**Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)**

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

***FY 2004 New Awards by Institution***

1\. **[Ball State University]{.underline}**

Title: North American Sustainability, Housing, and Community Consortium
(NASHCC)

Grant No.: P116N040015

Partners: Ball State University, IN; University of Texas at Austin, TX;
McGill University, Canada; Dalhousie University, Canada; Universidad
Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico; Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios de
Monterrey, Mexico.

Consortium partners seek to: 1) advance sustainability, housing and
community through information-flow and practical application, 2)
establish collaborative agreements and protocols for student mobility,
3) build long term institutional linkages, 4) sponsor 60 students over
the four-year program, 5) develop common sustainability and housing
curricula and research, 6) immerse students in practical experiences
with firms or community organizations, and 7) disseminate NASHCC
experiences to business, planning, design, and academic communities that
must partner to lead society to a sustainable future and just housing
for all. The NASHCC's innovative model includes interdisciplinary
professional built-environment experiences and case-study research in
universities and community-based centers. FIPSE, SEP, and HRDC funding
support institutional linkages, student exchanges, development of common
curricula and research initiatives, and dissemination. Project funding
(pursued from others) will provide student assistantships in classrooms,
community-based projects and case-study research. The NASHCC enhances
the ability of existing degree programs to prepare graduates to lead
their professions and communities to sustainable development and
dignified housing, by providing advanced theory and application in
sustainable planning, design, and housing in diverse and global
contexts.

John L. Motloch (U.S. Lead) , Ball State University, Department of
Landscape Architecture, College of

Architecture and Planning, Muncie, Indiana 47306; Telephone: (765)
285-7561; Fax: (765) 285-1983;

<jmotloch@bsu.edu>

Vikram Bhatt and David Covo (Canadian Lead), McGill University , School
of Architecture, 815 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H3A 2K6; Telephone: (514) 398-6713; Fax: (514) 398-7372;
<vikram.bhatt@mcgill.ca>

Gustavo Romero Fernandez (Mexican Lead), Universidad Nacional Autónoma
de México, Facultad de Arquitectura, Ciudad Universitaria Delegación
Coyoacán, Mexico City, D.F. 04510; Telephone: (55) 55-66-75-15; (55)
55-35-29-54; Fax: (55) 55-66-75-16; (55) 55-35-29-54;
<fomentosol@prodigy.net.mx>

2\. **[Georgia State University]{.underline}**

Title: Preparing ESL/EFL Teachers for the 21^st^ Century:
Multiculturalism and Technology

Grant No.: P116N040011

Partners: Georgia State University, GA; Portland State University, OR;
University of Manitoba, Canada; and Carleton University, Canada;
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico; Universidad de
las Americas (UDLA), Mexico.

As the English language continues its role as a global language of trade
and communication, teachers of English to speakers of other languages
have increasing responsibilities towards using their classrooms as model
contact zones for students to learn how to effectively communicate
across cultures. This project develops ESL/EFL teachers who are
knowledgeable about educational cultures in North America and skillful
at analyzing and adjusting to different educational environments. 
Students in programs for teachers of ESL/EFL will take courses along
with students working for degrees at that institution and participate in
a Web-based course on intercultural communication, focusing on the
culture of learning in their host institution, thus, pulling together
all students in a particular year of the project into a single
"classroom" on the Web.

By the end of the funding period, each department will have changed
their curricula to include courses in intercultural communication and to
focus on more trilateral ecological models of language learning and
teaching. Plans for institutionalization of programs include graduate
assistantship positions and other work opportunities created by host
institutions.

