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Tuskegee University (TU) is an independent and state-related institution of higher education. It is located in Tuskegee, Alabama, which is east of Montgomery, Alabama, and west of the city of Auburn, Alabama.

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1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Shaik Jeelani, VP of Research and Sponsored Programs, jeelanis@mytu.tuskegee.edu

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The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs was established in 1996, to coordinate the research activities of TU faculty, students and staff.&nbsp; Over the years, this office has been successful in realizing more than a 100% increase in funds awarded and 150% increase in total number of awards.&nbsp; Its staff works closely with center directors, programs managers and academic deans to facilitate Tuskegee University's sponsored projects.

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In 2012, TU President Gilbert Rochon established the Office of Innovation and Sustainable Development. This office will be responsible for implementing and managing initiatives of the Tuskegee University Foundation, as well as developing and directing the Tuskegee University Research Park, expanding off-campus research venues and developing a center for entrepreneurial leadership and a social business ventures facility. The social business ventures facility will be a collaborative project with 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus and the facility will serve as a national hub for innovative entrepreneurial ventures to solve social problems and create jobs. &nbsp;

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The Health Disparities Institute for Research and Education (HDIRE) is a newly established initiative at Tuskegee University that addresses some of the major health disparities that are observed in underserved and minority communities. Founding Director, Roberta Troy PhD, and Deputy Director for Program Operations, Barbara A. Howard pioneered the initiative on the campus of Tuskegee University. Currently the HDIRE has seven executive board members and ten advisory board members.

The vision of HDIRE is to obtain equity and equality in health care access, delivery, care and costs for minority individuals and families to enable them to achieve optimal physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellness (Tuskegee University, 2014). HDIRE impacts its target community by providing forums, symposiums and conferences on diseases, health options, and healthy lifestyle options steered by social, community leaders and students at different universities in the state, including Tuskegee. It also provides scholarships to students engaged in research related to solving the health disparity problems of the Black Belt community and deserving youth. This program engages the Tuskegee community on a regular basis, already having 3 forums this year, and many more planned throughout 2014 and years to come. HDIRE continues to extend its presence in the Tuskegee community and may be a good model for the establishment of an innovation and entrepreneurship initiative on the campus of Tuskegee University.

A partnership consisting of Tuskegee University, Alabama State University, Auburn University, the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Central Alabama Community College, Enterprise Junior College, Shelton State Community College, Wallace Community College at Selma and Wallace State Community College, nine Alabama school districts, McWane Science Center, Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs) at Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin and the Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering (SECME) has been formed to enhance the science achievement of students in the 6th-8th grades in selected districts of Alabama Black Belt Region.

Goals of this partnership are to develop course modules to enhance teachers' presentation of science courses and student learning, to develop 3-D simulation of science experiments to enhance students' understanding of process that take place and precautions to observe in science laboratories and to train teachers in the delivery of course modules and student motivation.

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