1. Foundation Fundraising Update June 2010

2. Goal seek external, foundation funding for consortial, collaborative project(s) which will advance the organization’s impact

3. Priority Areas of Work Faculty Engagement: increase funding for faculty pedagogy grants and disseminate the results Assessment and Campus Climate: document and describe the impact of diversity work on our campuses Pedagogy and Curriculum Transformation: – support implementation of supplemental instruction in gateway courses, and – support classroom efforts to reduce the stereotype threat phenomenon.

4. Foundation Outreach Ford: Advancing Higher Education Access and Success “Our work seeks to generate policy and institutional reforms that improve standards of teaching and learning and remove the barriers to successful participation in higher education in the United States by scaling up effective remedial and developmental education programs.”

5. Potential CHAS Proposals 1.Expand CHAS grant making to faculty doing research on enhancing student learning success 2.Double faculty forums for the sciences and humanities 3.Sponsor structured dialogues to continue the work begun at faculty forums

6. Potential CHAS Proposals 4.Partner with UPenn’s School of Education to conduct research on the value and benefits of diversity in higher education 5.Produce an annual publication describing the practical applications driven by faculty research

7. Your Feedback and Input How do you view the value of these projects for your institution? In what ways do you see yourself, your colleagues, and your institution collaborating on such projects?