Approved Proposals for AY 2006-07

• Collaborative Learning and Computer Assisted Instruction Faculty Survey
• STC Male Students Focus Group
• STC International Students Focus Group
• Boarder Region Workforce Training Survey, Blanca A. Luna, principle investigator
• Effective Teachers as Viewed by Students at a 2-Year College, Jinhao Wang, approved March 2007

Approved Proposals for AY 2005-06

• A Comparative Analysis of the Perceptions of Department Success between Department Chairs and Faculty at South Texas College in Lower Rio Grande Valley, Max Abbassi, Sept - Dec. 2006, approved July 20, 2006
• Analysis of Factors Impacting Texas Borderland Community Colleges' Role in Educating Undocumented Students, John A. Jauregui, May - Dec. 2006, approved June 16, 2006
• Credit Card Debit: A New Class or a New Culture?, Rebecca Olympia Millan, Spring - Summer 2006, approved January 23, 2006
• Acculturation and Time Perspectives of Hispanic Subjects in the Rio Grande Valley, Laura Nunn, Fall 2005, approved July 26, 2005
• A Study of the Impact of Instructor Behaviors and Teaching Methodologies, Lori Pendley Knepzynski, Summer 2005 - Spring 2006, approved April 20, 2005

Approved Proposals for AY 2004-05

• Literacy Practices and Literacy Experience of Basic Writing Students, Jinhao Wang, Summer 2005, approved July 25, 2005
• The Social Impact of Technology Inclusion to Education, Janet Martinez, Spring 2005, approved April 19, 2005
• Learning Community Information and Experiences, Wallace Johnson and Alfonso Uribe, Spring 2005, approved February 8, 2005

Approved Proposals for AY 2003-04

• UTPA Needs Assessment Survey - Starr County Campus, Dr. Ana Maria Rodriguez, Spring 2004, approved February 20, 2004
• Survey of Incumbent Workers in Allied Health Programs, Susan Askelin, Spring 2004, approved February 3, 2004
• Ai for Strategic Planning: Preliminary Interviews, Jose Cruz, Spring 2004, approved January 26, 2004
• Supplemental Instruction Pilot Project, Patrick Murray, Fall 2003 and Spring 2004, approved September 3, 2003
• A Comparative Look at the Self-Awareness of the Use of Reading Strategies of Developmental and Non-Developmental Students in an Academic Setting: An Exploratory Study, Dotti Shelton, Fall 2003 and Spring 2004, approved May 3, 2003

Approved Proposals for AY 2002-03

• Information Needs Analysis of the Nursing and Allied Health Division, Jacques d'Emal and James Phillips, Spring 2003, approved May 9, 2003
• Excelerator Grant Student Survey, Patricia P. Hernandez, Spring 2003, approved May 1, 2003
• Needs Assessment of the Distance Learning Program at South Texas Community College, Brett Jorge Millan, Spring 2003, approved April 14, 2003
• First Generation Mexican-American Community College Students in a Border Community Speak Out, Angela L. Putman and Stephen Thompson, Spring 2003, approved March 31, 2003
• A Comparison of Retention and Graduation Rates Between Cohort- and Non-Cohort Programs at STCC During 2000-2003, Espy Brattin, Spring 2003, approved March 3, 2003

Approved Proposals for AY 2000-01

• Hispanic Students' Beliefs Regarding Emergent Literacy, Jackie Worley, Fall 2000 - Spring 2004, approved June 3, 2004

Approved Proposals for AY 1999-2000

• Effects of Mandated Reading Prerequisite on Student Enrollment in an Entry Level Education Course, Dr. Art Montiel and Dr. John Shook, Fall 1999 - Summer 2003, approved July 14, 2004