy Office, National Science Foundation

Samantha Hunter, Policy Specialist, Policy Office, National Science

Foundation


General Session: NIH Update

This session will present a general National Institutes of Health update, including

information about the biomedical workforce and strategies to manage tight

budgets.

Presenter: Sally Rockey, Deputy Director of Extramural Research, National

Institutes of Health

10:40 a.m – 11 a.m.

Break


monday, august 20

11 a.m. – Noon * Paris Ballroom

Keynote Address: Workforce Development and Federal Support

The U.S. is poised for a manufacturing renaissance, which requires higher education’s

response to the job creation, STEM education and public-private partnership

principles set forth under the last decade’s competitiveness and recovery legislation.

The keynote presentation will provide a high-level briefing on the U.S. manufacturing

landscape, and detailed information on the priorities that will support attendees’

efforts to answer the federal call for sector-spanning manufacturing education,

research and innovation.

Presenters: Jennifer McNelly, President, The Manufacturing Institute, National

Association of Manufacturers

Jane Oates, Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training

Administration, U.S. Department of Labor

Noon – 1:15 p.m. * Paris Ballroom

Lunch


High-Priority Policy Issues in Higher Education

Federal policymakers are hearing a growing demand from the American people for

more affordable access to college. These concerns are leading to stronger demands

for accountability and transparency, and difficult decisions for managing more

programming on reduced budgets. This session will provide information on the FY

13 budget outlook, along with several ideas under consideration in Congress and

across the government to infuse more accountability and transparency into higher

education.

Moderator: Robert Moran, Director of Federal Relations and Policy Analysis,

AASCU

Presenters: Liz Clark, Director of Congressional Affairs, National Association of

College and University Business Officers

Joel Packer, Executive Director, Committee for Education Funding


monday, august 20

2:10 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions


NSF Science of Broadening Participation

In FY 12, the National Science Foundation launched an effort to stimulate

more research related to the Science of Broadening Participation. This session

will provide details on the initiative and strategies for developing responsive

proposals that will use cognitive, behavioral, social and economic sciences to

inform approaches to broadening participation and strengthening U.S. STEM

capabilities.

Presenter: Kellina Craig-Henderson, Program Director, Division of Behavioral

and Cognitive Sciences, National Science Foundation

2:10 p.m. – 3 p.m. * Madeleine

What’s New with CCAMPIS?

The Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program supports

the participation of low-income parents in postsecondary education by

giving them access to campus-based childcare services. Like the federal TRIO

programs, CCAMPIS follows a four-year competition cycle. This session will

provide information on new priorities anticipated for an FY 13 competition.

Presenters: Josephine Hamilton, Program Officer, Office of Postsecondary

Education, U.S. Department of Education

Antoinette Clark, Program Officer, Office of Postsecondary

Education, U.S. Department of Education

3 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Break


monday, august 20

3:15 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions


NIH Support for Non-Research Intensive Institutions

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Academic Research Enhancement Award

(AREA) program supports small-scale faculty projects involving undergraduate

and graduate students at institutions that have not been major recipients of NIH

research grant funds. This session will provide a program update, followed by a

report from the GRC Health Research and Education Task Force.

Presenters: Jack Blazyk, Member, GRC Health Research and Education Task

Force, Professor of Biochemistry and Associate Dean for Research

and Grants, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio

University

Jean Chin, Program Director, Division of Cell Biology and Biophysics,

National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of

Health

David Stone, Co-Chair, GRC Health Research and Education Task

Force, and Associate Vice President for Research, Northern Illinois

University

3:15 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. * Madeleine

IMLS Programs for Colleges and Universities

As the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) consolidates grant

programs and modernizes the definitions of “museum” and “library,” the

eligibility rules have changed as well. This session will provide strategies

for colleges and universities to pursue IMLS funding directly and through

partnerships.

Presenter: Robert Horton, Associate Deputy Director, Office of Library

Services, Institute for Museum and Library Services


monday, august 20

4:15 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions


AHRQ Infrastructure Program Update

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Infrastructure Program is

designed to enhance existing research capacity in emerging academic and

applied research institutions to address comparative effectiveness research

within the context of patient-centered outcomes research. This session will

present an overview of the program.

