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Volume 2 Issue 7July/August 1998

Wilson Announces Grant by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to the California Virtual University

SACRAMENTO - On June 23, 1998, Governor Pete Wilson announced that the California Virtual University (CVU) received a $250,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

"The goal of the California Virtual University is to make our state's higher education institutions accessible to a greater number of Californians, and to anyone around the world interested in accessing high quality, affordable education at a distance,” Wilson said. “The Sloan Foundation's support provides important financial resources the project needs and the prestige and recognition it deserves."

The CVU, a joint project of the University of California, California State University, California Community Colleges and the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities, ties together into a single Internet-based catalog the online and technology-mediated course offerings of California's accredited colleges and universities. The CVU extends the state's higher education system to people who are unable to take advantage of traditional on-campus instruction.

"The California Virtual University is an important experiment to overcome the barriers of time and distance for educational opportunities.,” said Dr. A. Frank Mayadas, Program Director of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. “We at Sloan have been impressed with the progress made by the CVU, and hope that our support accelerates its ongoing evolution,"

The California Virtual University web site can be found on the Internet at http://www.california.edu. Currently, 89 California campuses link more than 700 courses and over 70 complete programs, from certificates through Ph.D., to the catalog.

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a philanthropic non-profit institution known nationwide for its support of education innovations that utilize the Internet and related technologies. The foundation was established in 1934 by former General Motors president Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. During 1996, the Sloan Foundation authorized $53 million in grants. At the end of 1996, the market value of the Foundation's total assets was in excess of $1 billion. More information about the Sloan Foundation can be found online at http://www.sloan.org.