AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Texas) has received a $35,305 grant from the Texas Workforce Commission for 68 scholarships for two camps that provide students handson experience in computer programming and design.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO has received a $260,000 grant from Worldwide, HP for the Lyles College of Engineering to receive wireless tablet personal computers, wide-format printers and remote-access work stations.
The Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Teachers College, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (N.Y.) has been awarded a $5 MILLION gift from the Gates Foundation to research ways in which community colleges can increase their graduation rates.
OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY has received a $14,453 grant from the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges to support “Catch-A-Ride,” a minority recruitment program.
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (Va.) has received a $661,154 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to create the Children and Youth Services Center.
NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (Va.) has received a $100,000 grant from Wal-Mart to serve the needs of first-generation college students.
NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY has received a $450,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for the university’s Waste Management Institute.
