The $500,000 grant will strengthen FedEx’s partnership with the College of Business as well as help students prepare for their future careers.

The new facility will offer the region expanded access to workforce and technical education.

The $6 million in funding for the expansion project was approved by the university’s Board of Trustees on February 20, 2026.

The gift comes from the L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation, which owns Greenacres Farm in Indian Hill, and will help the Veterinary Technology department renovate its academic building.

The federal funding will support the university’s College of Aviation as it purchases new equipment and develops its program offerings.

Selyna Beverly of the university’s Department of Leadership and Counseling has received the $500,000 award to study peer interaction in engineering classrooms.

The Company Education Opportunity (CEO) program partnership will provide a tuition discount to the university for eligible employees of MyMichigan Health and their families.

The gift comes from alumni Michael ’95 and Wendi VanWoerkom ’96 and will help purchase equipment, name the new aerospace engineering lab, and create an endowed professorship position.

The partnership will expand skilled trade training and will strengthen the talent pipeline in the region’s workforce.

Dr. Alexandra Tamerius has been named the 2025 Volunteer of the Year by the American Chemical Society’s Indiana Chapter for her education work and community outreach.