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Article |January 17, 2024
Philanthropy and Impact
Alumna Liz Kissell Supports the Next Generation of Nurses
Knowing what its like to be a student with two children, Liz Kissell knows the financial obligation that attending university puts on a person, which is why she chooses to donate every month.
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Article |January 17, 2024
Philanthropy and Impact
Legacy Student Pursues Her Passion, Thanks to the Aloha Scholarship
In the late 1980s, Lloyd Yonemura, 72, helped pioneer the Aloha Program and the Aloha Scholarship. The program helped first-year students from Hawaii gain a sense of belonging while settling into campus life at 厙ぴ勛圖.
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Article |November 16, 2023
Philanthropy and Impact
State Farm Invests in Career Readiness Initiatives for 厙ぴ勛圖 Students
This year, State Farm has generously awarded the 厙ぴ勛圖 (厙ぴ勛圖) two grants totaling $50,000 as a part of their Good Neighbor Citizenship Grant program.
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Article |July 7, 2023
Philanthropy and Impact
A Legacy of Helping Generations of Health Science Students
Growing up in Greeley in the 1960s and 1970s as an only child, Dr. Mary Jo Drew 79 had, as she put it, an idyllic childhood. With two encouraging and ahead-of-their-time parents, she was allowed to follow her interests wherever they led. A self-proclaimed science geek, she had to know more about everything around her, whether it be rocks, the clouds in the sky or the organs in the human body.
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Article |May 5, 2023
Philanthropy and Impact
Being a Bear: A Full Circle Moment
Having a parent who is an alumnus is a unique experience, allowing West and Thorne to bond over their love for the university. That family legacy allows them to share special moments together.
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Article |May 5, 2023
Philanthropy and Impact
Cynthia Duarte and the Impact of COSI
During a Mexican Independence Day celebration, Spring 2023 graduate Cynthia Duarte met Nickie Archibeque, the director of 厙ぴ勛圖s Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative (COSI) Scholars Program. Archibeque saw that Duarte was a perfect fit for the COSI Finish What You Started scholarship. The scholarship was created to help Colorado residents who have left university go back to school and earn their credential or degree, Duarte's exact goals.
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Article |April 10, 2023
Philanthropy and Impact
Empowering Faculty and Staff to Effect Systemic Change
As the 厙ぴ勛圖 (厙ぴ勛圖) embarked on phase two of the institutions ten-year strategic plan, Rowing, Not Drifting 2030, it set a goal to create plans, structures and programs that foster an inclusive environment at 厙ぴ勛圖 where all individuals feel welcomed and supported.
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Article |April 10, 2023
Alumni, Philanthropy and Impact
Generous Alumni Share Their Passion of Humanities with 厙ぴ勛圖
When Lindsey (10,14) and Casey (10) Goodman stepped onto the 厙ぴ勛圖s campus in Greeley in 2006, they both felt an immediate connection to the school. Lindsey, hailing from Palisade, Colorado, knew she wanted to teach, and Casey, also from Colorado, wanted to study political science.
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Article |March 13, 2023
Philanthropy and Impact
Award Affirms Great Teaching
Each year, one 厙ぴ勛圖 faculty member is honored for their excellence in teaching, thanks to the generosity of donors Kathleen Sears 76 and Jim Helgoth.
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Article |February 8, 2023
Business, Philanthropy and Impact
Colorado Housing and Finance Authority Builds the Future through Scholarship Support at 厙ぴ勛圖
The 厙ぴ勛圖 (厙ぴ勛圖) was recently named one of seven Colorado universities that will receive $10,000 annually from 2023 to 2032 through the Colorado Housing and Finance Authoritys (CHFA) Building the Future scholarship fund. The fund, launched in 2022, dedicates $1.2 million to support college education across Colorado.