Cohort Participants
Mentoring Educators Today for ATE Tomorrow
The first cohort for PI-101 received funding based on an October 2023 submission. That cohort included 15 colleges representing 12 states,
Recruitment for Cohort 2 is still underway as colleges receive award notifications but currently includes 35 colleges representing 21 states.
Cohort Successes
The following list, organized by cohorts, includes all community college teams that have participated in PI101. For additional information about any of these funded projects, visit https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/ and enter the NSF grant number.
El Paso Community College
Fullerton College
Linn-Benton Community College
Santa Fe Community College
West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Harper College (William Rainey)
Illinois Community College
Southeastern Community College
Dakota College at Bottineau
Independence Community College
Lake Area Technical College
Merritt College - Peralta Community College
Mount Wachusett Community College
National Park College
University of Arkansas Community College at Batesvllle
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Brookdale Community College
Clover Park Technical College
College of the Muscogee Nation
Collin County Community College
Columbia State Community College
Connecticut Board of Regents For Higher Education - Gateway
Corning Community College
Cuyahoga Community College
Ferris State
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
Green River Community College
Hudson County Community College
Hudson Valley Community College
Jackson College
Johnston Community College
Kilgore Junior College
Lakeland Community College
Marion Technical College
Miami Dade College
Northeastern Junior College
Pueblo Community College
Renton Technical College
San Diego Miramar College
San Jacinto College District
Southeastern Community College
Tarrant County College District
Virginia Western Community College
Waubonsee Community College
Wenatchee Valley College
Western Wyoming Community College District
Wor- Wic Community College
Zane State College
Testimonials
Michael LeBlanc, an automotive instructor and department chair at Linn-Benton Community College, has found these connections helpful.
“PI 101 has been a great resource that I have utilized on more than one occasion as a new principal investigator. Having the ability to send an email or make a phone call when I have a question and know that ‘help is on the way’ has been a game changer for me. Also, the ability to attend virtual check-in sessions has helped to ensure our grant effort stays on track and on schedule,” he said during a post-project interview that is part of Mentor-Connect’s continuous improvement effort.”
Candy Mintz, an instructor at Merritt College, gave the program rave reviews.
“PI 101 is a unique and extraordinary program teaching grant management skills to newbie principal investigators. After providing an overview of the grant process and calendar of grant deliverables, the program leaders provided guidance in navigating initiation and execution of our grants, highlighting the calendar of grant administrative deliverables (i.e. time and effort documentation, annual reports, etc.). I would have been overwhelmed without this mentorship and the emotional support when things went sideways,” she wrote in an email, adding, “Mentorship, counseling/shrink services, and cheerleading was always within a phone call or text away. I can’t give enough raves, praise and thanks to Pam Silvers and Emery DeWitt. You and this program rock!!!”
