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List of 2005 Earmarks

In fiscal year 2005, there were 58 earmarks totaling $12,074,000.

State:    PENNSYLVANIA
Agency:    Department of Education
Bureau:    Office of Postsecondary Education
Account:    Higher Education
Certifying Official:    Director, Budget Service
Certifying Organization:    The Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development

To view information about the earmark, click on the earmark title.

2005 Earmarks Amount ($K)
Peirce College, Philadelphia, PA, for technology upgrades and course development for the Peirce Online Four-Year Distance Learning initiative$198
Eastern University, St. Davids, PA, for equipment, professional development and outreach to develop the Nueva Esperanza Center for Higher Education as a branch of the university$99
West Chester University, West Chester, PA, for technology infrastructure upgrades$99
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, Harrisburg, PA for curriculum development, laboratory equipment and technology and personnel$992
Immaculata University, Immaculata, PA, for technology, equipment, and professional development to enhance nursing education programs$99
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA, to develop a program for advanced discovery in the exploration of the physical and life sciences at the secondary and post-secondary grade levels$174
Harcum College, Bryn Mawr, PA to develop curriculum and acquire technology$198
Esperanza USA, Philadelphia, PA, for education programs and to prepare individuals for post-secondary education$74
Hepatitis B Foundation, Doylestown, PA for education programs to prepare post-secondary students for careers in biomedical research, public health and biotechnology$149
Community College of Beaver County, Beaver Falls, PA, for educational programs, including the acquisition of technology$99
Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA, for equipment, technology and curriculum development for a Performing Arts Center$198
Carlow College, Pittsburgh, PA for program and administrative support, which may include acquisition of technology$99
Cabrini College, Radnor, PA, for equipment and educational programming for the Center for Science, Education and Technology$198
Potter County Education Council, Coudersport, PA for equipment$149
Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA to develop an Institute for Arts Based Teacher Education$99
Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA, for equipment and technology acquisition in support of the Advanced Center for Technology$50
Lackawanna College, Scranton, PA, to develop a communication arts program through technology acquisition and program development$198
Cheyney University, Cheyney, PA for planetarium upgrades$99
Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA, to develop programming for a Language Institute to improve foreign language study$99
Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative, Pittsburgh, PA, for professional development and to develop education programs$248
DeSales University, Center Valley, PA, for computer wiring and technology upgrades related to training K-12 teachers and students$198
Penn State, University Park, PA, for the Penn State Washington Program$25
University of Wisconsin-Marathon, WI, for science equipment and furnishings$273
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, for campus-wide technology infrastructure upgrades, including wireless technology$417
Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse, Pittsburgh, PA, to facilitate work between research universities$149
School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, for the College Opportunity Resources for Education (CORE) Philly Scholarship Program$744
Delaware County Community College, Media, PA, for technological infrastructure and to support career counseling at the Small Business Resource and Development Center$50
Allegheny College, Meadville, PA, for civic education activities$50
Lincoln University, Lincoln University, PA for support of science education laboratories and programs, which may include the acquisition of equipment and technology$99
Orleans Technical Institute, Philadelphia, PA, for equipment and educational programs to train court reporters$50
Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA, to develop early childhood education programs for the Fred. M. Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media$99
Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke, PA, for a training program in realtime court reporting and captioning, which may include student scholarships$367
East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA, for technological infrastructure related to the Center for Research and Economic Development$198
Thiel College, Greenville, PA, for campus-wide technology infrastructure upgrades$129
Thiel College, Greenville, PA to support agriculture and biology programs, which may include the acquisition of equipment$99
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA for a program in pharmacy$154
Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA, for the development of a public policy institute to address the needs of single mothers$99
Robert Morris University, Moon Township, PA, for equipment and development of its nursing and allied health programs$99
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, PA, to develop nurse educator programs to instruct nursing students$198
Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, PA for professional development partnerships and related services$893
Innovation Works, Pittsburgh, PA, to enhance research and development in collaboration with local institutions of higher education and regional manufacturers$99
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, for equipment and wiring for a supercomputing facility$99
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, for the Science Education Partnership in partnership with the Philadelphia School District to improve math and science education$99
Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA for technical education$496
Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, for equipment, technology, and curriculum development for a science initiative$99
Millersville University, Millersville, PA for curriculum development and technology for science, environmental, occupational safety and health education programs$99
Regional Learning Alliance, Marshall Township, PA, to acquire instructional technology and to develop programming as part of a life-long education services initiative for Pittsburgh regional industry and community residents$198
Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA, for technology upgrades and to develop an instructional delivery system which will focus on the integration of technology into coursework$496
Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA, to develop a Health Career Education Institute$99
SouthEastern Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Education, PA, for the Institute for Mathematics and Science to provide professional development to K-12 teachers$744
American Prosthodontic Society Foundation, Osceola, PA for scholarships and program costs related to prosthetic dentistry and clinical prosthodontics$149
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, for the Computing Services Center to train K-12 teachers and for the National Institute for Corrections Education to provide professional development for corrections education teachers$50
Widener University, Chester, PA for the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology$992
Clarion University, Clarion, PA for the CONNECT NWPA Clarion U/North West Regional Commission Collaborative Educational Technology Initiative$99
Mary Mason Community Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, for a college assistance program, including student scholarships$99
Greater Philadelphia Bioinformatics Alliance, Philadelphia, PA to implement training, research and dissemination efforts to form a national and international center of excellence in bioinformatics$25
Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg, PA, for technology infrastructure upgrades$99
Security on Campus, Inc., King of Prussia, PA, to develop and conduct regional training sessions on compliance with the Clery Act and the technical assistance handbook$25