President’s and Provost’s Fund for Program Innovation and Excellence

We are excited to announce we received over 60 proposals requesting a total of $13.8 million. Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit a proposal for consideration.

We are convinced these projects will make a significant contribution to serving our students and advancing CMU's goals of Rigor, Relevance and Excellence. Below is the list of selected proposals. 

Robert O. Davies, President

Mary C. Schutten, Provost

Proposal Leader	Title of Proposal
Jeremy Bond	ZenEd: A Zero-Cost Path for Students through CMU's General Education Program
Shay Dawson	Disability Studies and Community Inclusion
Tanya Domina	CMU Fashion Future: Pathways to Rigorous, Relevant, and Excellent Fashion Education in Detroit
Jesi Ekonen Parker	Creative Campus and Digital Literacy
Richard Forest	The Centerpiece. General Education for 2030.
JoDell Heroux	Post-baccalaureate initial endorsement in special education
Patrick Kinnicutt	Computer Science Innovations and Collaborations in Research and Teaching
Melinda Kreth	Create an Office of Continuing Education and Training and obtain IACET accreditation
Carl Lee	University-wide data science program
Sarah Marshall	Central Michigan University Academic Scholars Program
Larissa Niec	Solution Pools: Innovative Learning Structures to Foster Student Creativity & Develop Technological Solutions to Child Health Disparities
Sheri Pickover	TeleMental health counseling services in Michigan: Enhancing training and addressing critical needs in the northern Lower Peninsula
Heather Polinsky	Central Michigan University Drone Lab
Susan Powers	Textbook affordability program
Katie Squires	Structured Language and Literacy Intervention Certificate
Jonathan Truitt	Mind Games: Enhancing education at CMU through game-based learning
Al Zainea	The Credentialing Initiative: Expanding CMU's Footprint as the Credential Engine for Degree Pathways