WINTER 2006
IAA NEWSLETTER---

FRONT PAGE HEADLINES
* Distance Education Award Validates the Importance of Building Alliances ....more
* 35 States and Counting...more

PROJECT HIGHLIGHT:
GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT

*Grassland mismanagement has a severe, long-term environmental and food production impact that is costly and difficult to correct. The multi-institution Grassland Management Master’s program will teach students…more

PRESENTATIONS:
PAST AND UPCOMING

*IAA Presentations from Washington D.C. to San Francisco...more

HOW CAN THE IAA HELP ME?
SURVEYS

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Surveys assist collaborative institutional partners in making decisions, and often help institutions understand their own inner workings and those of other institution...more

MEET THE STAFF:
VIRGINIA MOXLEY
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IAA Co-Director Dr. Virginia Moxley has been tapped to serve as Interim Dean of the K-State’s College of Human Ecology... more

Institute for Academic Alliances
128 Dole Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785.532.3111
Online: http://www.k-state.edu/iaa


Pictured (left to right): Dawn Anderson, Beth Whaley, Deb Wood, Nancy Rumley, Ruth Williams, Lisa Dodson, Virginia Moxley, Dana Reinert, and Sue Maes

2005 Outstanding Distance Education Innovation Award

The Institute for Academic Alliances received the 2005 Outstanding Distance Education Innovation Award through the National University Telecommunications Network (NUTN) for the Institute's Rapid-Response Inter-Institutional Academic Program Development and Implementation Model.

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35 States and Counting!

Currently, the IAA is working with institutions in thirty-five states, Puerto Rico, and Columbia. A link to a table detailing the specific states, countries, and projects the Institute is collaborating with is included here or you can copy and paste the following address into your browser:
http://www.k-state.edu/iaa/iaanewsletter/statechart.doc

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Funding Provided By:

The IAA is funded in part by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Information about FIPSE is available at http://www.ed.gov/FIPSE/. Information about the U.S. Department of Education is available at http://www.ed.gov.