The recent gifts include $2,125,000 from the Morey Foundation, which will name the new event center, and $100,000 from the Strosacker Foundation.
The $11,800 For Good grant from Berrien Community Foundation will provide the college with the necessary funding to rent a suite of professional LED video wall panels and digital scenery to create a professional-level theater background for upcoming performances of the musical “Big Fish.”
The new articulation agreements are in Environmental Science/Natural Resources and Criminal Justice, providing new pathways to bachelor degrees.
The $40,000 grant has been awarded to the university’s School of Nursing and Health Professions and will assist the university in the development of a new Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene program.
The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), which aims to strengthen innovation and workforce development within higher education.