Title III
Mission Statement
The Office of Title III strategically leverages Title III funds to enhance Florida A&M University’s academic excellence, institutional effectiveness, financial resilience, and student success outcomes. Through these efforts, we aim to expand and strengthen the University’s capacity to serve our student body with distinction, ensuring long-term growth and innovation in support of Florida A&M University’s mission, vision, and values.
Title III 2024-2025 Funded Activities
Please feel free to click on the names of any of our activity directors below to directly contact the respective activity director and gatekeepers.
Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act (FUTURE) |
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Nursing |
Improve licensure pass rates. |
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STEM Student Success Initiatives |
Retention, progression and graduation in STEM. |
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Brooksville Training Program |
Research training labs designed to enhance student learning through hands-on and virtual delivery in: 1) Veterinary Diagnostic, 2) Plant and Genetics, 3) Water and Soil, and 4) a multipurpose laboratory. |
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Academic Technology Integration Project |
Provides innovative learning resources in STEM and health professions that will assist faculty and staff to improve teaching and learning processes by leveraging advanced technology to promote effective learning. |
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Interdisciplinary Health Science Initiatives |
Enhancing “Life-like” learning experiences for students in health professions through simulation. |
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Undergraduate Activities (HBCU) |
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Academic Success Institute |
Provides an exceptional experience through intrusive advising and counseling designed to address mental health and improve students’ academic success, with an expected outcome of increasing the University’s progression, retention, and graduation rates. |
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Engineering Learning Community |
Bridge program that provides engineering undergraduate students with specialized tutoring and peer-to-peer support. |
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Online Education/Distance Learning |
Increase online learning programs and courses offered to include other alternative delivery methods. |
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Honors Program |
Infuse honor courses across disciplines and provide continuous peer-to-peer support to improve the progression and graduation of honor students. |
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Academic Support-Library |
Provide and increase electronic library resources to faculty and students. |
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Teacher Education and Certification |
Increase the number of certified teachers in elementary and secondary education. |
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Strengthening Institutional Effectiveness |
Roddrick Jones |
New degree programs, specialized accreditation, administrative research and reporting. |
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Institutional Development and Capacity Building |
Improve fiscal stability by utilizing administrative tools such as training, software, and research materials. |
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International Study (Exchange Program) |
Infuse international programming in selected curricula. Enhance and improve student awareness of and encourage international internship opportunities, regulatory requirements, and safety measures abroad. |
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Enhancing Financial Literacy |
Provide training to students and parents to reduce student debt and improve the University’s Cohort Default Rate. |
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Organizational Development and Training |
Improve knowledge base of Florida A&M University business platforms and processes for faculty and staff through administrative management training designed to improve customer service and delivery. |
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Technology Infrastructure |
Implement, maintain, and upgrade academic and administrative technology to deliver access, business processes, and cybersecurity for all internal and external technological access points. Upgrade labs with state-of-the-art equipment and software in various labs. |
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Elementary and Secondary Education Outreach |
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Provides academic support and STEM experiences to elementary and secondary education students designed to develop their academic skills and pursue postsecondary education. |
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Developing an Undergraduate Research Program |
Increase the number of students receiving research experiences in programs of strategic emphasis. |
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Graduate Activities (HBGI) |
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Pharmacy Program Administration |
Seth Ablordeppy |
Provide fellowships, scholarships and support curricular revisions designed to improve licensure pass rates. |
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Minority Graduate Engineering |
Provide fellowships and scholarships designed to increase the number of students graduating with doctoral degrees in strategically critical disciplines. |
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Advancing Graduate Studies in Environmental Sciences |
Provide fellowships, scholarships, and assistantships designed to increase the number of students graduating with doctoral degrees in strategically critical disciplines. |
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Enhancing Library Resources and Services for Graduates |
Increase access to library resources for faculty and students in graduate programs of strategic emphasis. |
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Enhancement of J.D. Program at the College of Law |
Provide fellowships and scholarships designed to increase the number of students graduating with professional degrees in Law. Develop and revise curricula designed to improve Bar pass rates. |
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Enhancing School of Architecture and Engineering Technology |
Provides assistantship support in an strategically critical disciplines. Improve students’ industry knowledge through lecture series and state-of-the-art equipment. |
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Enhancing Graduate Programs in Health |
Provide tutoring, research assistantship, and support for specialized accreditation. Develop and revise Physical and occupational therapy curricula and conduct data analytics to improve licensure pass rates. |
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Enhancing Graduate Programs in Science |
Providing financial support and assistantships for masters and Ph.D. students in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Computer Information Systems. Revamp research labs to 21st-century state-of-the-art facilities. |
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Strengthening Academic Programs in Nursing |
Support major curricula revisions, modifications and program development. Conduct data analytics, provide tutoring and pre-testing tools designed to improve licensure pass rates. |
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