Announcements and Opportunities

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BY THE NUMBERS: State Goals for Increasing Postsecondary Attainment

When it comes to improving the outcomes of public higher education, do states know where they are trying to go and have they a plan for how and when they will get there? State policymakers—and the public—want to know what benefits their educational investment is yielding. BY THE NUMBERS, by Michael Collins, addresses an important state-level approach to assessing—and increasing—the value of public higher education. The report is based on JFF’s 50-state survey of state higher education plans, conducted in 2005 to determine which states have set numerical targets for enrollment and completion and how they set, measure, and publicize these goals to institutions, the public, and policymakers. BY THE NUMBERS was prepared for "Double the Numbers," JFF’s national initiative to advance public policies that can significantly increase the number of young people who make it to and through college.

To download BY THE NUMBERS, please go to http://www.jff.org/. 

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The Nonprofit Academic Centers Council is now accepting applications for the 2006 Dave Stevenson and William Diaz Faculty Fellowships. 

These fellowships are awarded to faculty members of color teaching and conducting research in the field of philanthropic and nonprofit sector studies.  2006 fellowships must be completed between August 1, 2006 and July 31, 2007.  The application deadline is March 31, 2006.

Application information is available online through the following link: http://www.naccouncil.org/fellowships.asp

For additional information, contact the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council at (216) 368-0969 or via e-mail: amcclellan-nacc@cwru.edu.

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The Fiscal Year 2007 Notice of Interest  (dated February 1, 2006) from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) entitled "Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Research and Engineering" has been issued. Do not submit proposals to this notice. The solicitation will be issued on or about March 9, 2006. BAA07 proposals to the solicitation will be due on or about May 11, 2006.

The official posting of the Notice of Interest can be found on-line at the DOE's Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) website. At the IIPS e-center website, click BROWSE OPPORTUNITIES in the left navigation column, then under DOE Financial Assitance select OPPORTUNITIES BY DATE POSTED, click on BROWSE FINANCIAL ASST., click on February 2006, then click on DE-SC52-05NA26703 and scroll down to the FILE ATTACHMENTS for the actual Notice of Interest; or click here.

The Notice of Interest is also posted on FedGrants and in the "Proposals" area of the NEMRE Coordination web page.

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The Medal of Merit award presented to the President of the University of Texas Health Science Center

The Medal of Merit “Ignacio Chávez” was awarded to the President of the University of Texas Health Science Center, Dr. Francisco Cigarroa on February 22, 2006.  The medal was presented by the Rector of the Autonomous National University of Mexico (UNAM), Juan Ramón de la Fuente, who stated that the universities of Mexico and the United States “should take up a bilateral relation” because in the history of both nations walls and barriers have not been successful.  Rector de la Fuente went on to say that these two nations need to work hard towards the goal of collaboration across borders.

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University of Texas at El Paso to host workshops: "Enhancing HSI International Education Programs and Institutional Collaboration" 

Registration Deadline:  March 15

The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans is sponsoring the first in a series of workshops to enhance collaboration between HSIs and Federal agencies.  The University of Texas at El Paso is hosting this meeting March 23 and 24, 2006, around the theme of "Enhancing HSI International Education Programs and Institutional Collaboration."  Click here for more information.