Presenter: Kay Anderson, Program Director, Infrastructure Development

Program in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Agency for

Healthcare Research and Quality

4:15 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. * Madeleine

New at NEA: Research Grants and Interdisciplinary Work

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has had a very dynamic year.

Grant programs have been consolidated under the Art Works umbrella. Our

Town closed a second competition in March, solidifying creative placemaking

as an agency-wide priority. NEA has also been engaged in a great deal of

interdisciplinary work, most notably in health and economics. This session will

include an update on the NEA-led Arts and Human Development Task Force.

Presenter: Sunil Iyengar, Director, Research and Analysis, National Endowment

for the Arts


tuesday, august 21

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast


General Session: From the Other Side of the Table—The Foundation Perspective

Private sector funding has never been more necessary, or more complicated.

Most foundations are balancing an increase in application volume with stagnant

endowment growth. Meanwhile, the start-up culture and impact giving trends

are affecting the types of awards available and the strings attached to them. The

Chronicle of Philanthropy editor Stacy Palmer, who has been at the helm of the

paper since its founding in 1988, will share her impressions on how current trends

are changing the way funding requests are viewed.

Presenter: Stacy Palmer, Editor, The Chronicle of Philanthropy


General Session: Building Funding and Capacity for Regional Development

Participants will receive an early look at a new GRC guide to funding opportunities

for community and economic development initiatives, and will learn strategies

for using research and sponsored programs to advance community engagement

initiatives.

Presenter: Thaddeus Guldbrandsen, Vice Provost for Research & Engagement,

Plymouth State University

10:20 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.

Break


tuesday, august 21

10:40 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions


NEH/NSF Documenting Endangered Languages

One of the longest standing and most successful interagency initiatives is the

Documenting Endangered Languages program, administered cooperatively

by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Science

Foundation. This session will feature competition details and advice from the

program officer and awardee perspectives.

Presenters: Shobhana Chelliah, Program Director, Division of Behavioral and

Cognitive Sciences, National Science Foundation (on rotation from

the Univesity of North Texas)

Mary Downs, Senior Program Officer, Division of Preservation and

Access, National Endowment for the Humanities

10:40 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. * Madeleine

The Inside Story on Securing DoD’s AFOSR Funding

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)is a vital component

of the Air Force Research Laboratory, whose mission is to discover, shape

and champion basic science that profoundly impacts the future Air Force.

This session will describe the mechanics of responding to broad agency

announcements, provide details on the AFOSR review process, and present

advice on what it takes to be successful in securing AFSOR funding.

Presenter: Thomas Kim, Chief, Plans and Budget, Air Force Office of Scientific

Research, U.S. Department of Defense

Neville Thompson, Deputy Chief, Plans and Budget, Air Force Office

of Scientific Research, U.S. Department of Defense


tuesday, august 21

11:45 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Concurrent Advisory Board Lunches

Attendees will break into groups based on full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment size

for an open forum discussion of issues of common interest.


Category A—Institutions with less than 5,000 FTE

11:45 p.m. – 1 p.m. * Madeleine

Category B—Institutions with between 5,000 and 10,000 FTE

11:45 p.m. – 1 p.m. * Concorde

Category C—Institutions with greater than 10,000 FTE

1 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions


Continuing the Comprehensives: Sustaining Programs as FIPSE Moves

in a New Direction

Once a mainstay within the U.S. Department of Education, the Fund for

the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Comprehensive

Program is currently suspended, and the focus has turned to other FIPSE

initiatives. Because of this, innovative programs that would have relied on the

Comprehensive Program in the past now have to be re-crafted for other funding

sources. This session will highlight innovative higher education projects that

have been successful in their sustainability efforts and give a brief overview of

what stakeholders can next expect from the FIPSE office.

