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# Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)

***Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education***

***FY* *2006 New Awards by Award Number***

# P116N060006

# Title: Strategic Market Expansion in the NAFTA Nations 

**U.S. Lead:** SUNY Plattsburgh

**Partner:** University of Northern Colorado

**Canada Lead:** Capilano College

**Partner:** Mount Royal College

**Mexico Lead:** Universidad de Guadalajara

**Partner:** Universidad de Monterrey

##### Subject Areas: Business/Economics and French/Spanish 

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**Project Description:** To prepare students with the cultural
backgrounds, skill sets, experiences, and knowledge base necessary to
successfully execute market expansion strategies in Canadian, Mexican,
and United States markets in order to: strengthen economics, marketing,
management, and international Business education in partner schools; and
strengthen the bonds between North American Business schools through
continuing exchanges and dual degree programs.

**U.S. Lead Contact:** Nancy J. Church, SUNY Distinguished Service
Professor & Chair, Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, School
of Business and Economics**,** SUNY Plattsburgh, 101 Broad Street,
Plattsburgh, NY 12901, Tel: (518) 564-4169, Fax: (518) 564-4215, E-mail:
<nancy.church@plattsburgh.edu>

**Canadian Lead Contact:** Catherine Vertesi, Dean, Capilano College,
2350 West 37^th^ Ave., Vancouver, British Columbia V6M 1P3, Tel: (604)
984-4994, Fax: (604) 984-1758, E-mail: <cvertesi@capcollege.bc.ca>

**Mexican Lead Contact**: José Sánchez Gutiérrex, Jefe, Departamento de
Mercadotecnia y Negocios Internacionales, Universidad de Guadalajara,
Periferico Norte 799 Edif. G-202, Centro Universitario de Ciencias
Económico Admin., Guadalajara, Zapopan, Jalisco, C.P. 45100, Tel: (5233)
3770-3343, Fax: (5233) 3343-3343, E-mail: <jsanchez@cucea.udg.mx>

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# P116N060007

# Title: Alliance to Promote Fair Trade and Sustainable Development 

**U.S. Lead:** University of Central Arkansas

**Partner:** Nicholls State University

**Canada Lead:** Universite de Sainte-Anne

**Partner:** Universite de Moncton, Shippagan **Partner:** Mount Allison
University

**Mexico Lead:** Universidad de Colima

**Partner:** Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

##### Subject Areas: Fair Trade and Sustainable Development

## Project Description: To prepare undergraduate and graduate Business students to participate in international trade and management issues through the reinforcement of fair trade, sustainability, and adaptability to the represented national cultures. They will develop an international model providing access to education for students and create a unique network consisting of private and public organizations, government regulatory agencies, and university faculty, staff, and students across North America. 

**U.S. Lead Contact:** Rebecca Gatlin-Watts, Professor of Management,
University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey, BBA 210D, Conway, AR
72035, Tel. 501-450-5346, Fax 501-450-5302, E-mail: <rebeccag@uca.edu>

**Canadian Lead Contact:** Caroline Theriault, Administration,
Université Sainte-Anne, 1695 Route 1, Pointe-del'Eglise, N.E., BOW 1 MO,
Canada, Tel.: 902-769-2114 ext. 126, Fax: 902-769-2930, E-mail:
<caroline.theriault@usainteanne.ca>

**Mexican Lead Contact**: Juan Alonzo Livas de la Garza, M.D.O., K.M.
20.5 Carretera Manzanillo -- Cihuatlan, Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico, Tel:
314-33 1 12 13, Fax: 314 33 11213 ext. 53372, E-mail: <livasabc@ucol.mx>

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# P116N060008

# Title: Greening the Supply-Chain, Promoting Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Economic Development Across NAFTA 

**U.S. Lead:** Western Illinois University

> **Partner:** College of Charleston University of Charleston

**Canada Lead:** University of Moncton

**Partner:** Memorial University

**Mexico Lead:** Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua

**Partner:** Universidad Panamericana

##### Subject Areas: Supply Chain Management and Environmental and Social Sustainability 

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#### Project Description: To provide students with knowledge and skills to create environmentally and socially sustainable international supply chains. Upstream and downstream social and environmental impacts of decisions in a supply-chain will be examined. Students will learn approaches to planning and designing, evaluating and controlling operations from a sustainability perspective. 

