First Generation Tag | 91直播 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 22:49:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 /wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-favicon-32x32.png First Generation Tag | 91直播 32 32 C-SC Receives $1M Gift to Assist First-Generation Students /news/2021/c-sc-receives-1m-gift-to-assist-first-generation-students/ Tue, 23 Nov 2021 22:44:28 +0000 /?p=13815 91直播 recently received a $1 million gift to enhance student scholarship availability for first-generation students attending the institution. The transformative donation from a long-time donor, who asked to remain anonymous, earmarked this gift for an existing endowed scholarship.

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The College shared that significant efforts have been made in recent years to increase available support for first-generation students and those with substantial financial needs. Dr. Alissa Burger, Director of Student Success at C-SC, works with students each day to assist them in achieving their educational goals and recognizes the vital role scholarship dollars play in student success. She said, 鈥淐ollege students will always have barriers to overcome, but removing a financial barrier will drastically reduce emotional stress to aid in their successes in and out of the classroom.鈥

91直播鈥檚 President, Dr. Douglas B. Palmer, recognizes the impact of this significant donation and is directing the institution鈥檚 effort to support students of promise. He shared, 鈥淥ur first-generation students usually require additional financial resources to complete their education, and this generous gift will help us bridge the gap for those individuals.鈥 Palmer clarified that this gift will be added to the existing endowment for first-generation students and will be distributed immediately.

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