The scholarship was established via a $1.2 million estate gift from alumna Brenda Lu Beach and will support students who are studying to become elementary school teachers.

Students will now have access to MobileMD, as well as receive preferred patient status at Southwest General Medical Group locations, which the university has partnered with since 2024.

The university’s Making Akron Possible grant is a last-dollar financial award, which covers any remaining tuition for eligible students after their other scholarships and financial aid have been applied.

The Appalachian Regional Commission’s POWER Initiative gives the university $1,513,568 for its project entitled Connected Infrastructure & Industrial Cybersecurity Workforce Initiative.

The two institutions have been jointly awarded the federal funding for their collaborative project called Improving Student Outcomes and Institutional Effectiveness with AI.

The college’s Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) and Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-to-BSN) programs have both earned accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

The Althoff Nature Complex has been named in honor of Dr. Donald Althoff, a professor emeritus and champion of student success.

The effort aims to provide even more financial assistance for students by encouraging individual donors to create more need-based scholarships with the UC Foundation by doubling their impact with the UC Promise scholarship match.

The scholarships will provide 40 students with $1,000 scholarships annually for four years.

The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program.