St. Edward's University Recipient of Several Grants and Donations

Austin, TX –St. Edward's University is pleased to announce the receipt of several grants and donations:

Mathematical Biology Program- The Educational Advancement Foundation of Austin awarded St. Edward’s University $50, 000 to support curriculum development, student research and inquiry-based learning utilizing the new field of Mathematical Biology.
Leadership Coalition-The Association of American Colleges and Universities awarded St. Edward's University $10, 000 to support its involvement in a Leadership Coalition comprised of 45 colleges and universities. The schools selected will serve as models of what a liberal education can offer and will seek to create campus cultures that enhance the academic, well-being and civic development of their students. The coalition is part of the Bringing Theory to Practice Project that supports campus-based initiatives that demonstrate engaged learning by actively engaging students both within and beyond the classroom.
C-CERT – The Junior Auxiliary League of Austin awarded St. Edward's University $7,482 to provide training resources for the Campus-Community Emergency Response Team. The monies will purchase 75 first responder kits as well as train C-CERT volunteers in areas such disaster preparedness, fire safety, CPR/First Aid and school violence.

Wild Basin-Wild Basin-St. Edward's Collegiate Academy of Science, a student chapter of the Texas Academy of Science, will donate $2000 to Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve to provide educational equipment/supplies for their new learning classroom at the Basin. St. Edward's University became affiliated with the Basin in April of 2008 to create an interdisciplinary natural resource laboratory providing hands-on learning and research for the academic schools of Natural Science, Behavioral and Social Science, Management and Business, Education, and Humanities.

About St. Edward's University
Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross, St. Edward's University has been named as one of America's Best Colleges for 2008 by U.S. News & World Report and was selected by The Princeton Review for inclusion in the guide Colleges with a Conscience.  St. Edward's is a private, Catholic, liberal arts university of more than 5,300 students located in Austin, Texas.

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