Gayle Nelson (U.S. Lead), Georgia State University, Department of
Applied Linguistics, College of Arts and Sciences, MSC 4C1250, P.O. Box
4099, Atlanta, GA 30302-4099; Telephone: (404) 651 2940; (404) 417 1032;
Fax: (404) 651 3652; <gaylenelson@gsu.edu>

Sandie Kouritz (Canadian Lead), University of Manitoba, Faculty of
Education #260, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning,
Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2; Telephone: (204) 474 9079; Fax.: (204) 474 7550;
<kouritzi@ms.umanitoba.ca>

Marilyn Buck (Mexican Lead), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico
Centro de Ensenanza de Lenguas Extranjeras Cuidad Universitaria, Del.
Coyoacan 04510 Mexico D.F.; Telephone: 52-55-622-0676;
<buck@servidor.unam.mx>

3\. **[Iowa State University]{.underline}**

Title: A North American Program to Enrich Animal and Public Health
Education

Grant No.: P116N040005

Partners: Tuskegee University, Alabama, USA; University of Nuevo Leon,
Monterrey, Mexico; University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico;
Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario,
Canada; and the Atlantic Veterinary College, Prince Edward Island
University, PEI, Canada.

The program centers on colleges of veterinary medicine. The four
priority areas of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and NAMHE
are impacted by the program: evolving trade relationships, the
environment and sustainable development, public health, animal health
and production, and human resource development. The six-institution
consortium will address these educational areas by student and faculty
exchanges. Forty-two veterinary students will complete long-term study
at one of the other consortium institutions, and sixty will complete
short-term programs. In addition to subject matter and differences of
disease prevalence and risk in the host countries, strong emphasis will
be placed on student interaction and cultural experiences. The program
will motivate faculty to modify curricula while attracting private
industry and other support to provide for program sustainability.

Nolan R. Hartwig, (U.S. Lead), Iowa State University, Department of
Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, VMRI Building 1,
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011; Telephone: 515/294-0711; Fax:
515/294-8793; <nhartwig@iastate.edu>

Roger Ruppanner, Director (Canadian Lead), Department of Pathology and
Clinical Microbiology, University of Montreal, Faculte de Medicine
Veterinarire, CP 500, Sainte Hyacinethe, Quebec, Canada J2S 7C6;
Telephone: 450/773-8521; Fax: 450/778-8113;
<Roger.Ruppanner@umontreal.ca>

Gustavo Hernandez Vidal, (Mexican Lead), Facultad Autónoma de Nuevo
Leon, University Autónoma de Nuevo Leon, Av. Lazaro Cardenas 4600 pte,
Monterrrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico CP 64930; Telephone: 818/357-0615; Fax:
818/365-0968; <Hy10003@hotmail.com>

4\. **[Massachusetts General Hospital]{.underline}**

Title: Building Leadership in Public Mental Health in North America

Grant No.: P116N040012

Partners: Massachusetts General Hospital, MA; Tufts-New England Medical
Center, MA; Dalhousie University, Canada; McMaster University, Canada;
National Institute of Psychiatry, Mexico; National Institute of
Neurology and Neurosurgery, Mexico

The consortium of above institutions will enable resident psychiatry
students from the three countries to complete a program that will
increase their knowledge of North American public mental health care
systems and prepare them for leadership roles in psychiatry, planning
care for an admixed society. An innovative three-month curriculum
prepared by faculty with help from residents at the six institutions
will be introduced focused on the advancement of existing public mental
health care practices in Canada, Mexico and United States. Each
institution will educate seven psychiatry trainees over a three-year
period for a total of 42 students.

All participating partners will demonstrate their commitment to this
project at the beginning of the preparatory phase by formalizing
agreements on psychiatry student exchanges, transfer of credits,
development of common curriculum, student support, and all other issues
relevant to the successful and sustainable implementation of this
partnership.

Gregory L. Fricchione, MD (U.S. Lead), Massachusetts General Hospital,
Department of Psychiatry, Warren 615, Boston, MA 02114; Telephone: (617)
726-5758; Fax: (617) 726-5946; <gfricchione@partners.org>

Dr. Stanley Kutcher (Canadian Lead), Dalhousie University, Faculty of
Medicine, 5849 University Avenue

Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4H7; Telephone: (902) 494-1965; Fax: (902)
494-2799; <iho@dal.ca>

Dr. Gerhardo Heinze (Mexican Lead), National Institute of Psychiatry,
Calzada Mexico -- Xochmilco 101 San Lorenzo Huipulco 14370, Tlalpan
Mexico DF; Telephone: 5255-5655-0185; Fax: 5255-5655-0411;

