The partnership is led by the college’s Center for Workforce Development and Continuing Education and is supported by the Ready to Reconnect workforce development program.

The gift comes from university alumnus Gary Sharpe and his wife Connie Sharpe. 

The scholarship will support students with financial need who are studying history.

The award comes from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care in recognition of the success of students in the university’s Respiratory Care program.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital has donated $1 million to the college’s efforts to double its number of healthcare graduates through the purchase of new equipment.

The funding for the new lab technology comes from Licking Memorial Health Systems and the Thomas J. Evans Foundation.

It is the first endowed professorship within the College of Aviation and was established via a gift from Duncan Aviation.

The scholarship will benefit students in the Covenant Healthcare College of Medicine at CMU who are committed to serving patients in rural areas in central and northern Michigan, as well as the state’s Upper Peninsula.

Middle-income students are those who do not qualify for federal or state needs-based grants but still face significant financial barriers to their education.

The new Health Sciences Simulation Center is located within the Gerald Welch Health Education Building, which itself is being renovated into the Welch Center for Health and Public Safety.