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. 8-THE CAROLINA TlmES SATURDAY, JULY 17. 1882 For Research Funding NCCU Tuskegee Project Encourages Applications . Although traditionally research in areas pi in- North Carolina in the black colleges and ',eres to the Department carv rau. , universities "... vreceive of ' Health and Hunn jhc- first year or the substantial amounts of &ices- : . ' . V project ?MiasT brought Federal funding for stu- The institutions in -nc- rcsl,ttSj In terms of pro dent financial aid; .most ' target v: group JncMc pis for research fun--have not received signifi- which have been ding;,. Mrs. Tomer has cam Federal sunnort for .acme in seeking research received reports of : a - ....... , i . . . . rreh- - " ' ana oiners wnicn nayc Thcv included the iden- i rearrh At North : Carortna -been inactive. One in Central Uni ven.it v. ' one st.tution hassubm.itod of the more active morrc 'han, ZOffrwposals . predominant biack for federal f undmg in the schools in' -the field of pa Hve years; another research, just over one has submitted no pro per cent of the annual Pwals lor Federal operating budect in research unds. -1980-81 was actually Th-' ho1 whlch !ia,s spent oh . o'raahized "submitted, no research ' '.c.'r.h m;.,.u mrr proposals. Mrs. Turner nivalin, auiiyun ... rem nf lh lift milium salU significant increase in ac tivity among the institu--lions in her target group. Several of the schools c pect to receive Federal research funds nexl.full. Interest in proposal writimi has increased dramatically ai several of number of ihankrvou's the 'schools': Ms Shirlev .'received from our facuk ijficatiorf. of. research B. I.ce. assistant to the y and staff upon receipt potential at many of the of your. Tip Sheet , predominantly black more than 50 members. . 'schools, and the iden This'is especially signifi-, jilication 'of ; 80 faculty unit because less than 15 - members at those institu pcrceni of our 1 15 facul- tions who have offered ty and professional staff have - previously, even tried - to write proposal s ,v ; . ;' . The research results ol ' president ; and eoor - -dinator 'of -Federal and State, Grants aud Con tracts .at ' Florida's " B e t h u-n c - C o o k in a n , s "wrote recently to thauk ..the editor of the "Tip Sheet." : . . " ""I reproduced and cir culajcd . copies throughout our colleuc.r' the NCCU project itself Mrs, I ce wrote., 'Twas have been significant, surprised at the Targe Mrs. Turner reports, --to read .research pro posals -for the Depart ment of . Health a!nd ,'. Human Services. ; , , "We followed up on . those -offers," Mrs. Turner said, "to find out how many "of the 80 faculty members, were active in ' research. We found that their activity ' :covered the ' spectrum . from inactive to very ac- ' tive; were working now , to see what made some . inactive ':; while others , were very active." i ? - a One initial discovery 'was that many college .'administrators need to. be. educated , about1 Federally-funded . research, and the ad ministrators are now ma- " jor. targets for - Mrs". Turner's project! : we touna tnat at many schools there is lit tle incentive to write pro posals; faculty members . teach 15 class hours a week, and have other in stitutional ,- assignments . - committees and so on. The faculty members who' have been active in - research have had to ; carve the time needed out of their days; it wasn't given to them." budget was from Federal sources. . ; The administrations of both President Jimmy Carter and President Ronald Reagan - have .seen Federal research funding as a need for the traditionally . black schools. and both presidents signed orders instructing Federal agen cies to. seek to increase the involvement of the traditionally black col leges and universities in Federal research.. A $ 1 30,000 grant from the Department of Health and Human Ser vices, part of that Federal initiative, has enabled North Carolina Central and Alabama's Tuskegee Institute to help their sister institu tions seek government Tscarch grants and con tracts. North Carolina Cen iral University's portion ol ihe mint proiec is has facilities which woild make it attractive to the Department of Health and Human Serr vices: a superior health and physical education complex, a health center which serves the campus and the local communi ty, and an Early Childhood program ser ving local children. In addition to several workshops on prepara tion of proposals, con ducted at various institu tions. North Carolina Central University and Tuskegee Institute co sponsored a workshop in Washington, D.C.. in March, entitled "Toward the Year 2000: The New Federalism Public and Private Sec tor Perspective." Atten ding were 84 represen tatives of traditionally, black institutions. A periodical "Tip Sheet' listing funding sources and deadlines for proposals has V . been this year by .i i .i nun icnn inic upar i-mimirnvi iinnir i p iiuuii.nivw ...... nntni.-nc 1 of it Pnhiw- Mrs. Turner. The Administration Program and administered by Mrs. Eula M.'B. Turner. Mrs. Turner has led workshops and con ferences to encourage faculty at predominantly black universities and colleges to seek Federal funding for research. Especially targeted in her project are selected universities and colleges which can be shown to have a high potential for newsletter goes to a mail ing list of 415 persons: Mrs, Turner has also worked with represen tatives of North Carolina A&T State .University, which is - conducting a similar project with fun ding from the U.S Department' ol Transportation. NCCU and North Carolina A&T arc ten tatively planning a grant smanship conference in Alphas Sponsor Revels At Leadership Meet e mu iu mtnoim iomcco ca rz J. r ts t w- L I . 1 ..:.:..-.--' ....)..-.- r ; Share the spirit Share We refreshment light, fresh Saism Lights. Beta Theta Lambda Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Durham, spon sored Marshall B. ' Revels, Jr., to a leader . ship conference held at Benedict College, Col umbia, South Carolina, June 20-23. The workshop :' conference provided leadership . training to promising junior and senior high school students. At this conference the participants were provid ed the chance for the full development of leader shin ability and the chance - to experience Church, Durham. He is leadership in the prac- an Eagle Scout of Troop tical application ot tun damental principles and procedures of city, coun ty, state and national government.' Marshall is a iffember of Orange Grove Baptist Sri V- i.- jiWf VA . "i,- ft r f ; revels mwMrUtX " k y Tt 1 55, Boy Sqouts ot $ ''&&.jfj rtZr ' X "7L ll dy America, sponsored by U Xmf&r DL iU White Rock Baptist f. 'Jt?M "Hv-. ' I Marshall lives with his U t'J?&&S&lffi'f J A't. 'N f& parents' at 1511 Slf M HP- Rosewood Street. ; C J '&Mm sV i 'S W ' f - ' rife rs : , 0 ' i ( Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined . 'W S ' "f: tLl'l .That Ciaarette Smokina Is Danaerous to Your 'Health' J ' "Vv1. " is NASHVILLE. JKNN.' 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