The grants will benefit the university’s nursing and imaging sciences students through financial support and job placement opportunities, with UK St. Claire HealthCare providing funding that is being matched via the Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund.
The grant comes via the Council on Postsecondary Education and will give the college financial support to make improvements and enhancements that will give parent students better opportunities for success.
The partnership will begin in the Spring 2026 semester, with students who complete an eligible associate degree from Elizabethtown Community and Technical College becoming able to study in the J.B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville.
The university and KCTCS have expanded their existing partnership to bring their transfer agreements to every community college within the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
The gift will allow the college to develop a new program that will prepare students to work as direct support professionals.
The $12,000 scholarship grant comes from the Gene Haas Foundation.
The grants were awarded to the Tobacco Education and Prevention Coalition for Porter County, affiliated with the university and located on campus at LeBien Hall.
The $5,000 grant comes from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and will support the university’s efforts to help third grade students improve their literacy skills.
The grant comes from Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Judy and Fred Wilpon Family Foundation and will give the college the opportunity to continue working with the program to improve outcomes for first-generation students.
The Rucks have given the university a $50,000 planned gift to support future educators, especially those who are studying history.
