Between September 16 and 17of 2010, PFDP held a preparatory workshop titled "Center for Teaching Excellence Proposal Development Workshop" which aimed to assist the Palestinian universities in developing their proposals for the establishment of such centers. The workshop included Dr. Denis Drane, Jennifer Criswell, and Dr. Gregory Light from Northwestern University, and Dr. Kevin Kescskes from Portland State University. The US profesors worked closely with Palestinian univeristy professors and officials in order to identify the main needs of the Palestinian universities and assist in identifying the correct method of approach for the establishment of Centers for Teaching Excellence.