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Lorain County Community College Foundation receives $5 million gift
Lorain County Community College (LCCC) in Elyria, Ohio, has announced a $5 million gift from the Eric and Jane Nord Family Fund in support of a new STEM discovery institute. Awarded to the LCCC Foundation, the gift will fund creation of the Eric and Jane Nord STEM Discovery Institute to help prepare future generations for high-demand STEM jobs by providing immersive career exploration experiences, robust support systems, and educational pathways through LCCC and the University Partnership. The institute’s programming will include opportunities to engage high school students in STEM education.
OSU lands $4.9M federal grant to train 'climate-ready' workforce along Lake Erie shoreline
The Biden Administration is spending $60 million to provide more climate-adaptation training to students living in nine ecosystems, including the western Lake Erie shoreline between Toledo and Cleveland. Ohio State University is getting $4.85 million of Inflation Reduction Act money to make first-ever “climate-ready” training affordable for the next generation of Great Lakes hydrologists, shoreline engineers, water treatment plant operators, and other jobs that have a focus on anything from chronic algal blooms to fluctuating water levels. Lorrayne Miralha, an OSU assistant professor of watershed modeling and data analytics, said she was thinking of algae-related nutrients and runoff when her team put together a proposal for the funding. “Our goal is to train at least 100 climate-ready workers,” she said, adding that she expects to begin training this August.
Lorain County Community College Foundation Celebrates $5 Million Gift to Establish Eric & Jane Nord STEM Discovery Institute
In a momentous conclusion to Lorain County Community College’s 60th anniversary celebrations, The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund announced a transformative $5 million gift to the LCCC Foundation. This generous donation will fund the creation of the Eric & Jane Nord STEM Discovery Institute, aimed at preparing future generations for high-demand STEM careers through immersive career exploration experiences, robust support systems and educational pathways through LCCC and the University Partnership.
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