**U.S. Lead Contact:** Rajeev Sawhney, Associate Professor, Department
of Management, Western Illinois University, One University Circle,
Macomb, IL 61455; Tel: (309) 298-1625; Fax: (309) 298-1019; E-mail:
<R-Sawhney@wiu.edu>

**Canadian Lead Contact:** Souad H'Mida Lakhal, Director, Faculty of
Business Administration, University of Moncton, Moncton, New-Brunswick,
EiA 3E9, Canada**,** Tel.: (506) 863-2035; Fax: unknown; E-mail:
<lakhals@umoncton.ca>

**Mexican Lead Contact**: Raul Favela Campos, Director of International
Services, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Cd. Universitaria, Campus.
1 Antigua de Facultad de Ingenieria, planta alta, Chihuahua, Mexico C.P.
31170, Tel.: 52-614-439-1849, Fax: 52-614-439-1849, E-mail:
<rmfavela@uach.mx>

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# P116N060016

# Title: Mobility, Society, and Governance in North America

**U.S. Lead:** University of Notre Dame du Lac

**Partner:** Harvard University

**Canada Lead:** Université de Montréal

**Partner:** University of British Columbia

**Mexico Lead:** El Colegio de México

**Partner:** Universidad de las Américas Puebla

##### Subject Areas: Social Sciences and Humanities

**Project Description:** To create a group of young professionals and
researchers with a comparative and transnational vision of the processes
that characterize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
region, in the hope that this vision will assist in finding innovative
solutions to the North American challenges. Specific topics are border
and environmental management, cultural identities, economic and social
welfare and democratic processes and institutions.

**U.S. Lead Contact:** Sharon Schierling, Associate Director of Kellogg
Institute for International Studies, 130 Hesburgh Center, Notre Dame, IN
46556, Phone: (574) 631-8524, Fax: (574) 631-6717, E-mail:
<sschierl@nd.edu>

**Canadian Lead Contact:** Phillippe Faucher**,** 3150 Rue
Jean-Brillant, Bureau C-4012 Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Phone: (514)
343-2464, Fax: (514) 343-2360, E-mail: <Phillippe.faucher@montreal.ca>

**Mexican Lead Contact**: Jean Francois Prud'homme, Coordinator

El Colegio de México, Camino al Ajusco 20, Col. Predregal de Sta Teresa,
Mexico City, DF 10740, Phone: 52-55-5645-4721, Fax: 52-55-5645-0464;
E-mail: <coorac@colmex.mx>

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# P116N060017

# Title: North American Program for Social Work, Equity, and Social Welfare

**U.S. Lead:** The University of Tennessee

**Partner:** University of South Florida

**Canada Lead:** University of Calgary

**Partner:** Université de Montreal

**Mexican Lead:** Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon

> **Partner:** Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juarez

##### Subject Areas: Social Work and Cultural Competence 

**Project Description:** To develop collaborative curriculum, creating
new courses and enhancing old ones in international social work, policy
issues, oppression, service strategies, and other topics. The efforts of
the consortium will support educational experiences of students and
contribute to the development of culturally effective education and
practice among social work professionals.

**U.S. Lead Contact:** Rodney A. Ellis, Associate Professor, University
of Tennessee, College of Social Work, 193 Polk Ave., Suite E, Nashville,
TN, USA 37210, Phone: 615-256-1885, Fax: 615-248-8823, E-mail:
<rellis5@utk.edu>

**Canadian Lead Contact:** Jackie Sieppert, Associate Dean of Research
and Partnership, University of Calgary, Faculty of Social Work, 2500
University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4, Phone:
403-220-6983, Fax: 403-220-7869, E-mail: <sieppert@ucalgary.ca>

**Mexican Lead Contact:** Maria Elena Ramos Tovar, PhD, Profesora,
Subdireccion de Estudios de Posgrado, Facultad de Trabajo Social,
Univerisdad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon, Ciudad Universitaria, Moneterrey,
Nuevo Leon, Mexico 66450 Phone: 052(81) 8352-1309, Fax: 052(81)
8376-9177, E-mail: <mramor@ccrdsi.unal.mx>

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# P116N060022

# Title: Developing Civil Society Education via Case Studies: A North American Perspective (DCSCS)

**U.S. Lead**: University of Texas at Austin

**Partner**: University of Washington

**Canada Lead**: Carleton University

**Partner**: McGill University

**México Lead**: El Colegio Mexiquense

**Partner**: Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

##### Subject Areas: Civil Society, Nongovernmental Organizations and Nonprofit Management 

**Project Description:** To bring together students from Canada, the
United States, and Mexico to produce twelve comparative case studies on
non-governmental organizations. Students will take case-based nonprofit
management courses and will be trained in case research and writing
methodologies. The long-term result will be to strengthen the field of
civil society education in North America.

