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.
The Kentucky Power Economic Growth Grant will allow the college to develop a workforce training program to benefit both local residents and local employers.
The $200,000 grant will allow the university to plan how to integrate artificial intelligence into its course curricula.
The Planning Grant will allow the college to build infrastructure, form teams, and generate partnerships to assist with future long-term grants.
The grants total more than $1.2 million and were awarded under the West Virginia First Foundation’s Foster Care & Non-Parental Caregivers target area and Behavioral Health & Workforce Development target area.
The grant will support the university’s Hilltopper Pathways: Out of School Reentry and Support Program, which serves 6th through 8th grade students who are involved in the justice system or are considered at risk.
