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Lind, Christianne; Relave, Nanette; Schmid, William; Terzaghi, Damon – Finance Project, 2009
This guide outlines strategies for financing asset-building initiatives and provides information on 71 federal funding sources that can be used to support a range of activities and services. It includes well-known sources of funding for asset building, for example, the Assets for Independence Demonstration Program and the Family Self-Sufficiency…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Public Agencies, Grants, Investment
Guarneiri, Michele – Facilities Manager, 1997
Several colleges and universities participate in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star Buildings program, in which institutions commit to improving their buildings' energy efficiency and reducing energy costs. All participants must also be a Green Lights Program participant or agree to specific building-wide lighting upgrades. The…
Descriptors: College Buildings, College Planning, Educational Facilities, Efficiency
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Robbins, Alan S.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
New programs and related activities in ambulatory care and education in the Western Region Veterans' Health Administration and its 11 affiliated medical schools are reported, including advisory activities, innovative projects, and a conference. Future activities in the expanded western region are outlined. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Conferences, Federal Government, Higher Education
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Bloom, Arvid J.; And Others – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1985
A two-day workshop designed to promote sharing of personnel, expertise, and research facilities between Colorado State University and 20 federal agencies for their mutual benefit is described, and the results of a follow-up survey are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Information Dissemination
Pitsch, Mark – College Board Review, 1991
Mathematics educators have led the educational reform movement in recent years. New curricula and innovative teaching methods are emerging in elementary and secondary programs, as illustrated by the work of the College Board, University of Chicago, University of California at Berkeley and San Francisco, and the National Science Foundation. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Curriculum, College Mathematics, Curriculum Development
Hyland, Stanley; Cox, David; Martin, Cindy – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1998
The Memphis Maps program, a collaborative effort of Memphis (Tennessee) educational institutions, public agencies, a bank, and community programs, trains local students in Geographic Information Systems technology and provides the community with valuable demographic and assessment information. The program is described, and factors contributing to…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Banking, College Instruction, Community Programs
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Kish, Evelyn Rubio; Santa Rita, Emilio – College and University, 1993
The Bronx Community College (New York) minority honors program in energy-related curricula is a federally funded scholarship program to improve minority participation and meet educational needs in high-technology fields. High graduation rates, successful job placements, pursuit of further degrees among participants are attributed to strong…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns
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Riley, Katherine; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A collaborative summer program by the University of Washington medical school, a professional association, and regional and state agencies provides students with an early introduction to community medicine in rural and urban underserved areas. Students (n=74) have been extremely satisfied. Suggestions are made for identifying potential program…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Awareness, Community Health Services, Field Experience Programs
Davis, Frank W., Jr.; LeMay, Stephen – 1980
This guide is designed to assist administrators of human service agencies in developing and implementing driver selection and training programs. Examined in the first half of the guide are the following aspects of designing a transportation training delivery system: understanding the training mission, identifying the program target group, training…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Case Studies, Delivery Systems, Driver Education