Title V

 

Persona Contacto: Dra. Angélica Torres Sotero, Directora

Email: angelica.torres13@upr.edu

Project: Creation of a Learning Commons: Empowering Students and Faculty 

Grant award number: P031S200033 

Period: From 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2025 (possible non-cost extension) 

Funding: 3,000,000.00

The University of Puerto Rico, Carolina Campus requested Title V funds to develop the following four interrelated components and their expected outcomes to address the institutional problems and weaknesses:  

1. Development of a Learning Commons 
2. Enhancement of faculty’s skills through a faculty development program 
3. Improvement of the technological infrastructure 
4. Student financial empowerment
   

The expected outcomes after implementing the four components include: 

1. A fully operational Learning Commons 
2. Increase by 50 the number of faculty integrating learning communities in the 
3. teaching/learning process 
4. Increase by 50 the number of faculty integrating new technology in the teaching/learning process 
5. Increase by 30 the number of faculty certified in distance education 
6. Increase to 15 the number of online courses available 
7. Offer at least 4 workshops/year through the financial education program Student Money Solutions 
8. Improve the technological infrastructure 

Components:

• Learning commons
• Faculty development
  
• Student financial empowerment
  
• Technological infrastructure