Upward Bound program receives $1.4 million grant College of Saint Benedict has received a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to fund the Upward Bound program at College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University. The program will serve 64 high school students each year for the next five years. Upward Bound began at CSB/SJU in 1995 with a mission to create opportunities for high school students to attend college, with two-thirds of those students coming from low-income families or whose parents did not attend college.
Paul Krump ’82 and Anne Schmidt-Krump ’82
Krumps establish $2 million endowed scholarship Anne Schmidt-Krump ’82 and her husband, Paul Krump ’82, believe a college education can take you wherever you want to go in life. This core value, which is a product of their own experiences at College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, is a primary reason they have established the Anne Schmidt-Krump and Paul Krump Endowed Scholarship at College of Saint Benedict. The Krump’s gift is a $2 million single premium life insurance policy, which will be designated to the scholarship funds named in their honor at Saint Ben’s and Saint John’s. “Our gift is truly a stepping stone,” Schmidt-Krump explains. “As members of the CSB/SJU community, we must remember that education gives students more options in life. If we can help make a four-year degree available to a young student who values it, it is worth it. It is worth it to the individual, their family and the community at large — it is priceless.” The Krumps live in Mendham, N.J. Their oldest daughter, Emily, graduated from Saint Ben’s in 2006.
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$1 million gift sustains Jackson Fellows program The Marie and Robert Jackson Fellows program was established in 2008 with a gift from an anonymous donor. In spring 2012, the same donor gave another $1 million to sustain the program, which provides students the opportunity to serve the common good through community engagement, collective learning and leadership and professional development. Every year, nine students with varying majors, interests and experience are selected through an application and interview process to be a part of the Jackson Fellows program. Each Fellow serves at a community site for a summer. The 2012 Jackson Fellows internship placement sites included Anna Marie’s Alliance, United Retirement Center, Finnegans’, Jubilee USA, Breaking Free, Friendship Ventures, Children’s Museum of South Dakota, The Minnesota Project, Jeremiah Program and Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council. Areas of focus range from women’s empowerment to sustainability to eliminating hunger. The diversity of the site placements and the type of work and leadership required from each Jackson Fellow creates a rich, vibrant and holistic learning environment.
Ninety-one percent of our students rely on scholarship assistance to make a Saint Ben’s education possible. Planned gifts such as life insurance, will bequests, real estate and charitable gift annuities secure future resources to strengthen and sustain our mission. Learn more at www.givecsb.com, click on Planned Giving.
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