Central State chosen to participate in national initiative Preparing Critical Faculty For the Future (PCFF)


Central State University will join with 12 other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in the National Science Foundation (NSF) supported initiative – Preparing Criti- cal Faculty For the Future (PCFF).


The goals of the project are to provide professional and leadership develop- ment for women of color faculty in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines, or NSF natural and behavioral science disciplines and to improve undergrad- uate STEM education at HBCUs.


The National Science Foundation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities-Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) funded the project. The thirteen institutions selected represent many different types—including two- year and four-year, public and private institutions.


Dr. Juliette B. Bell, Provost and Vice


The Center for Allaying Health Dis- parities through Research and Educa- tion (CADRE) Project is a collabora- tive multidisciplinary $4.2 million project. The project is funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, of the Nation- al Institutes of Health. The project is designed to increase Central State University’s research capacity to help eliminate minority health disparities in the United States.


CADRE is in the third year of its five year project period. CADRE has increased CSU’s capacity by establish- ing a Human Exercise Performance Laboratory, a Cell Culture Laboratory, an Animal Care Facility, a Geospa-


President for Academic Affairs at CSU said, “We are very pleased to have been chosen to participate in this important initiative that will support and help develop science, technol- ogy, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) faculty as academic and administrative leaders. This initiative will help us to further strengthen our focus on promoting academic excel- lence campus wide, with a particular emphasis in the STEM disciplines.”


Central State nominated Dr. Kim- berly Kendricks, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, and Dr. Suzanne Seleem, Chair of the Department of Natural Sciences, to participate in all phases of the project along with col- leagues from the other participating institutions. These faculty will join a larger team of individuals from Cen- tral State who will attend an AAC&U summer institute in July 2011 on “Engaging Departments.”


tial Database Center for Minority Health Disparities, and a Psychology Testing Laboratory. These facilities are enhanc- ing the capabilities of students and faculty to conduct research and have improved class- room learning.


The list of other institutions chosen:


Bennett College for Women Greensboro, NC


Central State University Wilberforce, OH


J.F. Drake State Technical College Huntsville, AL


Livingstone College Salisbury, NC


North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Greensboro, NC


North Carolina Central University Durham, NC


Spelman College Atlanta, GA


Tennessee State University Nashville, TN


University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR


University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD


University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC


Wiley College Marshall, TX


Winston Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC


$4.2 million CADRE project is a collaborative effort


Dr. Sharath Krishna research- es snake ecology, snake venom proteomics and biomedical applications.


Faculty are conducting cutting edge research on health disparities such as empowering African American elder patient-doctor relationships using web-based technology, creating cell- extracellular matrix interactions in tissue engineered cartilage, and using


snake venom to contain prostate cancer among African Americans. Results from the CADRE project have been pub- lished in peer reviewed journals and CADRE faculty and students have made presentations at na- tional professional meet- ings. CADRE has also assisted in increasing CSU


student matriculation into graduate school.


As a result of CADRE, the University published its first undergraduate re- search journal. For further info about CADRE, visit www.csucadre.org.


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