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Empowering Excellence: Title III at FVSU

Advancing academic quality, institutional management, and student success through strategic Title III initiatives.

The Title III Office at FVSU ensures compliance with federal and state regulations, leveraging grant funds to support the mission and strategic goals of the University. With a focus on enhancing academic resources, infrastructure, and student services, Title III strengthens FVSU's role as a leader in higher education.
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Title III Administration

Mrs. Danyell Barry, Director
C.V. Troup Bldg., Suite 328
(478) 827-3232
barnesd@fvsu.edu

Ms. Sedra Brown, Title III Coordinator
C.V. Troup Bldg., Suite 328
(478) 825-6397
sedra.brown@fvsu.edu

Title III Program Description

As part of the Higher Education Act of 1965, Title III, Part B is a U.S. Department of Education program. The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to establish or strengthen the physical plants, financial management, academic resources, and endowments of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

Title III, Part F, Section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended, provides additional mandatory funding for the Title III, Part B HBCU Program. Mandatory funding for the HBCU Title III, Part F Program was permanently extended under the FUTURE Act, H.R. 5363. The FUTURE Act was enacted on December 19, 2019.

Title III Legislative Allowable Activities

Part B

Part B Focus Areas

  1. Academic Quality - Train and develop faculty, develop curriculum, improve developmental or basic skills courses, develop academic program(s), retain and recruit faculty, increase diversity of faculty, improve average education level of faculty, change the ratio of adjunct to full-time professors, change the ratio of non-academic staff to academic staff, change the ratio of the number of students to faculty, improve class size, acquire specialized accreditation, acquire teaching or research laboratory equipment (institutional or joint shared use), acquire library materials (institutional or joint shared use).
  2. Student Services and Outcomes
    • Student services: Counseling (peer, career, personal), tutoring and mentoring (peer, staff, faculty), student facilities (general use computer labs, study centers, tutoring centers), create and support learning communities, improve student services (i.e. financial aid distribution process, registration), improve library services (extended hours, tutoring).
    • Student Outcomes: Graduation rate, retention, persistence (i.e., fall-to-fall, basic skills to for-credit courses), increased academic achievement, happy leavers, increased number of students entering higher degree programs.
  3. Fiscal Stability - Establish development office, train development staff, strengthen alumni relations, establish donor database, build capacity to attract external support, build and manage endowment, increase tuition dollars from enrollment, increase research dollars.
  4. Institutional Management - Create and maintain management information system(s), develop, integrate and update database(s), staff and train an institutional research office, train and develop staff (other than teaching faculty), Library facilities (construction, renovation), improved institutional management (faculty and staff personnel management, community affairs, outreach office, recruiting), construction and renovation (classrooms, teaching labs), infrastructure for the internet.

Part B Legislative Allowable Activities

  1. Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional or research purposes.
  2. Construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other instructional facilities, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services.
  3. Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, and faculty fellowships to assist these faculty members in attaining advanced degrees in their fields of instruction.
  4. Academic instruction in disciplines in which Black Americans are underrepresented.
  5. Purchase of library books, periodicals, microfilm, and other educational materials, including telecommunications program materials.
  6. Tutoring, counseling, and student service programs designed to improve academic success.
  7. Funds and administrative management, and acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management.
  8. Joint use of facilities, such as laboratories and libraries.
  9. Establishing or improving a development office to strengthen or improve contributions from alumni and the private sector.
  10. Establishing or enhancing a program of teacher education designed to qualify students to teach in a public elementary or secondary school in the State that shall include, as part of the program, preparation for teacher certification.
  11. Establishing community outreach programs that will encourage elementary and secondary students to develop the academic skills and the interest to pursue postsecondary education.
  12. Establishing or improving an endowment fund.
  13. Acquisition of real property in connection with construction, renovation, or addition to or improvement of campus facilities.
  14. Education or financial information designed to improve the financial literacy and economic literacy of students or the students’ families, especially with regard to student indebtedness and student assistance programs.
  15. Services necessary for the implementation of projects or activities that are described in the grant application and that are approved, in advance, by the Secretary, except that not more than two percent of the grant amount may be used for this purpose.

Part F

Part F Focus Areas

  1. Academic Quality - Train and develop faculty, develop curriculum, improve developmental or basic skills courses, develop academic program(s), retain and recruit faculty, increase diversity of faculty, improve average education level of faculty, change the ratio of adjunct to full-time professors, change the ratio of non-academic staff to academic staff, change the ratio of the number of students to faculty, improve class size, acquire specialized accreditation, acquire teaching or research laboratory equipment (institutional or joint shared use), acquire library materials (institutional or joint shared use).
  2. Institutional Management - Create and maintain management information system(s), develop, integrate and update database(s), staff and train an institutional research office, train and develop staff (other than teaching faculty), Library facilities (construction, renovation), improved institutional management (faculty and staff personnel management, community affairs, outreach office, recruiting), construction and renovation (classrooms, teaching labs), infrastructure for the internet.

Part F Legislative Allowable Activities

  1. Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional or research purposes.
  2. Construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other instructional facilities, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services.
  3. Academic instruction in disciplines in which Black Americans are underrepresented.
  4. Purchase of library books, periodicals, microfilm, and other educational materials, including telecommunications program materials.
  5. Establishing or enhancing a program of teacher education designed to qualify students to teach in a public elementary or secondary school in the State that shall include, as part of the program, preparation for teacher certification.
  6. Other activities consistent with the institution’s comprehensive plan and designed to increase the institution’s capacity to prepare students for careers in the physical or natural sciences, mathematics, computer science or information technology or sciences, engineering, language instruction in the less-commonly taught languages or international affairs, or nursing or allied health profession.

Academic Quality

  • Faculty training and development
  • Improved library resources and specialized accreditation
  • Development of academic programs and curricula

Student Services and Outcomes

  • Mentoring, tutoring, and academic success programs
  • Improved retention and graduation rates
  • Career counseling and support services

Institutional Management

  • Infrastructure upgrades, including IT systems
  • Database development and institutional research
  • Construction and renovation of learning spaces

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