STATE UNIVERSITIES
Governor proposes funding for $12M LSSU aquatic research center
In his recent budget proposal to the Michigan legislature for the 2015-2016 fiscal year, Governor Rick Snyder has recommended that Lake Superior State University receive funding for its planned Center for Freshwater Research and Education. The proposed center would be a $12 million expansion of LSSU’s existing Aquatic Research Laboratory, which has a fishery in the upper Great Lakes valued at more than $9 million to the Michigan economy.
Michigan Tech alumnus grants $1.1 million for business scholarship
Michigan Technological University alumnus Dale Elliott and his family have granted $1.1 million to support scholarships for deserving business students at Michigan Tech, particularly first-generation college students. Elliott earned an MBA from Michigan Tech’s School of Business in 1979 and served on the business school’s advisory council, and he is a Life Trustee of the Michigan Tech Fund.
WMU Center for Disability Services gets highest level of accreditation
Western Michigan University’s Center for Disability Services has received the highest level of accreditation from CARF International, a nonprofit accrediting body that promotes quality, value and optimal outcomes of services for people with disabilities. WMU’s center has received accreditation for the maximum period, three years, for its programs in community integration, service coordination, supported living and adult day service.
PEER INSTITUTIONS
University of Chicago launches Urban Labs initiative with $15 million
The University of Chicago is creating a new network of five Urban Labs to help realize the promise of cities in an era of global urbanization. The UChicago Urban Labs will design and test the most promising urban policies and programs across five key areas: crime; education; energy and the environment; health; and poverty. Urban Labs will be launched with $15 million in seed funding, including a $10 million donation from the Pritzker Foundation.
UPenn JD/MBA program receives $10 million endowment
In recognition of a $10 million endowment from the W.P. Carey Foundation, the JD/MBA program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Law School and Wharton School will be renamed the Francis J. & Wm. Polk Carey JD/MBA Program. Established in 2009, the three-year JD/MBA program allows students to earn both JD and MBA degrees in three years rather than the five years it would take to earn the degrees separately.
