Approved Proposals for AY 2008-09

• National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Programs, Cecilia G. Villagran, approved November 20, 2008
• Emotional Intelligence: A Transformative Approach for Teaching College Success, Gardner Reynolds, approved November 13, 2008
• Expanding Access to Baccalaureate Degrees: Transformation of Three Community Colleges in Texas, Anahid Petrosian, approved November 5, 2006
• Student Perspective of the Financial Aid Application Process, Royal Loresco, Fall 2008 - Fall 2009, approved October 6, 2008

Approved Proposals for AY 2007-08

• Texas Valley Communities Foundation College Readiness Survey, Irma Munoz, approved June 13, 2008
• Research in Student's Response to Different Writing Assessments, Angelica Cerda, approved March 25, 2008
• Comparison of Risk Factors Affecting Retention Between ACT Scores and Nursing Pre-Admission Test, Paula A. Olsen, Pamela A. Cleveland, and Caren Smith, approved March 25, 2008
• Equal Voice for America's Families Youth Town Hall Meeting, Armando Garza, approved March 24, 2008
• Highly-Engaging, Hispanic Community Colleges and Their Successful Students, Christine McLean, approved March 24, 2008
• The Effects of Embedding Voice Commenting on Student Perceived Teacher Immediacy and Student Cognitive Learning in Developmental Writing, Michael Scales, approved February 13, 2008
• Curriculum Alignment: Bridging the Gap for Students Pilot Program-MADISSAR Grant, Jinhao Wang, approved January 23, 2008
• Community College Student First Year Fall-to-Fall Persistence: Experiences of Successful First-Time-in-College Hispanics at a Predominately Hispanic Student Community College in the South Texas/Mexico Border Region, Luzelma G. Canales, approved December 10, 2007
• Successful Hispanic Male First-Time-In-College Students at a Community College in South Texas: Experiences that Facilitate Fall First Term Student Persistence through Census Date, William Serrata, approved December 10, 2007
• The impact of Mentoring on Student Success, Mary G. Visher, PhD, approved October 4, 2007
• Assessing Emotional Intelligence of Nursing Students in a South Texas College, Rebecca Olympia Millan, approved September 19, 2007

Approved Proposals for AY 2006-07

• Value Differences Between Online Students and Face-to-Face Students at a College in South Texas, Brett Millan, approved August 24, 2007
• Overcoming Barriers for the Male Hispanic Student, Armando Ponce, approved July 25, 2007
• The Performance of Tech Prep and Non-Tech Prep Students in Two-Year Postsecondary Institutions in South Texas, approved July 18, 2007
• Impact Evaluation of Upward Bound's Increased Emphasis on Higher Risk Students, Alan Werner, approved June 22, 2007
• 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 29, 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 19, 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 - 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 - 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