The Margaret H. and James E. Kelley Foundation supports the nursing program with funding for equipment.
Giving: Development Office
Grants at the College
The Corporate and Foundation Relations team works with local and national corporate, private and family foundations to support the College of St. Catherine. Our staff works closely with Program Officers at these foundations as well as St. Catherine faculty and staff to identify research opportunities, projects, and programs that allow the grantor and grantee to collaboratively achieve positive change on our campus and in the greater community.
We are always excited and interested to learn what our talented faculty and staff are up to. We welcome a call or visit at any point – even if you are just beginning to consider pursuing external funding.
We can help identify potential funders, gain the appropriate internal approvals, develop a proposal narrative, and submit grants on your behalf. If your grant is awarded, we will partner with you through the entire process, right up until the final report. We work collaboratively with many departments on campus, including the
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. Click
here to learn more about grant seeking at St. Kate’s.
Examples of recent grants include:
ME Robots: Mechanical Engineering for Girls
Funded by grants from: Andersen Corporate Foundation, Hugh J. Andersen Foundation, Best Buy Children’s Foundation and the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation
Mathematics Assistant Professor and Center for Women Science and Technology Coordinator Yvonne Ng and Education Specialist Sherri Ann Kreuser are leading this curriculum development and pilot workshop program designed to encourage girls in grades 3-8 to pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) studies and careers. A collaboration between the College of St. Catherine and the Girl Scout Council of St. Croix Valley, ME Robots ultimately works to increase the number of girls and women who are interested in STEM education and careers.
Financial Literacy Workshops
Funded by grants from GE Money and the ING Foundation
This grant supports a series of free financial literacy workshops for students seeking to improve their money management skills. The series, entitled Money Doesn't Grow on Trees, began with a kick-off event featuring national speaker Nathan Dungen, who spoke on money and values, the impact of our hyper-consumption culture, and how to develop balance between spending with saving and sharing. A large team of staff and faculty are developnig this initiative, including: Sylvia Alexander, Sabrina Anderson, Lizette Bartholdi, Joan Demeules, Donna Hauer, Trudy Landgren, Ellen Richter-Norgel, Jennie Robinson-Kloos, and Chuayi Yang.
Nursing Programs
Funded by a grant from the Margaret H. and James E. Kelley Foundation
For the past two years the Kelley Foundation has provided support for essential equipment and supplies for St. Kate’s associate, baccalaureate and graduate students to use in the nursing laboratories on the St. Paul and Minneapolis campuses. This has included models, mobile treatment carts and pulse oximeters, which help prepare our students to excel in their careers in the medical profession. Alice Swan, Associate Dean of Nursing, has spearheaded efforts to ensure that St. Kate’s nursing labs remain cutting-edge.
Click here to see examples of other externally funded projects at St. Kate’s.
Please don’t hesitate to contact our team with any questions, or just to let us know what you are up to!