**U.S. Lead Contact:** Peter Frumkin, Director of RGK Center for
Philanthropy and Community Service, Professor of Public Affairs, LBJ
School of Public Affairs, University of Texas, P.O. Box 7726, Austin, TX
78713, Telephone: (512) 232-7061, Fax: (512) 232-7063, E-mail:
<frumkin@mail.utexas.edu>

**Canadian Lead Contact:** Maureen Molot, Director, The Centre for
Voluntary Sector Research and Development, Professor, The Norman
Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, 1125
Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Telephone: (613) 520-7444,
Fax: (613) 520-7488, E-mail: <maureen_molot@carleton.ca>

**Mexican Lead Contact**: Alejandro Natal, Director, Interdisciplinary
Program for Third Sector Studies, El Colegio Mexiquense, Aparado Postal
48-D, Toluca 50120, México, Telephone: (52 722) 279 9908 ext. 214, Fax:
(52 722) 279 9908 x 200, E-mail: <alejandronatal@yahoo.co.uk>

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**P116N060024**

# Title: NAFTA's Second Generational Challenges 

**U.S. Lead:** Georgia Southern University

**Partner:** Bowling Green State University

**Canada Lead:** Wilfrid Laurier University

**Partner:** Mount Allison University

**Mexico Lead:** Universidad Veracruzana

**Partner:** Universidad de Sonora

##### Subject Areas: North American Regional Studies, Foreign Language and Cultural Studies 

**Project** **Description**: To promote citizen support by educating for
an inclusive society by developing and implementing an exciting North
American component for existing regional studies programs and improving
student language proficiency, cross-cultural competence, and
professional skills through the use of communication technologies,
extracurricular activities, student apprenticeships, service learning,
and/or research projects.

**U.S. Lead Contact:** Nancy Shumaker, Project Director, P.O. Box 8022,
Statesboro, GA 30460, Tel.: (912) 486-7951, Fax: (912) 681-5279, E-mail:
shumaker@georgiasouthern.edu

**U.S. Partner:** Federico Chalupa, Project Director, 205 Shatzel Hall,
Bowling Green, OH 43403, Tel.: (419) 372-7153, Fax: (419) 372-7332,
E-mail: <fchalup@bgnet.bgsu.edu>

**Canadian Lead Contact:** David Docherty, Project Director, 75
University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3Ct, Tel.: (519) 884-0710,
Fax: (519) 844-8854, E-mail: <ddocherty@wlu.ca>

**Mexican Lead Contact**: Magdalena Hernandez Alarcon, Project Director,
Edificio "A" "2" Piso de Rectoria, Lomas del Estadio s/n, Xalapa,
Veracruz 91090, Tel.: (52-228) 8-42-17-11, Fax: (52-228) 8-18-15-44,
E-mail: <maghernandez@uv.mx>

**Mexican Partner:** Rosa Maria Burrola Encinas, Project Director, Calle
Rosales y Blv. Transeveral, x/n colonia Centro, Hemosillo, Sonora 83000,
Tel.: (01-662) 212-55-29, Fax: (01-662) 212-55-29, E-mail:
<rosamar@capomo.uson.mx>.

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**P116N060026**

# Title: Distance Learning Modules in Product and Process Design 

**U.S. Lead**: Texas A&M University

> **Partner**: Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST) at
> Georgia Institute of
>
> Technology

**Canada Lead**: McMaster University

**Partner:** École Polytechnique de Montréal

**Mexico Lead**: Universidad de San Luis Potosí

**Partner:** Universidad de Guanajuato, Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo
(IMP)

##### Subject Areas: Distance Learning Modules in Product and Process Design and Engineering 

**Project Description:** To foster cultural and language exchange
experiences between engineering students, and to contribute to the
professional development of participating students especially concerning
design, innovation, and sustainability. The consortium will develop
innovative Web-based educational materials ("modules") using a unique
vision for Product and Process Design.

