Michael Christensen’s presentation to the Vandalia Rotary on October 1st covered multiple areas where the KC Foundation has helped the College make improvements for their students. Examples: * The Foundation awarded 384 individual scholarships totaling $361,000 during the 2023-2024 academic year. *Helped the College set up a new student service model or “ one-stop- shop” where KC faculty and staff come to the students for admissions, academic advising, financial aid and cashier so the student does not have to navigate multiple departments. * Assisting KC’s addition of a new gymnasium on the Centralia Campus that hopefully will be completed by December 2025. * Assisted with the major renovation of the Automotive Department where students can start Electric Vehicle (EV) Maintenance classes and still have access to work on combustion engines. * The Foundation also helped the Vandalia Art Society develop the new, beautiful Alice Hudders Art Gallery on the Vandalia Campus. Also, the Vandalia Campus is slated to house a new EMT ( Emergency Management Training) site for all KC District students. * KC NOW program enables high school students to take college courses while still earning high school graduation credits thus saving time and money. Vandalia Rotarians currently serving on the KC Foundations Board of Directors are Ty Bates, First Vice- President; Jay Jolliff, Treasurer and Jack Johnston.