1. Research and Graduate Education in the College of Education
Report of the Associate Dean for Research

2. External Funding in FY 2016 More than $3.2 Million in Research Awards
Over $50,000 in awards per TT faculty member
Awards from NSF, US Department of Education
Funded Research with Engineering/Computing
More than $6.3 Million in Philanthropic Support

3. Mission Driven Research
Project Goalpost: An After School Program to Promote Academic Achievement and Physical Well-Being
Reading Recovery: Ensuring that First Grade Students in South Carolina Learn to Read and Continue to Read
Upstate Writing Project: Improving Instruction in Writing in South Carolina and Across the Nation
NOYCE Middle Grades STEM: Preparing STEM Specialists to become Teachers in South Carolina
Virtual Environment Interactions: Teaching Computer Programming to Children – a Multidisciplinary Approach

4. New Research Collaborations
Greenville Health System
Consortium for Computing in Education
Engineering and Science Education
CU Center for Workforce Development
Clemson Center for Geospatial Technologies

5. A Nationally Recognized Graduate Program
Six PhD Degrees
14 Masters and Specialist Degrees
576 degree seeking graduate students
163 PhD students
Highest ranked graduate program in SC
Our Goal: “Top 30” in the Nation