Presenter: Frederick Winter, Program Officer, Fund for the Improvement

of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education and

Awardees

1 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. * Madeleine

NSF Discovery Research K-12

The National Science Foundation’s Discovery Research K-12 program (DRK-12)

supports practical research partnerships to improve STEM teaching and learning

for pre-K-12 students, teachers, administrators and parents. This session will

provide a program update and give details on framing competitive proposals to

solve STEM education challenges.

Presenter: David Campbell, Program Director, Division of Research on Learning

in Formal and Informal Settings, National Science Foundation


tuesday, august 21

2 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions


International Potpourri

This session will give attendees the opportunity to take a trip around the

world of lesser-known international organizations that award grants to U.S.

researchers. During the hour, attendees will hear brief presentations from five

different organizations on how to be competitive.

Presenters: Sinan Ciddi, Executive Director, Institute of Turkish Studies

Nichole Duncan, Office of Scholarships, Training and Capacity

Strengthening, Organization of American States

Jérôme Ferrand, Deputy Attaché for Scientific Cooperation and

Policy, Embassy of France

Fumiyo Kaneko, Deputy Director of Washington Office, Japan

Society for the Promotion of Science

Margaret Mihori, Associate Executive Director, Japan-U.S.

Friendship Commission

Ana María Ortiz Senior, Office of Scholarships, Training and

Capacity Strengthening, Organization of American States

2 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. * Madeleine

HRSA’s Grants Technical Outreach Program

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has recently

established a technical outreach program to help potential grantees find the

right grant program, write a strong proposal and understand the review process.

The speaker will give an overview of this new resource.

Presenter: Michael Nelson, Associate Administrator, Office of Federal

Assistance Management, Health Resources and Services

Administration

2:50 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.

Break


tuesday, august 21


General Session: From Spin Out to High Growth—Higher Ed’s Evolving Role

This session will provide analysis on the emerging and evolving roles colleges and

universities play in the early-stage growth of startup companies.

Moderator: Paul Corson, Advisor to the President for Strategic Partnerships, Lorain

County Community College

Presenters: Robert Behunin, Vice President for Commercialization & Regional

Development, Utah State University

Letitia Green, Director and Co-Founder, Virginia Active Angel Network

and Faculty Member, University of Virginia

Timothy M. Stearns, Coleman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurial

Studies and Founder/Executive Director of the Lyles Center for

Innovation and Entrepreneurship, California State University, Fresno

Paul Wetenhall, President and Executive Director, Ben Craig Center

Business Incubator, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

4:20 p.m. – 5:20 p.m. * Madeleine and Bastille

Roundtables

1. Federal Export Control Policy for Research, Sponsored Programs

and Related Activities

This roundtable will provide an interactive and didactic forum for researchers

and sponsored programs administrators to participate in cross-pollination of

ideas and perspectives pertaining to the federal export control regulations and

institutional best practices in ensuring adherence to the policy and in addressing

serious and consequential implications for non-compliance by higher education

stakeholders. No previous knowledge of export control laws is required.

Facilitator: Sara Eastwick, Grants Development Specialist, Office of Sponsored

Research, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

2. Staying Afloat and Being Competitive: Special Challenges for

HBCUs

A good number of HBCUs in the south-and elsewhere-are relatively small

and, for many years, have relied heavily on state funding with very little

other support. This discussion will focus on the impact of the current drastic

reductions in state funding on research and development. What are the

challenges and what are some strategies that have been tried by other

institutions?

Facilitator: Kenneth Koroma, Associate Vice President, Office of Sponsored

Programs and Research Administration, Grambling State University


tuesday, august 21

4:20 p.m. – 5:20 p.m. * Madeleine and Bastille

Roundtables continued

3. Uses for Social Media in Research Administration

Whether you are currently using social media technology as a learning or

communications tool with your sponsored programs users or are just interested

in taking part in a lively discussion, please come share your creative thoughts

and ideas about how to integrate this new technology into our daily work.

Media sure to be discussed will include podcasts, Skype and Twitter; if you

are familiar with others, we want to learn about them. (If we have time, we’ll

also exchange information about helpful productivity tools that we use on our

computer, iPad and iPhone.)

