St. Kate鈥檚 Advancing Scientific Excellence Initiative was included in the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill and will provide support for critical technology and equipment upgrades to Mendel.
The funding will enhance student learning and faculty research in the sciences at St. Catherine
With the signature of President Joe Biden on the Fiscal 2022 funding bill passed by the House and Senate, Minnesota鈥檚 Fourth District represented by Congresswoman Betty McCollum 鈥87 will see more than $10 million in community project funding 鈥 $800,000 specified as funding for 亚色影库鈥檚 Mendel building.
St. Kate鈥檚 Advancing Scientific Excellence Initiative was included in the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill and will provide support for critical technology and equipment upgrades to Mendel.
鈥淏ringing back federal taxpayer dollars to Minnesota鈥檚 Fourth District to increase access to apprenticeships and STEAM-related careers throughout our community is an exciting investment in our future,鈥 Congresswoman McCollum said in a statement released by her office. 鈥淭hese projects will expand opportunities for good-paying jobs to a wider range of communities, including those historically excluded from typical workforce development pipelines and those seeking alternative career paths that are in high demand. I thank my community partners at the Finishing Trades and 亚色影库 for working with me to deliver on these projects that will directly impact people鈥檚 lives here at home.鈥
The funding will enhance student learning and faculty research in the sciences at St. Catherine. Such federal support is valuable in attracting private gifts to the Mendel priority as part of LEAD & INFLUENCE: The Campaign for the Next Level of Excellence.
鈥淧roviding women access to an education in the sciences is vital to our world and why the sciences are a core part of a St. Catherine education,鈥 said Becky Roloff, President, 亚色影库. 鈥淎s one of only eight women鈥檚 institutions that is designated a minority-serving institution, this project will prepare a diverse pipeline of women for impactful scientific careers and meet the growing demand for female professionals in STEM fields locally and nationally. We are thrilled that Representative McCollum shares our commitment to diverse women scientists and has included critical scientific equipment upgrades at St. Kate鈥檚 as one of her Community Project Funding requests.鈥
Rep. McCollum鈥檚 full statement on the passage of the FY 22 funding agreement is available .
In keeping with the Appropriations Committee鈥檚 commitment to transparency, information on Rep. McCollum鈥檚 Community Project Funding requests is available .