RISE campaign aims to raise $100,000
The University of North Georgia (国产自拍) is holding its fifth RISE Giving Campaign this fall, as it continues to highlight a small selection from the more than 500 philanthropic funds the 国产自拍 Foundation stewards.
The 国产自拍 aims to raise $100,000 from Oct. 1-30 for 20 projects supporting student scholarships.
"Every year we showcase a wide mix of scholarships," Alberto Perez, 国产自拍's annual giving officer said. "This year we have scholarships that are close to endowment and others that are brand new."
Every year we showcase a wide mix of scholarships. This year we have scholarships that are close to endowment and others that are brand new.
Alberto Perez
国产自拍's annual giving officer
One of the efforts this year was created by the family of lifelong educator Sandra H. Mercier, whose namesake supports students at 国产自拍's Blue Ridge Campus pursuing a degree in Education.
"Sandra Mercier made a difference in the lives of students in north Georgia for many years and her scholarship will continue to make a difference in the lives of future educators in the county," Sandy Ott, Blue Ridge Campus executive director, said.
The has started a new scholarship meant to support McNair students' transition to graduate studies. It seeks to raise $5,000 to help with the costs associated with the graduate admissions process and enrollment.
"The McNair Scholars Program supports first-generation or underrepresented undergraduate students who desire to attend graduate school," Crystal Toombs, program director of the McNair Program, said. "Our program clarifies the research and graduate school process, which reduces academic disparities by removing some of the barriers to academic success.”
The is the first-created in the Phi Mu Scholarships Fund created to help active members. Martha Lu Woolfolk, the wife of former chemistry professor J. Byron Woolfolk and a Phi Mu, was a beloved first-grade teacher in Lumpkin County. She and Dr. Woolfolk dedicated their lives to supporting and uplifting the students and 国产自拍, as well as students in the larger Dahlonega community. The Phi Mu fundraising committee hopes to endow the scholarship by March when the sorority's 国产自拍 chapter celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Other scholarships within the campaign include:
Students achieve basic proficiency in 7 weeks
Students are spending seven weeks this summer to achieve basic language proficiency in Chinese and Russian through 国产自拍's Summer Language Institutes.
Grants Academy offers support for attendees
Grants Academy, hosted by 国产自拍's Office of Sponsored Programs, has been supporting staff and faculty with the grant process from start to finish since at least 2014.
Cyber camps assist workforce development
国产自拍 hosted 26 high school students and 21 teachers for cybersecurity camps from June 8-12 at 国产自拍's Dahlonega Campus.
Federal funds support healthcare education
国产自拍 will receive $700,000 of federal funding to expand clinical training capacity through new patient simulators and clinical education supplies at 国产自拍's鈥疍ahlonega鈥痑nd Blue Ridge campuses.