<heinzemg@imp.edu.mx>

5\. **[Michigan Technological University]{.underline}**

Title: EHaz: North American Earth Hazards Consortium

Grant No.: P116N040003

Partners: Michigan Technological University, MI; University at Buffalo,
NY; McGill University, Canada; Waterloo University, Canada; Universidad
Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico; Universidad de Colima, Mexico

This program will establish a consortium of six research-based
universities in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. The focus area for the
mobility program is mitigation of geological natural hazards in North
America. The consortium universities will exchange students and faculty
in several engineering and science disciplines (e.g., environmental
engineering, civil engineering, geological engineering, social sciences
and geology) involved in the study of natural geological hazards.
Students in the social sciences also will be exchanged, recognizing that
the solution of water resources problems involves critical political,
social, and economic aspects. At least 46 students (16 from the United
States, 16 from Canada, and 14 from Mexico) will be mobilized among the
participating universities through one- to two-semester visits and up to
60 more students will be mobilized via short-term, intensive courses.
Student activities will consist of three stages: intensive language
training, natural hazards coursework, and professional or research
internships with local industries, agencies or at the host university.
Faculty activities will focus on curriculum development and development
of an important knowledge and reference base from the participants'
reports. Curriculum development activities will include development and
implementation of new modules on the North American perspective into
existing natural hazards courses. Implementation of the North American
modules will potentially affect hundreds more students during the
project and far more students after the project period, since the
modules will become a permanent part of the curriculum.

William I Rose (U.S. Lead), Michigan Technological University,
Geological Engineering & Sciences, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI
49931; Telephone: (906) 487-2367; Fax: (906) 487-3371; <raman@mtu.edu>

John Stix (Canadian Lead), McGill University, Earth & Planetary
Sciences, 3450 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A7; Telephone:
(514) 398-5391; Fax: (514) 398-4680; <stix@eps.mcgill.ca>

Hugo Delgado Granados (Mexican Lead), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de
Mexico, Departamento de Vulcanología, Instituto de Geofísica, Ciudad
Universitaria, 04510, Mexico DF 04510; Telephone: (525) 622-4145; Fax:
(525) 550-2486; <hugo@tonatiuh.igeofcu.unam.mx>

6\. **[University of Central Arkansas]{.underline}**

Title: Alliance for International Management and Trade: Customs,
Tariffs, Ethics, and Governance

Grant No.: P116N040001

Partners: University of Central Arkansas, AR; College of Charleston, SC;
University of Prince Edward Island, Canada; Universitie de Moncton,
Canada; Univesidad de Colima, Mexico; Autonoma de Baja California Sur,
Mexico

The Alliance will prepare customs and business students to participate
in customs issues, international trade and management through the
reinforcement of ethics, foreign language and the adaptability to the
represented cultures. This project requires the participation of the
business faculties, language departments, and government organizations
that regulate international trade. Partner institutions will use
information gained from this collaboration to revise their curriculums
to reflect current international trade guidelines. The following goals
will be accomplished through the use of innovative teaching methods
including virtual teaming, researching, and Internet and video
conferencing:

1.  Student mobility through the mutual recognition and portability of
    academic credits and foreign language preparation.

2.  Better preparation of students in the areas of tariffs, trade
    regulations, ethics in international management, foreign languages,
    and cultural training.

3.  Creation of shared transportable curricula among the universities
    participating in the alliance.

4.  Virtual teaming and Web-based courses for non-mobile students.

5.  Collaborations and exchanges of faculty.

6.  Cooperation and consultation with public and private organizations
    with jurisdiction over issues of international trade and public
    transparency.

7.  Creation of information networks for the dissemination of
    information and research on international trade regulations, ethics,
    and governance.

