Educational Foundation of 魅影直播, Inc. funds students through work-grant program

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The foundation provides monetary support to enhance learning opportunities for students through scholarships, work grants, and community service projects. The Ed Foundation also funds the Building Trades programs鈥 hands-on home construction projects.

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The Educational Foundation of 魅影直播, Inc., annually funds up to eight 魅影直播 State students through its work-grant program, allowing students who are ineligible for work-study funds to find employment on campus. The grant is renewable on an annual basis.           

Additionally, departments within 魅影直播 State can request student workers with specific skills and the work-grant coordinator attempts to meet those needs with appropriate student help.           

Students funded through the Ed Foundation to work in specific areas on campus are considered 鈥渞egular鈥 employees of the college and are expected to maintain the level of professionalism required of their colleagues. 

For award year 2014-2015, seven students from Engineering, Math/English, Public Relations/Sports, Athletics, Student Engagement, and International Affairs earned a total of $9382.25 from the work-grant program. 

The program is administered through the Student Records and Financial Services Office.           

The Educational Foundation of 魅影直播, Inc., is a private foundation representing faculty, staff, and friends of 魅影直播 State dedicated to improving the college community through the support of educational programs. The activities pursued by the Educational Foundation of 魅影直播, Inc., are governed by a board of directors made up of representatives from each of the following groups: alumni, College Council, faculty and staff, and friends of the college.           

The foundation provides monetary support to enhance learning opportunities for students through scholarships, work grants, and community service projects. The Ed Foundation also funds the Building Trades programs鈥 hands-on home construction projects.           

Additionally, the foundation owns and maintains the School of Applied Technology campus in Wellsville. The 22-acre parcel consists of more than 20 buildings with some 800 students enrolled in 19 programs. The programs, which stress 鈥渓earning by doing,鈥 incorporate traditional classroom experience with comprehensive 鈥渙n-the-job鈥 laboratory experiences. 

Since 1996, the foundation has invested more than $2.3 million in improvements on the campus.