Facilitator: Linda Patton, Director, Office of Extramural Funding Opportunities,

California State University, Fullerton


Reception


wednesday, august 22

7:30 a.m.

Breakfast


Breakfast Session: Resources for Efficiency and Compliance

The GRC Efficiency and Compliance Task Force is leading GRC’s efforts to

create a clearinghouse of the information that research and sponsored programs

administrators use to do their jobs well. This means creating new resources while

identifying and indexing the range of excellent materials already available, but

scattered throughout agencies and institutions. This session will be an opportunity

for attendees to provide guidance, make requests and learn about the progress

made so far.

Presenters: Syd Conner, Information Specialist, Sponsored Programs

Administration, University of Southern Mississippi

Sandra George, Grants Resource Center, AASCU


Protecting Human Subjects: OHRP Update

Every institution engaged in the conduct of human subject research has the

ethical responsibility to ensure that the rights and welfare of the human subjects

are adequately protected. This session will provide an update of recent Office for

Human Research Protections (OHRP) activities related to human subject protections

under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regulations at 45 CFR part

46.

Presenter: Freda Yoder, Division of Education and Development, Office for Human

Research Protections, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

10 a.m. – 11 a.m. * Paris Ballroom

NSF Undergraduate Education Funding

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Undergraduate Education is

the primary source of NSF support for all GRC members. This session will provide

targeted advice for members preparing proposals for any of the division’s three

dozen competitions.

Presenter: Kathleen Bergin, Program Director, Division of Undergraduate

Education, National Science Foundation

11 a.m.

Meeting Adjourns

11:30 a.m. * Closed Session

GRC Advisory Board Meeting


grc advisory board

Category A—under 5000 FTE

n Patricia Gibbs

Director, Office of Sponsored Programs and Contracts

Elizabeth City State University

252.335.3250 • [email protected]

n Linda Marston

Director of Grants and Sponsored Programs

Springfield College


Category B—Between 5000 and 10000 FTE

n Joan West

Director Research, Grants, and Contracts

Univesity of Tennessee at Martin


n Carol A. Darstein

Coordinator, Pre-Award and Contract Services

Buffalo State College (N.Y.)


Category C—Over 10,000 FTE

n Tim Atkinson

Assistant Provost and Director

University of Central Arkansas


n Linda Patton

Director of Office of Extramural Funding Opportunities

California State University, Fullerton


At-Large Appointments

n Jack Blazyk

Associate Dean of Research & Sponsored Programs

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine


n Syd Conner

Information Specialist, Sponsored Programs Administration

University of Southern Mississippi



grc members by Fte category

Category A Institutions with less than 5,000 FTE

Served by Linda Anthony/Nicole Hochsprung

Adams State College

Agnes Scott College

California State University

California State University Channel Islands

California State University Monterey Bay

Castleton State College

Central State University

Colorado State University-Pueblo

Dakota State University

Dalton State College

Delta State University

Eastern Connecticut State University

Elizabeth City State University

Emporia State University

Fort Lewis College

Fort Valley State University

Governors State University

Grambling State University

Harris-Stowe State University

Indiana University Center

for Evaluation & Education Policy

Indiana University Kokomo

Johnson State College

Kentucky State University

Lesley University

Longwood University

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Mississippi University for Women

Mississippi Valley State University

Montana State University, Billings

Nevada State College

Nevada System of Higher Education

North Dakota University System Office

Ohio University Heritage College of

Osteopathic Medicine

Saint Augustine’s College

Shawnee State University

Southern Arkansas University

Springfield College

Stonehill College

University of Houston-Clear Lake

University of Louisiana System

University of Saint Thomas

University of South Carolina Beaufort

University of South Carolina Upstate

University of Texas at Tyler

University of the District of Columbia

University of West Alabama

University of Wisconsin-Extension

University of Wisconsin-Parkside

University of Wisconsin-Superior

University of Wisconsin System

Virginia State University

Western New Mexico University

Wheaton College

Worcester State University

Category BInstitutions with between 5,000 & 10,000 FTE

Served by Irelene Ricks/Erika Thompson

Angelo State University

Arkansas State University Jonesboro

Armstrong Atlantic State University

Augusta State University

Austin Peay State University

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bridgewater State University