**U.S. Lead Contact:** Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Professor and Holder of the
McFerrin Professorship, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M
University, College Station, TX 77843, USA, Tel.: 979-845-3484, Fax:
979-845-6446, E-mail: <El-Halwagi@tamu.edu>

**Canadian Lead Contact:** Andrew Hrymak, Professor and Chair,
Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main St.
W., Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, Canada, Tel.: 905-525-9140 ext.23136,
Fax: 905-521-1350, E-mail: <hrymak@mcmaster.ca>

**Mexican Lead Contact**: Pedro Medellín Milán, Professor, Faculty of
Chemical Sciences, University of San Luis Potosí, Dr. Manuel Nava No. 6
Zona Universitaria, C.P. 78210, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., México, Tel.:
(52) 4 826-2440 ext 125, Fax: (52) 4 826-2440, E-mail: <pmm@uaslp.mx>

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**P116N060028**

# Title: North American Renewable Energy Technology Program 

**U.S. Lead**: Golden West College

**Partner:** Turtle Mountain Community College

**Canada Lead**: Selkirk College

**Partner:** Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles

**Mexico Lead**: Universidad Tecnológica de Tabasco

**Partner:** Universidad Tecnológica de Tulacingo

##### Subject Areas: Environmental Sciences and International Education

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## Project Description: To establish a North American mobility program focusing on renewable energy technology; to train students with the applied skills and knowledge of electrical generation, electronic analysis, process control and design necessary to function as renewable energy technicians or technologists throughout North America. 

**U.S. Lead Contact: (co-directors),** Marius Cucurny, Prof.
Environmental Technology and Spanish, Golden West College, 15744 Golden
West Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92647, Tel.: (714) 892-7711 ext.
52180, Fax: (714) 892-3985, E-mail: <mcucurny@cccd.edu>;

[http://www.gwc.info](http://www.gwc.info/); Tom Hersh, Prof.
Environmental Technology and Engineering

Golden West College, 15744 Golden West Street, Huntington Beach, CA
92647, Tel.: (714) 895-8224, Fax: (714) 892-3985, E-mail:
<thersh@gwc.cccd.edu>

**Canadian Lead Contact**: Robert M. Macrae, Instructor, Integrated
Environmental Planning Technology, Selkirk College, P.O. Box 1200,
Castlegar, BC, Canada, V1N 3J1, Tel.: (250) 365-7292 ext. 441, Fax:
(250) 365-1255, E-mail: <RMacrae@selkirk.ca>

**Mexican Lead Contact**: Bruno Ehuan Pino, Universidad Tecnológica de
Tabasco, Carr. Villahermosa Teapa Km. 14.6 S/N Fracc. Parilla II. Villa
Parrilla, Centro, Tabasco, Villahermosa, Tabasco, 86280, Tel.: 011 52
(993) 358-2222 Ext. 2200, 2107, Fax: 011 52 (993) 358-2223, E-mail:
<brunoehuan@yahoo.com.mx>

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# P116N060032

# Title: Ethical and Public Policy Issues in the Sciences 

**U.S. Lead:** Howard University

**Partner:** University of Texas, El Paso

**Canada Lead:** Concordia University

**Partner:** Université Montreal

**Mexico Lead:** Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro

**Partner:** Universidad Anahuac

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##### Subject Areas: Science Ethics, Science Policy, Bioethics, Computer Ethics, Sciences and Engineering

**Project Description:** To address ethical and policy issues related to
the rapid advance of science and technology, in areas such as stem cell
research, new medical therapies, nanotechnology, and privacy in the
information society. Students will gain the perspective on these issues
from one of the other North American countries. Students who participate
in this exchange will have the opportunity, in addition to their regular
field of study, to obtain a Graduate Certificate in Ethical and Policy
Issues in the Sciences at Howard University.

**U.S. Lead Contact**: Wayne Patterson, Senior Fellow, The Graduate
School, Howard University, 4^th^ and College Streets, N.W., Washington,
DC 20059, Tel: 202-806-6800, FAX: 413-451-9837, E-mail:
<wpatterson@howard.edu>

**Canadian Lead Contact**: Christine Jamieson, Director of the Graduate
Program in Theology, Concordia University, SD 202, Concordia University,
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Montréal, QC H3G 1M8, Tel: 514-848-2424 x
2477, FAX: (514) 848-4549, E-mail: <jamieson@alcor.concordia.ca>

**Mexican Lead Contact**: Yreri Mendoza Mondragón, Directora, Dirección
de Cooperación y Movilidad Académica, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro,
Dirección de Cooperación y Movilidad Académica, Santiago de Querétaro,
QR, Tel: 52-(442) 1921200 ext. 3219, E-mail: <leris@uaq.mx>