Title III at Fayetteville State University

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Title III at Fayetteville State University

• An Overview
• November 7, 2008
• Tendai Johnson

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Presentation Outline

• What Title III is
• How the grant award is determined
• What kinds of activities are allowable
• New Title III efforts
• What Title III will support in 2008-09
• How it supports FSU and BOG strategic priorities

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What Title III Is

• Federally funded program
• Administrative Unit Institutional Development
  and Undergraduate Education Service, Office of
  Post-Secondary Education, Department of Education
• Authorized in Higher Education Act 1965
• Title IIIB Strengthening Historically Black
  Colleges and Universities

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Strengthening Black Colleges and Universities

• Focus areas are to establish or strengthen HBCUs
  in the following areas
• Physical plants
• Financial management
• Academic Resources
• Endowments

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What Kinds of Activities Are Allowableto support
improvements in educational quality, management
and financial stability

• Purchase, rental, or lease of equipment for
  educational purposes
• Construction, renovation, maintenance in
  instructional facilities to include
  telecommunications technology equipment and
  services
• Faculty development and exchanges
• Academic instruction in underrepresented
  disciplines
• Purchase of library materials
• Tutoring and student service programs

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What Kinds of Activities Are Allowable
continued..

• Funds and administrative management
• Joint use of facilities (laboratories and
  libraries)
• Improvement of development office
• Enhancement of teacher education
• Establishment of community outreach programs
  (pipeline)
• Acquisition of real property
• Financial Literacy education
• Services for the implementation of projects or
  activities

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How the Grant Award Is Determined

• Number of Pell recipients 50
• Number of FSU graduates 25
• Number of FSU graduates
• going to graduate or professional
• school within 5 years of graduation
• from FSU 25
• 100
• 
  

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New Efforts

• College Cost Reduction Act Allocation (CCRAA)
• 2 Year Grant
• Based on same formula as TIII B
• Focus on STEM and Teacher Education Programs
• What it means for FSU
• 1,215,000 in additional funding
• Program Focus to strengthen areas

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New Efforts

• FSU has sought and has been approved to be
  included as an HBGI
• Will occur in legislative approval of HEA
• What it means for FSU
• Support for graduate programs
• Capacity building
• Infrastructure building

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Title III-CCRAA Activities and Directors
2008-09
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FSU 2008-09 Title III Activities and Directors
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FSU 2008-09 Title III Activities and Directors
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Title III Overview an Update

• Questions