AGENDA

8:30-9:00AM 

Arrival, Registration and "Get Acquainted" Genecov Science Building Rm 200    Since participants will be encouraged to exchange ideas and possibly collaborate on grants, this time will be used help participants get to know    one another and find out those with similar interest.

Bring that favorite project idea you have always wanted help with !!!!!

9:00-9:30AM   

"Identifying and Researching Viable Proposal Ideas"

9:30-10:00AM   

"Internet Resources for Researching Funders" and "Goals and Objectives"

10:00-10:30AM    

 Participants will work on setting goals and objectives for a project of their choice.

10:30-11:00AM   

"Meshing your Goals with the Goals of the Funders"

11:00-11:30PM    

"Developing the Draft and Final Proposal"

11:30-12:30PM   

 Lunch (provided as part of workshop cost)

12:30-1:45PM  

 "Developing the Draft and Final Proposal" (continued) Participants are encouraged to share, ask questions and work on a proposal draft.

1:45-2:15PM    

"Summary Statements (aka Abstracts)

2:15-2:45PM     

"Application Preparation, Submission, and Related Internet Resources"

2:45-3:00       

"The Dreaded Rejection Letter: ABC's of Reapplication"

3:00-3:30PM      

"Grant Management" and "Developing and Maintaining Partnerships"

Closure and workshop evaluation.

BIO For Lea Campbell, Guest Presenter:

The guest presenter for this workshop is Lea Campbell who is former Director of Corporate Training at Baton Rouge Community College where she was responsible for designing corporate training and developing related grant funding. Ms. Campbell has also served from 1995-2001 as the Executive Director of the South Central Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (SCPETE) where she has been responsible for grant development and organizational management. SCPETE is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing leadership in environmental technology education through the development of partnerships between business, industry and community and technical colleges. SCPETE operations are primarily funded by grants. The funding for the establishment of the South Central Regional Microscale Chemistry Center (SCRMCC) at Tyler Junior College was provided through a collaborative grant effort directed by Ms. Campbell in 1997. Ms. Campbell, who holds a BS and MS in Mathematics from Eastern New Mexico University, has almost 20 years of experience as a teacher and administrator and fully understands the financial and time constraints facing today's educators and administrators. (Return to Top)

  Teachers from a Region VII Eisenhower Cooperative school should the Region VII Education Service Center for possible fee reimbursement.

Participants will receive a TJC Continuing Education completion of training certificate with the hours of training listed, and any certificates afforded them through collaboration with the Region Service Centers.

Lunch will be provided.

Participants are encouraged to register at least two weeks in advance to assist SCRMCC in planning.

Attendance is limited to 20 so be sure to register early.

Registration will be through the Tyler Junior College Continuing Education Department. Please see the Registration Form.  Region VII teachers should contact the Region VII Education Service Center.

Other Supporters include: ESC, Regions VII and VIII, Ward Scientific, Fisher Scientific,  Flinn Scientific, Tyler ISD, John Wiley and Sons Publishers, and Kyndall-Hunt Publishers.

Faculty and Staff

Dr. Byron Howell, Coordinator, SCRMCC and Instructor of Chemistry

Dr. James Rozell, Instructor of Chemistry

Laboratory Manager

Mark Stowell, Laboratory Specialist

For more Information:

Contact Dr. Byron Howell, Coordinator SCRMCC,

 Tyler Junior College

P.O.Box 9020

Tyler, TX 75711

Tel: (903)510-2528; FAX (903)526-0611

E-mail: BHOW@tjc.edu