Participating Institutions
Over 300 institutions have participated in the Foundations of Excellence® process since its inception in 2003. During phase I, 322 Institutions assisted in the development of the Foundations of Excellence process. Since then, 202 Institutions have participated in the comprehensive Foundations of Excellence process. This represents 124 four-year and 78 two-year Institutions. The Gardner Institute gratefully acknowledges all of the institutions for their contributions and commitment to first-year and transfer students.
CURRENT PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS
During the 2010 - 2011 academic year, the Gardner Institute has accepted 13 four-year and 22 two-year institutions that applied for participation in the Foundations of Excellence® process. The current self-study cohort has been named "National Select Institutions" through a competitive application process.
2010-2011 Four-Year National Select Cohort
Institution |
State
|
|---|---|
| Alvernia University (First-Year Focus) | PA |
Bethany College (First-Year Focus) |
KS |
East Carolina University (First-Year Focus & Transfer Focus) |
NC |
Eureka College (First-Year Focus) |
IL
|
Kennesaw State University (Transfer Focus) |
GA
|
| Lehman College, CUNY (Transfer Focus) | NY
|
Lourdes College (First-Year Focus & Transfer Focus) |
OH
|
| Manhattanville College (First-Year Focus) | NY
|
Northern Kentucky University (First-Year Focus) |
KY
|
Northwest Missouri State University (First-Year Focus) |
MO
|
| Northwood University (Transfer Focus) | MI |
Shenandoah University (First-Year Focus & Transfer Focus) |
VA
|
Westfield State University (First-Year Focus) |
MA
|
2010-2011 Two-Year National Select Cohort
Institution |
State
|
|---|---|
Bossier Parish Community College |
LA
|
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | IL |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | IL |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | IL |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | IL |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | IL |
| Columbus State Community College | OH |
| Craven Community College | NC |
| CUNY, Bronx Community College | NY |
| CUNY, Hostos Community College | NY |
| Lone Star College-Montgomery | TX |
| Lone Star College-North Harris (Transfer Focus Only) | TX |
| MassBay Community College | MA |
| Mercer County Community College | NJ |
| Minnesota State Community & Technical College (Transfer Focus Only) | MN |
| Northwest Arkansas Community College | AR |
Palo Alto College |
TX
|
Piedmont Technical College |
SC |
St. Cloud Technical and Community College |
MN |
SUNY, Westchester Community College |
NY |
Turtle Mountain Community College |
ND
|
Waycross College |
GA
|
FOUNDING INSTITUTIONS
Four-Year Founding Institutions (Pilot 2003 - 2004) *
Each of the following four-year institutions was a member of either the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) or the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), partner organizations in the Foundations of Excellence pilot project in 2003-2004.
| Institution | State |
Augsburg College (CIC) |
Minnesota |
Aurora University (CIC) |
Illinois |
Chadron State College (AASCU) |
Nebraska |
City University of New York, Brooklyn College (AASCU) |
New York |
City University of New York, Medgar Evers College (AASCU) |
New York |
Columbia College (CIC) |
South Carolina |
Endicott College (CIC) |
Massachusetts |
Franklin Pierce College (CIC) |
New Hampshire |
Georgia Southwestern State University (AASCU) |
Georgia |
Illinois State University (AASCU) |
Illinois |
Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis (AASCU) |
Indiana |
Indiana Wesleyan University (CIC) |
Indiana |
Kennesaw State University (AASCU) |
Georgia |
Madonna University (CIC) |
Michigan |
Maryville College (CIC) |
Tennessee |
Marywood University (CIC) |
Pennsylvania |
Missouri Western State University (AASCU) |
Missouri |
Nazareth College of Rochester (CIC) |
New York |
Plymouth State University (AASCU) |
New Hampshire |
St. Edward's University (CIC) |
Texas |
State University of New York College at Brockport (AASCU) |
New York |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (AASCU) |
Texas |
University of Charleston (CIC) |
West Virginia |
University of Wisconsin-Parkside (AASCU) |
Wisconsin |
* Funded by grants from the Atlantic Philanthropies and Lumina Foundation for Education.
