Alabama State University Capabilities Report

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Alabama State University Capabilities Report

• Joe A. Lee, President
• Alabama State University
• Presenter
• William Brock, Vice President
• Planning Institutional Advancement
• 334.229.4431 wbrock_at_asunet.alasu.edu

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ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY

• Alabama State University began in 1867 as
  Lincoln Normal School, a private school for
  Negroes located in Marion, AL. In 1878, William
  Burns Paterson was named President. President
  Paterson is revered a founder of Alabama State
  University. Today, ASU has nine major units
  University College, College of Arts and Sciences,
  College of Health Sciences, College of Business
  Administration, College of Education, the School
  of Music, the School of Graduate Studies,
  Continuing Education and the Division of
  Aerospace Studies. The university has conferred
  some 98 associates degrees, 27,080 baccalaureate
  degrees and 7,973 graduate degrees through 2002.

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Colleges of Arts and Sciences

• To offer services to outside businesses,
  agencies, companies and other entities.

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Department of Social Work

• Child Welfare
• Social Welfare Policies and Services,
  particularly, Social Security, Child Abuse
• Mental Health
• Developing Social Policies
• HIV/AIDS in the African American Community
• Community Development
• Alcohol and Drug Abuse
• Case Management
• Counseling Adolescents
• Youth Violence
• Foster Parent Training
• Counseling serious juvenile offenders

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History and Political Science

• Local and State Politics
• Foreign Affairs, International Relations, Middle
  Eastern Politics
• African Culture and Politics
• Computer Technology, European History
• African-American History and Culture

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Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

• Symbolic Dynamics, Combinatorics, Mathematical
  Social Science including Economics and Game
  Theory
• Super Computer Technology for Optimization,
  Parallelism, Rectorzation
• Thermal Stress Analysis
• Pattern Recognition, Motion Control
• Statistical Modeling, Distance Learning and
  Education Technology
• Telecommunications, Distributed Computer
  Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Optical
  Network Technologies, Web Database
• Fuzzy Logic and Statistics, Linear, Non-Linear
  and Network Optimization, General Consulting
• Multimedia Computer-Assisted Instruction

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Department of Languages and Literatures

• Expertise in 19th Century American Literature
• Theories of Travel
• Expertise in Writing and Editing
• India, Indian Literature and Global Issues in
  General
• Mental Health Agencies, Hospitals Workshops

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Department of Visual Arts and Theatre

• Offer expertise in judging visual art
  exhibitions, consulting with museums and
  galleries on show and proper setups
• Provide workshops, lectures and consultations to
  government, universities and private businesses
• Conduct summer programs for children involving
  theatrical productions and special performances
  for students

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Department of Biological Sciences

• Faculty members advise and judge science fairs to
  provide workshop assistance
• Faculty members include specialists in
  immunology, environmental microbiology and
  toxicology, genetics, physiology, molecular
  biology and cell biology
• The Biomedical Research Program - involved with
  the Montgomery School System for training of
  students in local schools, and summer training
  and research programs

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Department of Physical Sciences

• Faculty members advise and judge science fairs,
  and provide workshop assistance
• Consultants to local science teachers
• Assists in scientific information in the areas of
  chemistry and physics
• Specialties of faculty members - organic
  chemistry, analytical chemistry, physical
  chemistry, biochemistry and nuclear physics
• The Alabama Science in Motion program - provide
  training for secondary school chemistry and
  physics teachers

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Department of Communications

• Qualitative and quantitative social research
  analysis
• Media Campaign Analysis
• Opinion Polling and Analysis
• Media Performance Analysis/Critique
• Public Relations Campaign Management
• Speechwriting and Copywriting
• Newspaper Journalism and copy Editing

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Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)

• To provide technical and management assistance to
  disadvantaged/women business owners interested in
  doing business with the Alabama Department of
  Transportation.

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Contract Opportunities

• Monitors procurement opportunities through ADOT,
  state and federal agencies
• Bid tracking systems identify contractual
  opportunities
• One-on-one counseling sessions

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DBE/WBE Certification

• Business owners are eligible to participate in
  contract opportunities allocated for minority and
  women-owned businesses
• Counselors assist with ADOT certification on
  highway, road construction and other contractual
  opportunities

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Services and Service Areas

• Material Take-Off
• Financing
• Metric Assistance
• Construction Scheduling
• Marketing to Prime Contractors
• Plan Reading
• Project Management
• Cash Flow Analysis
• Bonding
• Contract Law and Negotiations
• Personnel Planning
• Project Estimation
• Bid Preparation

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Internet Assistance

• Counseling sessions and computer-related
  demonstrations
• Contractual and marketing opportunities via the
  Internet

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Small Business Development Center

• To provide high quality business and economic
  development assistance to small businesses and
  prospective small businesses in order to promote
  growth, expansion, innovation, increased
  productivity and management improvement.

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SBDC Program Organization

• Small Business Tax Workshops
• Pre-Business Workshops for Veterans
• General Business Training Workshops
• Basics of Procurement
• Women in Business Networking
• Central Alabama Procurement Conference

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Business Technology Center

• To provide businesses, government, educational
  institutional and individuals with technological
  tools to manage effectively in the 21st century.

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Program Operation

• Software Training
• Computer-Aided Telephone Research
• Technology Outreach
• Videoconferencing

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Center for Leadership and Public Policy

• To improve the overall socioeconomic status of
  the citizens of Alabama and its neighbors through
  leadership in public policy, by promoting greater
  cooperation and enhancing communication between
  academia and the community.

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Client List

• Alabama Administrative Office of Courts
• Alabama Department of Public Health HIV/AIDS
  Division
• Alabama Department of Public Health Bureau of
  Family Health Services Division
• Alabama Development Office
• Autauga County Commission
• Federal Highway Administration
• Montgomery County Commission
• Montgomery County School Board
• Re-Apportionment Group

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College of Health Sciences

• Health Information Management
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• First professional degree (Masters waiting
  approval for the Clinical Doctorate)
• Related activities and programs

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