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Title V

 

Persona Contacto: Dra. Angélica Torres Sotero, Directora

Email: angelica.torres13@upr.edu


Project:
 Creation of a Learning Commons: Empowering Students and Faculty 

Grant award number: P031S200033 

Period: From 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2025 (possible non-cost extension) 

Funding: 3,000,000.00

The University of Puerto Rico, Carolina Campus requested Title V funds to develop the following four interrelated components and their expected outcomes to address the institutional problems and weaknesses:  

  1. Development of a Learning Commons 
  2. Enhancement of faculty’s skills through a faculty development program 
  3. Improvement of the technological infrastructure 
  4. Student financial empowerment

The expected outcomes after implementing the four components include: 

  1. A fully operational Learning Commons 
  2. Increase by 50 the number of faculty integrating learning communities in the 
  3. teaching/learning process 
  4. Increase by 50 the number of faculty integrating new technology in the teaching/learning process 
  5. Increase by 30 the number of faculty certified in distance education 
  6. Increase to 15 the number of online courses available 
  7. Offer at least 4 workshops/year through the financial education program Student Money Solutions 
  8. Improve the technological infrastructure 

Components:

  • Learning commons
  • Faculty development
  • Student financial empowerment
  • Technological infrastructure