PROJECT EVALUATION REPORT - SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 211(D) PROGRAM) 1976. (MARCH 23-26, 1976)

THIS INHOUSE EVAL OF THE 211 (D) PROGRM IS QUALITATIVE BECAUSE BENCHMARKS, GUIDELINES OR TARGERS WERE NOT ESTABLSHD IN PROJECT PROPOSL. INSTIT DEVEL INCLUDED MODERATE INCREASES OF AGR ECON 1IBRARY HOLDINGS BUT NOT ENOUGH TO SUPPORT GRAD & PROFESSNL RSRCH. 2 NEW ECON & 5 NEW AGR ECON COURSES WERE ADDED TO CURRIC WHITE INTERDEPT COLLABORATN GAVE PROGRM COHERENCE. INTERNTNL ECON DEVEL PROGRM(IEDP) WAS CREATED TO COORDINATE ALL 211(D) ACTIVITIES & SU DEVELPD LINKAGES WITH OTHER 211(D) UNIVS, LDC HIGHER EDUC INSTITS & PRIVATE & GOVT AGENCIES, ALLOWING SU TO TRAVEL. FACULTY INCREASED & CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICNTLY TO INCREASING CURRIC, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES & WRKSHPS, IMPROVING PROSPECT FOR GRADS TO STUDY ABROAD & PARTIC IN INTERNSHPS. A 4 YR PERIOD OF RESOURCE & INSTIT DEVEL ALLOWED DIRECTOR TO IDENTIFY RSRCH SUPPORTING COMPONENTS IN THE UNIV; IDENTFY FACULTY WILLING TO BE ASSIGND TO LDC'S; & ESTAB CONTACTS WITH DOMESTC & FOREIGN ASSIGNMNTS AS CONSULTNTS, ADVISRS, EVALUATRS & VISITNG FACULTY & CONTINUED INCREASES IN STUDENT ENROLLMNT IN ECON & AGR ECON TO JUSTIFY REQUEST FOR ADDITNL FACULTY & EXPANDED CURRIC. THUS AID SHOULD AFFILIATE INTERESTD FACULTY WITH AID FOREIGN MISSIONS FOR SHORT-TRM ASSIGNMNTS & WITH AID CONTRACTRS AS CONSULTNTS, RSRCHERS, EVALUATRS & ADVISRS. AID SHOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE FACULTY TO ACCEPT VISITING PROFESSRSHPS IN FOREIGN INSTITS WITH 211(D) FUNDS. IN KEEPING WITH GRANT'S INITIAL INTENT, INSTIT & HUMAN RESOURCE DEVEL PHASES ARE NEAR COMPLETN WITH SIGNIFCNT SUCCESS IN HUMAN RESOURCES & SOME DIFFICULTIES IN INSTIT DEVEL. HOWEVER, RESOURCE UTILZTN WILL BE MAJOR PRIORITY FOR REMAINING 211(D) FUNDS. FULL OBJECTVE REALZTN WILL DEPEND ON GREATER AID COOP TO USE SU TALENT DEVELOPD THROUGH 211(D); BROADENING OF HUMAN RESOURCES & INTERNTNL SCOPE TOWARD DISCIPLINES BEYONG ECON; AID FUNDING TO PROVIDE INTERESTED FACULTY WITH TIME TO WORK ON FOREIGN ASSIGNMENTS; AID SUPPORT FOR RETURNING FACULTY EMPLOYED WITH THE CAMEROON PROGRAM.