I'd say the bacon is sizzlin'

Mary
At 12:37 PM 3/16/99 -0600, Carl Fox sent a message saying:
*Sally,
*
*I smell pork.
*
*Carl
*
*>>> "Sally Eckert-Tilotta (Sally Eckert-Tilotta)"
*<xxxxxx@MAIL.UND.NODAK.EDU> 03/16 12:03 PM >>>
*In case you haven't looked at the federal register for today, the
following is
*the list of absolute priorities for this year's FIPSE competition.  I
think it
*is an interesting read.
*
*
* 1--Demonstration programs to encourage underrepresented groups, such as
women
*and minorities, to enter careers
*in technology and business.
* 2--A project to endow a Contracts Chair-of-Excellence program to be
*administered in cooperation with a consortium of Historically Black
Colleges and
*Universities and Hispanic-Serving
*Institutions with environmental science and engineering capabilities.
*3--Demonstration programs to establish a state-of-the-art science and
technology
*program that will explore the application of novel electronic materials
that are
*used in the development of high temperature supercomputers.
*4--Enhanced distance education and teacher-training activities.
*5--Applications for conversion of library catalogs to electronic format.
* 6--For assistance with critical infrastructure needs, such as fiberoptic
*cabling, hardware, and communications equipment, and classroom
renovations, in
*conjunction with a program specifically tailored to the needs of students
with
*part-time employment with a goal of fully preparing participants for the
skilled
*job opportunities of the future.
*7--To support a university-based advanced mathematics teacher-student
training
*program.
*8--To establish off-campus and community-based delivery of educational
programs
*and services to improve rural access.
* 9--To improve the skills of physical science teachers.
*10--For an inter- and intravideo conferencing project.
*11--For a demonstration project that establishes a center for technical
*education to serve young people who do not
*intend to go on to college.
*12--To support innovative approaches to connecting community colleges to
*four-year institutions through a
*cooperative curriculum, shared student services, and faculty collaborations.
*13--A project of interinstitutional efforts dedicated to improving the
*scientific expertise and interest of undergraduate students.
*14--Educational programs to train students for careers in the hospitality and
*tourism industry.
*
*Approximately $9.5 million is available for projects of up to 3-year
duration.
*A letter indicating intent to apply is requested by April 16, 1999.
Application
*deadline is April 30, 1999.
*
*
****************************************************
*Sally Eckert-Tilotta, PhD, Assistant to the Director
*Office of Research and Program Development
*University of North Dakota
*Grand Forks, ND  58202
*email:  xxxxxx@mail.und.nodak.edu
*tel:  701-777-2049
*fax: 701-777-2504
*
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Mary H. Watson, Ph.D.
Director, Grants and Contracts
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, Georgia

Phone:  912-333-7837
Fax:  912-245-3853

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