Two-Year Founding Institutions (Pilot 2005-2006)
| Institution | State |
Kennebec Valley Community College |
Maine |
Longview Community College |
Missouri |
Middlesex Community College |
Connecticut |
Montgomery County Community College |
Pennsylvania |
Oakton Community College |
Illinois |
Pellissippi State Technical Community College |
Tennessee |
San Jacinto College South |
Texas |
Spokane Falls Community College |
Washington |
University of Wisconsin Colleges |
Wisconsin |
Virginia Highlands Community College |
Virginia |
PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS (2005-2009)
| Institution | State |
| Arkansas Northeastern College | Arkansas |
| Arkansas State University Jonesboro | Arkansas |
| Bakersfield College** | California |
Ball State University |
Indiana |
Berea College |
Kentucky |
| Bethune Cookman University | Florida |
| Beuna Vista University | Iowa |
Bridgewater State College |
Massachusetts |
| Butler Community College | Kansas |
| California Lutheran University | California |
California State University, Bakersfield** |
California |
| California State University, San Marcos | California |
| Centenary College New Jersey | New Jersey |
| Central Maine Community College | Maine |
Central Michigan University |
Michigan |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | Illinois |
| College of Coastal Georgia | Georgia |
| College of Lake County | Illinois |
| College of the Marshall Islands | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
| Community College of Rhode Island | Rhode Island |
| Coppin State University | Maryland |
| Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas* | Arkansas |
| CUNY, Brooklyn College | New York |
Davenport University |
Michigan |
| Delta State University | Mississippi |
| Eastern Wyoming College | Wyoming |
| Edison State College | Florida |
| El Paso Community College | Texas |
| Everett Community College | Washington |
Fairmont State University |
West Virginia |
| Fayetteville State University | North Carolina |
Florida Southern College |
Florida |
| Framingham State College | Massachusetts |
| Frank Phillips College | Texas |
| Gainesville State College | Georgia |
Gallaudet University |
District of Columbia |
| Georgia Gwinnett College | Georgia |
Georgia Southern University |
Georgia |
Georgian Court University |
New Jersey |
| Goshen College | Indiana |
| Holyoke Community College | Massachusetts |
| Houston Community College | Texas |
Indiana State University |
Indiana |
| Indiana University Kokomo | Indiana |
Indiana University- Purdue University Fort Wayne |
Indiana |
| Itasca Community College | Minnesota |
| Kean University | New Jersey |
| Lawrence Technological University | Michigan |
| Leech Lake Tribal College | Minnesota |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Illinois |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| Lone Star College-North Harris | Texas |
| Madison Area Technical College | Wisconsin |
| Marquette University | Wisconsin |
| McHenry County College | Illinois |
| Midland Lutheran College | Nebraska |
| Midwestern State University | Texas |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College | Wisconsin |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Minnesota |
| Minnesota State University-Moorhead | Minnesota |
| Minot State University | North Dakota |
Missouri Southern State University |
Missouri |
| Morgan State University | Maryland |
New Mexico State University |
New Mexico |
| Norfolk State University | Virginia |
| North Carolina Central University | North Carolina |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Illinois |
| Northern Illinois University | Illinois |
| Northwest Indian College | Washington |
| Northwood University | Michigan |
| Oakland University | Michigan |
| Ocean County College | New Jersey |
Ohio University Athens Campus |
Ohio |
Old Dominion University |
Virginia |
| Ottawa University | Kansas |
| Owens Community College | Ohio |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | Pennsylvania |
| Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas* | Arkansas |
| Pulaski Technical College* | Arkansas |
| Purdue University Calumet | Indiana |
Reinhardt College |
Georgia |
| Rich Mountain Community College * | Arkansas |
| Rock Valley College | Illinois |
| St. Cloud State University | Minnesota |
| St. Petersburg College | Florida |
| St. Philip's College | Texas |
| Salem State College | Massachusetts |
| Salisbury University | Maryland |
| Sheridan College | Wyoming |
| Skyline College | California |
| Slippery Rock University | Pennsylvania |
| South Texas College | Texas |
| Southern Illinois University | Illinois |
| Southern Oregon University | Oregon |
| State University of New York, Cobleskill | New York |
| State University of New York, College at Brockport | New York |
| State University of New York, Cortland | New York |
| State University of New York, Fredonia | New York |
| State University of New York, Oswego | New York |
| Stony Brook University | New York |
| Suffolk County Community College | New York |
| Texas A&M International University | Texas |
Texas A&M University Kingsville |
Texas |
| The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College | Pennsylvania |
| Tohono O'odham Community College | Arizona |
| Tompkins - Cortland Community College | New York |
| Universidad Metropolitana | Puerto Rico |
| University of Akron | Ohio |
University of Arkansas at Little Rock |
Arkansas |
| University of Central Arkansas | Arkansas |
| University of Central Missouri | Missouri |
| University of Colorado Denver | Colorado |
| University of South Carolina Upstate | South Carolina |
| University of South Dakota | South Dakota |
| University of North Texas | Texas |
| University of Northern Iowa | Iowa |
| University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College | Texas |
| University of Texas at El Paso | Texas |
| University of Toledo | Ohio |
| University of Washington, Tacoma | Washington |
| University of West Georgia | Georgia |
| Utah Valley State College | Utah |
| Valencia Community College | Florida |
| Vincennes University | Indiana |
| Washburn University | Kansas |
| West Virginia University | West Virginia |
| Western Illinois University | Illinois |
| Western Iowa Tech Community College | Iowa |
| Western New Mexico University | New Mexico |
| Wichita State University | Kansas |
| Wilbur Wright College (City Colleges of Chicago) | Illinois |
| Winston-Salem State University | North Carolina |
| Wright State University | Ohio |
| Zane State College | Ohio |
* Funded by a grant from Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation for enhancing two-year
education in Arkansas.
** California State University, Bakersfield and Bakersfield College are jointly engaging in Foundations of Excellence self-studies by collaborating on and integrating their respective FoE processes to improve the overall beginning college experience for their shared service areas.
The Gardner Institute strongly endorses and encourages these kinds of partnerships.
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