STATE UNIVERSITIES
CMU sport management receives accreditation
Central Michigan University’s sport management programs have been recognized for educational excellence by the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA). CMU is the only university in Michigan to have accredited undergraduate and graduate sport management curriculums. The COSMA Board of Commissioners found that CMU’s sport management program displayed continuous improvement through COSMA’s developmental approach.
GVSU establishes endowed chair for community philanthropy
Grand Valley State University President Thomas J. Haas announced the appointment of Jason Franklin as the first W.K. Kellogg Community Philanthropy Chair at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Franklin will assume the nation’s first endowed chair focused on community philanthropy June 1. As the Kellogg chair, Franklin will help philanthropic leaders explore how to best mobilize donors to give together within a community.
MSU granted $1.8 million for malaria research
Researchers at the Michigan State University College of Engineering have received a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a rapid-response diagnostic test for malaria. Peter Lillehoj, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, leads a team of researchers working to develop technology to diagnose and monitor cerebral malaria using mobile phones.
PEER INSTITUTIONS
UNC institute receives $1.1 million to support local enterprise
The U.S. Economic Development Administration has awarded an i6 Challenge grant to the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School. This grant will fund Technology Commercialization Carolina, a new $1.1 million initiative designed to support North Carolina’s innovators and inventors through commercialization and entrepreneurship training, early stage venture launch support and funding.
Northwestern to donate $1 million annually to city of Evanston
Northwestern University will donate $1 million annually to the city of Evanston, Illinois, for the next five years, starting this year. Under an agreement signed recently by Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro, Northwestern will donate $1 million annually to support city infrastructure and facilities, specific support for existing city services and special projects.
