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Education News and Notes
June 9, 2008
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The Duluth Superior Area Community
Foundation relaunched its Small Business Education Scholarship,
which provides funds for small business owners and entrepreneurs to
continue their education and learn the skills necessary to succeed
in business. Since its establishment with a grant from the Employers
Council, the fund has made almost $50,000 in scholarships available
to capitalists in the area. |
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The McKnight Foundation awarded the
six Minnesota Initiative Foundations (MIFs) a three-year, $3-million
grant to expand the Minnesota Early Childhood Initiative... A
Campaign for Our Youngest Children. In the fall, the MIFs plan to
add 12 early childhood coalitions, raising the statewide network of
coalitions to 78. The initiative was launched in 2003 with the
support of The McKnight Foundation, which provided a second grant in
2005. Already over 400 projects and programs, known as Promising
Strategies, have been implemented as an outgrowth of coalition work
in early childhood communities throughout the state. |
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Comcast Corporation supported
literacy programming through the Library Foundation of Hennepin
County's Pen Pals author lecture series with a $25,000 gift and an
additional $25,000 Comcast Foundation grant to support library
outreach initiatives for new immigrants. In its 11th season, the
series is the longest-running, most highly respected lecture series
in the Twin Cities. The series features authors of national stature
who speak about the influences on their work, their process and
their experiences as a writer. |
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Best Buy awarded 1,551 scholarships
totaling more than $2.75 million to graduating high-school seniors
across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Scholarships of $10,000 were
awarded to 51 students, and an additional 1,500 students will each
receive $1,500 scholarships. In addition, eight U.S. school
districts, including the Saint Paul Public Schools, have each
received a $100,000 Best Buy Teach Award, which honors the efforts
of schools and districts nationwide to engage K-12 students through
exceptional, creative use of interactive technology in the
classroom. |
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In an effort to the meet
ever-growing demands for top talent in the agribusiness industry,
CHS and Agriculture Future of America (AFA) expanded their
partnership. CHS is making a $40,000 contribution that will help AFA
provide quality programs and experiences for college students and
will sponsor 20 students, including CHS and cooperative system
interns, to the annual AFA Leaders Conference. The CHS Foundation
also awarded $37,500 in scholarships to two-year college students
studying agriculture. |
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PFund awarded $56,225 in student
scholarships for 2008, the largest annual scholarship award pool in
PFund’s 20-year history. Scholarship recipients, ranging from high
school to graduate students in both public and private schools, are
GLBT or come from a GLBT family. They all help advance awareness and
support of GLBT issues, spurring visibility and dialogue on key
issues. |
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The Medtronic Foundation awarded a
multi-year, $135,000 grant to the College of St. Catherine for the
Montessori track of a new graduate STEM certificate program. The new
project will begin this summer and run for three years, providing
K-8 teachers with two weeks of hands-on teacher training followed by
an academic year of mentoring and support. |
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AgStar Fund for Rural America
awarded $10,000 to the GFW (Gibbon, Fairfax, Winthrop) High School
to purchase equipment for the natural resources, plant science and
exploring ag classes. The school supports the importance of
agriculture in the school by offering students educational
experiences where they can do relevant coursework and apply what
they have learned toward solving real-world issues. |
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The Iowa State University College of
Engineering received a second $500,000 commitment from the 3M
Foundation for the Engineering Leadership Program. The gift will
continue to be used to fund scholarships, program development and
student leadership activities. At full strength, the program will
have 60 3M scholars; currently there are 38. ELP provides a
comprehensive approach to engineering leadership, focusing not only
on academic performance, but also on specific skills and engagement
with communities beyond the classroom. |
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