The grant comes via the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and will benefit the school’s Adult Education program.

The diploma program will begin at the college’s Leitchfield campus in August 2025.

The grant will support the college’s TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program for the next five years.

The gift, which is in excess of $850,000, comes from the estate of Mildred “Susie” Bowling.

The university sold several plots of land to Project Neighbors at a steep discount to help provide the area with permanently affordable housing.

The collaboration will see employees of local emergency medical service providers receiving additional specialized hands-on training from the university’s faculty within the university’s classrooms and laboratories.

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is one of two recipients of this year’s award, with the other being Hanover College. The funding will serve to enhance student success and library services at the colleges’ respective libraries.

The new Bachelor of Science in Forensics degree program has been approved by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education and will begin with the Fall 2025 semester.

The scholarship was established and endowed via a gift of $1.97 million from the estate of Dr. Geraldine Chan, who graduated from the college in 1964.

The partnership will provide Indiana’s youth coaches and educators with the opportunity to participate in a free workshop to help develop youth-oriented coaching skills.