Schoolcraft College Vision Newsletter

NEW DEI FELLOWS PROGRAM EXPANDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS The Scholars Taking Off Academically and Rising to Success (STARS) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership Program has expanded to include a new DEI Fellows component.

Funded through a generous grant, DEI Fellows are selected through a competitive process and engage various College stakeholders in meaningful conversations and activities around topics of diversity, inclusion, equity, and social justice to support Schoolcraft’s mission of providing a transformational learning experience and to support the College’s value of diversity in students, staff, and programming. 2023 was the first year of DEI Fellows serving as integrated partners to the STARS program. The DEI Fellows work with the Office of Equity and Engagement,

the Stigma - Unseen Disabilities Workshop, and a historic first Juneteenth Community/Campus Wide event led by our STARS program students in collaboration with community organizations and multiple partners across campus. More than 250 guests across campus participated in the first set of events. Thanks to the generosity of donors, the DEI Fellows and STARS program are helping create pathways that lead to a better understanding of inclusion in today’s world.

FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS ARE NOW OPEN! This year the Schoolcraft College Foundation is happy to announce that we have 15 new funds and counting!

All the Foundation’s nearly 300 active funds support the students and programs of Schoolcraft College, and most of them are scholarships or awards that directly fund student studies. In 2022-2023, the Foundation awarded 435 students over $436,000 in scholarships and awards. We are excited to announce that we have officially completed a full year on the new ScholarshipUniverse (SU) platform! SU has been well received by our students for its easy-to-use dashboard and matching logic that allows them to see exactly what scholarships they are eligible to apply for. This year most of the Foundation’s private scholarships have been split into three rounds of awarding for Fall 2023.

If you know a student that is considering Schoolcraft College, please have them check out all open scholarships on the SC public scholarship page: https://schoolcraft. scholarshipuniverse.com/public/home If you know a student looking for scholarships and they have been accepted at SC , send them to www.schoolcraft.edu/scholarships to apply now! To establish a new scholarship through the Foundation, visit https:// scf.schoolcraft.edu/how-to-support/ endowments/ to learn more. To support student scholarships with a gift, visit https://scf.schoolcraft.edu/ give/ to make a difference today! For information, call the Foundation at 734.462.4455.

providing continuous training, support, and guidance. This program’s goals are to support the College’s Strategic Plan Pillar of Equity & Engagement; increase campus awareness of topics related to DEI; provide a platform for students on strategies and initiatives that promote DEI; enhance leadership skills of STARS participants; and encourage student planning/input through DEI Fellow scholarship opportunities. Most recently, there are three DEI Fellows that developed and hosted programs, including a Women’s Healthcare Symposium discussing Mental Health, Breaking

Round 1 – 3/15/23 – 6/22/23 Round 2 – 6/22/23 – 8/22/23 Round 3 – 8/22/23 – 9/30/23

The Foundation has worked with individuals, alumni, faculty, and local business to create scholarships as unique as our student body and our donors themselves. FAFSA is highly encouraged, but not required so all students can apply. Also, awards are based on multiple factors so students shouldn’t count themselves out!

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