Rebecca W. Gatlin-Watts (U.S. Lead), University of Central Arkansas, MBA
Director, College of Business, BBA 224, Conway, AR 72035; Telephone:
501-450-5316; Fax: 501-450-5302; <rebeccag@uca.edu>

Roberta MacDonald (Canadian Lead), University of Prince Edward Island,
Dean, School of Business, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A
4P3; Telephone: 506-858-4888; Fax: 506-858-4416;

<romacdonald@upei.ca>

M.D.O. Alonzo L. delaGarza (Mexican Lead), Universidad de Colima,
Director, Facultad de Comercio Exterio Y Aduanas, Km. 20.5 Carretera,
Manzanillo a Cihuatlan, Manzanillo, Colima, 28860; Telephone:
016121280800; Fax: 016121238817; <livasabc@ucol.mx>

7\. **[University of Cincinnati]{.underline}**

Title: Women's Human Rights, Citizenships, and Identities in a North
American Context

Grant No.:P116N040013

Partners: University of Cincinnati, OH; University of Arizona, AZ; York
University, Canada; Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada; El Colegio
de la Frontera Norte, Mexico; Universidad de las Americas-Puebla, Mexico

The partners in this consortium will give students the opportunity to
explore women's human rights, citizenships, and identities across the
North American region in response to women's cross-border migrations and
organizing and to build human capital to address and improve women's
lives throughout the region. This project will enable a minimum of 42
students (seven from each institution) to have a full term abroad
experience and at least 15 more students to attend two three-week summer
institutes on the project themes to be held in Canada and Mexico.
Through our linkage agreements, the development of courses and course
modules that focus on women's/gender studies in a North American context
within our degree programs, and our summer institutes taught
collaboratively by our faculty, students who complete a term or summer
institute abroad will receive a certificate, concentration, or minor in
North American Women's/Gender Studies.

Anne Sisson Runyan, (U.S. Lead), University of Cincinnati, Center for
Women's Studies, P.O. Box 210164

Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0164; Telephone: (513) 556-6652; Fax: (513)
556-6771; <anne.runyan@uc.edu>

Pat McDermott, (Canadian Lead), York University, School of Women's
Studies, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3; Telephone:: (416)
736-2100 x77828; Fax: (416) 736-5615; <patmcd@yorku.ca>

Maria Socorro Tabuenca Cordoba, (Mexican Lead), El Colegio de la
Frontera Norte, Northwest Region Dean Insurgentes #3708, Col. Los
Nogales, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua 32350 ; Telephone: (52) (656)
616-9023 ; Fax: (52) (656) 616-9214;
[mailto:tabuenca@colef.mx](mailto:tabuenca@colef.mx)

8\. **[University of Vermont]{.underline}**

Title: Tri-national Competencies Across Borders and Corporate Social
Responsibility

Grant No.: P116N040017

Partners: University of Vermont, VT; Western Illinois University, IL;
University of Sherbrooke, Canada; University of Moncton, Canada;
Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro, Mexico; Universidad Panamericana
Campus Guadalajara

The partners in this consortium will use modules to train tri-national
teams in the key competencies of cross-cultural communication, teamwork,
and analysis, with courses, internships, and case presentations to
corporate executives focusing on the theme of corporate social
responsibility. The project will involve the faculty and students from
the six institutions in integrated curriculum and internship modules.
The partners will move a total of 210 students during three years. The
project will be evaluated continually by, and receive guidance and
feedback from, senior executives in the field of corporate social
responsibility from four corporations. The courses developed during the
life of the project will be institutionalized in the regular curriculum
of each participating school.

William F. Averyt, Associate Professor (U S Lead), University of
Vermont, School of Business Administration, Burlington,VT 05405;
Telephone: (802) 656-0504; Fax: (802) 656-8279; <William.averyt@uvm.edu>

Chantale Roy, Professor (Canadian Lead), Universite de Sherbrooke,
Faculte d'Administration, Sherbrooke,Quebec, J1K2R1; Telephone: (819)
821-8000 #3315; Fax: 819-821-7934; <croy@adm.usherbrooke.ca>

Jose Antonio Inclan Montel (Mexican Lead) Universidad Autónoma de
Queretaro, Facultad de Contaduria y Administration, Cerro de la
Campanass/N Centro Universitario, Queretaro, Queretaro 76010; Telephone:
(442) 1921263; FAX: (442) 192 1263; <ainclan@uaq.mx>

9\. **[University of Washington]{.underline}**

Title: NEXOPOLIS - Revitalizing the Core of Older and Historical Cities:
Opportunities and Challenges

