{"id":2722,"date":"2023-12-06T19:46:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T19:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakerlog.lssu.edu\/fall2023\/?p=2722"},"modified":"2023-12-07T21:22:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T21:22:31","slug":"soo-co-op-credit-union-establishes-endowment-for-lssu-career-and-academic-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakerlog.lssu.edu\/fall2023\/soo-co-op-credit-union-establishes-endowment-for-lssu-career-and-academic-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Soo Co-op Credit Union Establishes Endowment for LSSU Career and Academic Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lake Superior State University and Soo Co-op Credit Union announce the establishment of an endowment to benefit LSSU Career and Academic Services renaming the center the <em>Soo Co-op Credit Union Career Services Resource Center.<\/em>\u00a0 The endowment was created to assist LSSU students by supporting career and academic services at Lake Superior State University.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>We are grateful to Soo Co-op Credit Union for their generous donation, which enables us to further elevate the quality and scope of services offered by our Career Services Resource Center,<\/em>\u201d said Dr. Lynn Gillette, LSSU Interim President. \u201c<em>This endowment will not only impact the current student body but will leave a lasting legacy, shaping the future careers of LSSU graduates for years to come.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Soo Co-op Credit Union\u2019s $30,000 gift to LSSU will directly establish the endowment, with $5,000 of that becoming immediately available to support students at LSSU. The Soo Co-op Credit Union Career Services Resource Center Endowment will play a pivotal role in fostering student success by funding key initiatives, including the university\u2019s annual Career Fair, career-building and academic success workshops, and outreach programming in the Shouldice Library related to career and academic services. Additionally, the endowment will provide essential support to \u201cSeamore\u2019s Closet,\u201d a unique resource offering LSSU students access to professional business attire at no cost, coupled with invaluable advice on dressing for success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>We consider LSSU students as valuable members of our community and our future,<\/em>\u201d said Lynda Ellis, President and CEO of Soo Co-op Credit Union.\u00a0 \u201c<em>Our aim is to contribute to the success of all LSSU students by providing support to their career and academic services.\u00a0 This aligns with SCCU\u2019s mission.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>This generous endowment will support events such as the Career Fair, Library Outreach and Skill Development programming,<\/em>\u201d commented Marc Boucher, Director of Library &amp; Academic Services.\u00a0 \u201c<em>This partnership will also provide opportunities for employment and career search education.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the <em>Soo Co-op Credit Union Career Services Resource Center Endowment<\/em> contact Andrew Rubinstein in the LSSU Advancement Office at 906-635-6219 or <a href=\"mailto:arubinstein@lssu.edu\">arubinstein@lssu.edu<\/a>.\u00a0 For more information on establishing an endowment or supporting an existing fund at Lake Superior State University, contact the LSSU Advancement Office at 906-635-2665 or foundation@lssu.edu. Those who wish to make a gift may also visit advancement.lssu.edu\/give-today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lake Superior State University and Soo Co-op Credit Union announce the establishment of an endowment to benefit LSSU Career and Academic Services renaming the center the Soo Co-op Credit Union &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":2752,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakerlog.lssu.edu\/fall2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2722"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakerlog.lssu.edu\/fall2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakerlog.lssu.edu\/fall2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakerlog.lssu.edu\/fall2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakerlog.lssu.edu\/fall2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lakerlog.lssu.edu\/fall2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakerlog.lssu.edu\/fall2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakerlog.lssu.edu\/fall2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakerlog.lssu.edu\/fall2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakerlog.lssu.edu\/fall2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}