Jessica Karbowski Weare has been announced as the new General Counsel for Grand Valley State University. She has a long career of legal work in public service and government settings. She replaces Patricia Smith, who is retiring.
The consortium aims to provide more opportunities for students in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula who are seeking to pursue healthcare industry education and careers.
The $593,783 grant was awarded to the “State-wide Professional Development to Promote Active Learning in Mathematics for Michigan Community Colleges” project, a collaboration between Kellogg Community College and the Michigan Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (MichMATYC).
The grant comes from the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education Advancement and Potential’s Student Success Grant program.
The Corporate Education Scholarship Program aims to help organizations contribute to the continued growth of their employees and employees’ families by providing Davenport University scholarships.
The new education center will serve as a training area for nursing students in Nashville to gain the skills needed to fill gaps in the local healthcare community.
The grant, which was awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the West Virginia Emergency Management Division, will allow the school to improve its current cybersecurity measures to better detect and defend against threats.
The United States Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration has awarded the school $1 million to enhance the instruction, administration, and vehicles available for the program.
The gift will support several initiatives, including the funding of student scholarships, the procurement of healthcare training equipment, and the construction of a new health sciences center.
The Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) grant has given 48 schools in the country $18.6 million. Lawrence Technological University is partnering with three other universities as part of the grant and has received $400,000.