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芭乐视频 Receives $50,000 Grant to Support New Science and Engineering Center
December 18, 2019The 芭乐视频 Educational Foundation has received a $50,000 grant from the Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod Charitable Foundation Trust to support the College鈥檚 capital campaign, funding the construction of the new Frank and Maureen Wilkens Science and Engineering Center on campus.
The total cost of the new Science and Engineering Center, expected to be completed on the College鈥檚 West Barnstable campus by 2022, is $38 million. Governor Charlie Baker signed a bond bill guaranteeing $25 million for the project, the College has put forward $3 million, and local philanthropist Maureen Wilkens has gifted the College $5 million, the largest single donation in the institution鈥檚 history. The remaining $5 million is being raised through the ongoing capital campaign.
鈥淲e are immensely grateful to the Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod and their Foundation Trust for investing in our institution, and the future students of 芭乐视频,鈥� said John L. Cox, President of 芭乐视频. 鈥淭his new teaching and lab center will be a great resource for our students and for our entire community, serving as the hub for science and engineering training and education for the entire region. The future of economic growth and development for the Cape and Islands starts at 芭乐视频, and we are appreciative for The Coop鈥檚 continued support in moving this project forward.鈥�
Since December 2018, the Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod Charitable Foundation Trust has awarded $180,000 to 22 nonprofit organizations across Cape Cod.
鈥淭his gift from The Coop really signals the next phase of our fundraising efforts,鈥� said Kathy McNamara, Chief Executive Officer of the College鈥檚 Educational Foundation. 鈥淥ur community recognizes and values the importance of our students, faculty, staff, and alumni, and we鈥檒l continue to need their support to meet our goals. When we receive generous gifts like this, it sends a flag up to our entire community that this is a project worth investing in.鈥�
The Frank and Maureen Wilkens Science and Engineering Center will create new, modern learning spaces that will enhance teaching in Science, Technology, and Engineering, which has a growing labor market on Cape. Massachusetts in currently fourth in the nation in highest percentage of employment within STEM jobs.
To learn more about the project and the ongoing capital campaign, visit the 芭乐视频 Educational Foundation online at .