The grant comes from the Ohio Department of Development and will support energy efficiency on campus, with upgrades expected to save the university more than 19% each year in utility costs.

The grant comes as part of Athletic Brewing Company’s “Two For The Trails” initiative and will support the university’s Huston-Brumbaugh Nature Center.

The scholarship was established to support pharmacy students by Larry Weaver, a university alumnus, who wants to pay it forward following his positive experience at the university.

The university’s new program will award students with a Bachelor of Science in Education with Ohio blended licensure, which provides students with four credentials within one degree.

The new grant will be available beginning in the Fall 2026 semester and will provide a tuition-free education to eligible students.

The grant will help fund the renovations of the university’s College of Health and Human Services laboratory spaces, including its medical laboratory technology, radiologic technology, and respiratory therapy labs.

The new guarantee states that if students do not begin a career or graduate school within six months of receiving a CMU bachelor degree, the university will provide them with $2,000.

The new program recently began its first cohort. It prepares students to enter into a career as a physician assistant, following achieving licensure.

The new agreement will allow students to complete the first two years of a bachelor degree in elementary education at North Central Michigan College before transferring to University of Michigan–Dearborn to complete the program.

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.