Students in the UCCS Chancellor’s Leadership Class will receive more than $130,000 in scholarships this year generated by private donations.<\/p>\n
Contributors of more than $10,000 were: Edmondson Foundation, El Pomar Foundation, FirstBank, the Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado, and the Kane Family Foundation. Contributors of $4,000 or more were: the Ackerman Trust, Agilent Technologies, the Colorado Leadership Alliance, the Colorado Springs Business Journal, CorVirtus , Inasmuch Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak, Brenda Smith, Colorado Springs, BKD LLP, and UCCS Alumni & Friends.<\/p>\n
Amy Kirlin, director, Chancellor’s Leadership Class, announced the funding totals a recent meeting of the CLC Community Board. Fifteen community leaders serve on the board to help guide leadership activities, raise scholarship and program funds, and serve as mentors to scholars. <\/p>\n
The CLC class includes 37 students and includes six students from outside of Colorado, ten students from rural Colorado and 12 first-generation college students. The students will participate in more than 4,000 hours of community service with 80 nonprofit organizations throughout Colorado. <\/p>\n
CLC is a highly selective, four-year leadership development program with the goal of helping CLC Scholars become confident in their approach to life and commitment to community. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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