Twenty proposals designed to promote student success will be funded through the SPC Foundation’s Innovation Grants Initiative.\u00a0 Grant recipients will receive awards up to $3,500 to implement projects that broaden traditional curricula and enrich the learning experience for SPC students. In total, more than\u00a0$55,250 will be awarded this year.<\/p>\n
A committee comprised of college and community representatives reviewed and evaluated the proposals.<\/p>\n
“The grants represent the enormous talent of SPC faculty and staff who design and implement the projects,” said Beth Horner, Vice Chair of the SPC Foundation Board of Directors. The Innovation Grants Initiative was launched in 2011 to support the college’s efforts to improve student success.\u00a0 The Foundation has awarded more than $300,000 since the inception of the initiative.<\/p>\n
Lara Sharp, Program Director, and Greg Lewis, CAD and Rapid Prototyping Instructor,\u00a0<\/strong>received $3,500 to fund\u00a0Off to the Races–Summer Camp Program: Building Robotic Cars. \u00a0<\/em>This grant will help fund two summer camps that will bring together SPC students and middle and high school students to build robotic cars.<\/p>\n Please go to\u00a0spcollege.edu\/robotics-camp<\/a>\u00a0for more information and to register for the camp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Twenty proposals designed to promote student success will be funded through the SPC Foundation’s Innovation Grants Initiative.\u00a0 Grant recipients will receive awards up to $3,500 to implement projects that broaden traditional curricula and enrich the learning experience for SPC students. In total, more than\u00a0$55,250 will be awarded this year. A committee comprised of college and … Continue reading Engineering Technology receives SPC Foundation Innovation Grant for Summer Robotics Camp<\/span>