Grant No: P116N040008

Partners: University of Washington, WA; San Diego State University, CA;
University of Guajanuato, Mexico; University of Michoacana, Mexico;
Ryerson University, Canada; Laval University, Canada

The consortium partners will produce students who will use their urban
planning skills and enthusiasm for exploring alternative solutions to
the issues associated with central city revitalization. Nexopolis will
involve faculty who will develop interdisciplinary research skills,
experience and supervision that the students and future urban planning
leaders will need to address central city revitalization. Moreover, the
consortium will provide the necessary critical infrastructure for
quality research and practical training. Each institution will target
eight students over the three-year period for a total of 48 students.
The length of study for students will be one semester according to the
institution\'s schedule. The main goals of the consortium will be to
integrate undergraduate and graduate student mobility into each
institution's academic program, strive to develop curriculum
transparency across each institution and allow students to take
recognized courses at any consortium institution.

Fritz Wagner (U.S. Lead), University of Washington, Department of Urban
Design and Planning, 410 Gould Hall, Seattle WA. 98195; Telephone: (206)
543-7459; Fax: (206) 543-4486; <fwagner@u.washington.edu>

David Amborski (Canadian Lead), Ryerson University, School of Urban &
Regional Planning, 350 Victoria St, Toronto, Ontario, M5B2K3; Telephone:
(416) 979 5000 ex: 6768; Fax: (416) 979 5357; <Amborski@ryerson.ca>

Sergio Arias Negrete (Mexican Lead), Director of International Academic
Relations, University of Guanajuato, International & Institutional
Academic Relations, Lazcurain de Retana #4, Guanajuato, Guanajuato 3600,
Mexico; Telephone: (473) 732-00-06 x1011; Fax: (473) 735-19-02;
<sergio@quijote.ugto.mx>

10\. **[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University]{.underline}**

Title: Rural Sustainability in Agriculture and Aquaculture

Grant No.: P116N040009

Partners: Virginia Tech, VA; Iowa State University, IA; Nova Scotia
Agricultural College, Canada; Marine Institute of Memorial University of
Newfoundland, Canada; Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexico;
Instituto Tecnológico Agropecuario de Oaxaca, Mexico

Students enrolled in agriculture/aquaculture-based post-secondary
programs with proven language skills will participate in an exchange
program in agricultural sustainability with consortium universities in
Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Each institution will target a
minimum of seven students for exchange over a three-year period for a
total of 42 students. Students will learn from an international
curriculum dedicated to sustainable rural development, i.e., organic
agriculture and low input aquaculture. The program will be fully
accredited by the participating institutions, with all partners
recognizing the transfer of courses and credits. The consortium will
develop an innovative curriculum, including Web-based course delivery,
and service learning components. A summer internship program will be
developed for exchange students to work with agricultural industries in
each country. Student and faculty exchanges and integration of new
technologies into the program curriculum will continue among consortium
partners after completion of the project. By creating lasting
relationships within the consortium, we aim to educate future
professionals, thus contributing to sustainable economic development of
the partnering countries through knowledge and mutual respect. In
combining intellectual and physical resources, sharing technologies,
materials and procedures, students will learn to integrate organic
agriculture and aquaculture to maintain viability of rural communities.

Gregory E. Welbaum (U.S. Lead), Virginia Tech, Department of
Horticulture, 301 Saunders Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061; Telephone: (540)
231-5801; Fax: (540) 231-3083; <welbaum@vt.edu>

Norman Goodyear (Canadian Lead), Nova Scotia Agricultural College,
College University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 550, Truro, Nova
Scotia, B2N 5E3 Canada; Telephone: (902) 893-6366; Fax: (902) 897-9762;
[**ngoodyear@nsac.ns.ca**](mailto:ngoodyear@nsac.ns.ca)

Leonel Avendaño (Mexican Lead), Instituto de Ciencias Agrícolas ,
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Ave. Alvaro Obregrón y 
J.Carrillo s/n, Mexicali, B.C.  C.P. 21100; Telephone and Fax: (686)
5-52-82-30; <lar62@uabc.mx>

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