The partnership includes the university’s $2.5 million investment in Delhi Towne Square to transform 7,000 square feet into a dedicated Physician Assistant education space.

The university received a $50 million gift from Roger and Kayoko Susi toward the project. The building, which opened on October 21, 2026, has been named the Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building.

The leadership and scholarship program will launch for first-year students in the Fall 2027 semester.

The partnership between the university and the health system provides students with clinical experience opportunities and the ability to make career connections.

The partnership helps adult learners advance their careers and their education by allowing career and technical training completed at the career center to apply their earned credentials toward certificate and degree programs at the college.

The Sinclair Direct initiative will make a college education more accessible through a high school partnership and direct-admission initiative.

ShawneeWORKS expands dual credit and College Credit Plus, helps students gain direct entry into the workforce, and streamlines admission for applied technical degree programs.

The new scholarships were established by Paul and Ellen Messenger and Barb and Rick Scott, and will support students pursuing agriculture careers and students who come from foster care backgrounds, respectively.

The grant comes from U.S. Department of Education and will support students who are planning to become teachers.

The gift will name the new Automotive Technology building Germain Hall.