California State University Bakersfield

California State University San Marcos

California State University, Stanislaus

Chicago State University

City University of New York Lehman

College

Columbus State University

Fitchburg State University

Fort Hays State University

Georgia College & State University

Humboldt State University

Indiana State University

Indiana University South Bend

Jacksonville State University



McNeese State University

Monmouth University

Murray State University

New Jersey City University

Northwestern State University of

Louisiana

Plymouth State University

Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

Saginaw Valley State University

Salem State University

Salisbury University

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Southeast Missouri State University

Texas Christian University

Texas Woman’s University

The College at Brockport (SUNY)

Troy University

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

University of Colorado at Colorado

Springs

University of La Verne

University of Louisiana at Monroe

University of Michigan-Flint

University of New Orleans

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

University of Southern Indiana

University of Southern Maine

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

University of Tennessee at Martin

University of West Florida

University of West Georgia

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

University of Wisconsin-River Falls

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

University of Wisconsin-Stout

Western Carolina University

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Category CInstitutions with more than 10,000 FTE

Served by Linda Anthony/Sandy George

Appalachian State University

Ball State University

Buffalo State College (SUNY)

California State Polytechnic University,

Pomona

California State University Chico

California State University Dominguez

Hills

California State University Fullerton

California State University Long Beach

California State University Los Angeles

California State University East Bay

Central Michigan University

Central Washington University

Eastern Michigan University

Ferris State University

George Washington University

Georgia Southern University

Grand Valley State University

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana University-Purdue University Fort

Wayne

Kennesaw State University

Lamar University

Minnesota State University Mankato

Missouri State University

Northern Illinois University

Northern Kentucky University

San Diego State University

San Jose State University

Southeastern Louisiana University

Towson University

University of Central Arkansas

University of Central Oklahoma

University of Illinois at Chicago



University of Kentucky

University of Louisville

University of Massachusetts Boston

University of Minnesota Duluth

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada, Reno

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University of Northern Colorado

University of Northern Iowa

University of Oklahoma Outreach

University of Southern Mississippi

University of Texas-Pan American

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

University of Wisconsin Colleges

Utah Valley University

Weber State University

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Western Illinois University

Wichita State University


mark your calendars

Proposal Development Workshop

February 20–23, 2013

External Funding Conference

August 21–23, 2013

Delivering America’s Promise

AASCU’s membership of more than 400 public colleges and universities is found throughout the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. We range in size from 1,000 students to 44,000. We are found in the inner city, in suburbs, towns and cities, and in remote rural America. We include campuses with extensive offerings in law, medicine and doctoral education—as well as campuses offering associate degrees to complement baccalaureate studies. We are both residential and commuter, and offer on-line degrees as well. Yet common to virtually every member institution are three qualities that define its work and characterize our common commitments.

• Weareinstitutionsofaccessandopportunity.WebelievethattheAmericanpromiseshouldbe real for all Americans, and that belief shapes our commitment to access, affordability and educational opportunity, and in the process strengthens American democracy for all citizens.

• Wearestudent-centeredinstitutions.Weplacethestudentattheheartofourenterprise,enhancing the learning environment and student achievement not only through teaching and advising, but also through our research and public service activities.

• Weare“stewardsofplace.”Weengagefaculty,staffandstudentswiththecommunitiesand regions we serve—helping to advance public education, economic development and the quality of life for all with whom we live and who support our work. We affirm that America’s promise extends not only to those who come to the campus but to all our neighbors.

We believe that through this stewardship and through our commitments to access and opportunity and to our students, public colleges and universities effectively and accountably deliver America’s promise. In so doing we honor and fulfill the public trust.

Grants Resource CenterAmerican Association of State Colleges and Universities

1307 New York Avenue, NW • Fifth Floor • Washington, DC 20005-4701

202.293.7070 • fax 202.296.5819 • aascu.org/grc

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