STATE UNIVERSITIES
Wayne State receives $1.4M DTE donation to improve graduation rates
Wayne State University recently received three grants totaling $1.4 million from the DTE Energy Foundation. The funds will support programs and scholarships aimed at improving retention and graduation rates. $1.2 million will support the College of Engineering DTE Energy Foundation Eos Program for Student Success, $100,000 will support the Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies’ Summer Enrichment Program, and $48,000 will provide scholarships for the Mike Ilitch School of Business.
MSU partners with Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
Michigan State University has partnered with Spectrum Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital to provide pediatric services for patients in Lansing. Through the partnership, MSU will help open a new pediatric specialty clinic. MSU will provide specialists in genetics, infectious disease, endocrinology and general pediatrics to work along three Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital pediatric cardiologists.
Michigan Tech receives electrical engineering donation
Michigan Technological University has received a $250,000 donation from alumnus David Brule Sr. to support student scholarships in electrical engineering. These scholarships will promote the study of electrical power engineering, and recipients will be designated as Systems Control Scholars. The donation will be awarded in scholarships totaling $50,000 each year for five years.
PEER INSTITUTIONS
Purdue approves new College of Agriculture facility
Purdue University recently approved a new Controlled Environment Phenotyping Facility. As part of the College of Agriculture, the facility will enhance plant sciences research and education. An estimated $6.25 million project, the 7,300-square-feet plant will help boost the Purdue Moves initiative to expand plant sciences. The facility will house two growth chambers linked to automated imaging stations, making it possible to image plants from any campus greenhouse or growth space. Construction is estimated to be complete in January 2018.
UChicago launches $100M commitment to lower-income students
The University of Chicago is launching a $100 million enhancement of support for lower-income students. The five-year commitment began with a $50 million donation and challenge from writer Harriet Heyman and her husband, Sir Michael Moritz. The commitment is part of UChicago’s investment in the Odyssey Scholarship Program, which helps eliminate loans and work requirements for lower-income students. The gift and challenge will also increase the number of students admitted to the Collegiate Scholars Program by 40 percent.
