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grove, Pa., won a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant of $550,000 from the National Science Foundation. Te award is given to junior faculty known for outstanding research and teaching. It will fund Keen-Rhinehart’s work with Jill Schneider of Lehigh Uni- versity, Bethlehem, Pa., to study the effects of maternal nutrition dur- ing gestation on offspring brain and endocrine development, as well as student research opportunities, pro- fessional networking for students, outreach into the community and more.
Environmental justice is alive at Gustavus Adolphus, St. Peter, Minn., where students sent nine of their own to represent the college at the People’s Climate March on Sept. 21
in New York City. Student organiz- ers joined hundreds of thousands of individuals and religious groups, businesses, environmental groups, schools and more in urging world leaders to commit to environmental justice and equality.
Enrollment reached an all-time high of 1,362 at Midland University, Fremont, Neb., this fall, marking the fiſth consecutive year of growth. Uni- versity officials attribute this to many offerings, including the residential experience, a large athletic depart- ment and Midland’s four-year grad- uation guarantee with advisers who work with students
to track their
progress. Midland now is explor- ing short-term options for increas- ing housing capacity, as well as such long-term options as reopening the
former Dana College campus. Te shuttered campus, which Midland purchased in July 2013, will require an $11 million fundraising effort, leaders said.
With $77 million already raised, Gettysburg (Pa.) College launched the public phase of a $150 million capital campaign to make “Gettys- burg Great.” Te campaign focuses on five areas: scholarships to reduce student debt;
faculty development
and other endeavors; educational opportunities for students outside of the classroom; creating global pro- grams, including renovating a cam- pus building into a global center; and growing annual giving.
Finlandia University, Hancock, Mich., is carrying out $1 million in
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