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Foundation Newsletter
DONOR SPOTLIGHT
EFSC Foundation Receives $3,000
Grant for Mechatronics Lab
T he Eastern Florida State College Foundation has received a $3,000 grant from the Community Foundation for Brevard for the new
Mechatronics Lab on the Cocoa Campus.
The grant came from the John K. and Julia R. Roach Fund to provide direct educational support for the lab that is scheduled to open in
January 2020.
Mechatronics is a field that marries mechanical, electrical and
computing systems to support advanced manufacturing. It is critical to
the manufacture, maintenance and repair of high-tech products.
The lab will play an important role in the college’s Aerospace Technology
and Engineering Technology programs that are training students for
careers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and other high-tech fields.
Brittani James, Grants Coordinator for the Community Foundation for
Brevard, underscored “the vision and generosity of the donors, whose
philanthropy directly supports the health and vitality of the community.”
Jennie Kriete, Director of the EFSC Foundation, thanked the Foundation
for “helping the college and our students in a way that will have a lasting
impact on many lives for years to come.”
GREAT NEWS:
A n anonymous donor left the Foundation $500,000
in their estate and started an endowed scholarship to
start growing and awarding today! Planned Giving is
an avenue to charitably donate to the EFSC Foundation
leaving a legacy for students in the future.
For more information, contact
efscfoundation@easternflorida.edu
“As university tuition costs rise and community
colleges become more attractive to students, donors
are taking notice. Community colleges today serve
41% of all undergraduates in the country, and they
do so at about one-third the cost of a four-year
public institution for in-state students, according to
Parham. However, many community colleges are
facing cuts in state support, so community-college
fundraisers and leaders are working harder to raise
money from private donors.”
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education. ARTICLE JULY 18, 2019