ANNUAL FUNDS AND PROGRAMS
Casan Curry ʼ23
INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS EMPOWER MCC STUDENTS
Casan Curry ʼ23, has stayed active with MCCʼs Men of Excellence program and plans to pursue a degree in architecture at either Alfred State or the University at Buffalo. MCCʼs Men of Excellence and Women of Excellence leadership programs provide students of color with the skills necessary to navigate successfully in and outside the classroom. Students in the program:
• Develop leadership and communication skills
• Work with a team of campus leaders
• Build strong connections with the MCC and Rochester communities
• Receive one-on-one coaching/mentoring from a faculty or staff member
• Increase their potential for earning certificates and scholarships
Graduates like Casan were able to succeed thanks to the generosity of donors, including Monroe Community College Foundation Directors Jack Cannon and David Cornell ʼ73, and the Cornell/Weinstein Family Foundation, who have generously invested in the Men of Excellence and Women of Excellence programs. Jack recently made a gift of $50,000 to the programs to support students academically, professionally and socially through collaborative initiatives.
“Itʼs important to me to help provide MCC students of color the opportunity to develop leadership skills that will not only help them succeed in reaching their educational goals but will become invaluable tools to help them build successful careers.”
— Jack Cannon, director, MCC Foundation, and CEO, Cannon Industries Inc.
ACADEMIC SUCCESS
ANNUAL FUNDS AND PROGRAMS
292-Baby (Formerly Rochester Parent Network)
Accelerated Workforce Development Training Program
Alice Holloway Young Teaching Internship
Alumni Dental Hygiene Fund
Americorp Fund
Auto Lab Renovation
Automotive Technology Department
Bank of America CNA Program
Cannon Industries Men and Women of Excellence Program Fund
Chemical Department Fund
College Readiness at East High School Pilot Program
College Readiness at World of Inquiry School Restricted Fund
Corning Incorporated Foundation Optics Enrollment Program
Corning Incorporated Foundation Optics Lab Equip Program
Corning Incorporated Foundation Optics Marketing Program
Corning Incorporated Foundation Optics Pre-Collegiate Program
Corning Optics General Program Fund
Dental Hygiene Equipment Fund
Diversifying the New Teacher Pipleline
Doing What is Good and Healthy Together (DWIGHT)
Dreamkeepers Emergency Need Fund
Murph Shapiro Excellence in Coaching Award
New America Grant
Nursing Department Fund
Nursing Equipment Fund
Optical Systems Technology Program
PRISM Multi-Cultural Center
PTECH Restricted Fund
Ready.Set.LAUNCH Your Business!
Scholars’ Day Program
Simpson Cup Restricted Fund for Veterans
Single Moms Success Design Challenge
Single Stop Restricted Fund
Thorlabs Optics Fund
Toyota T-Ten Student Fund
VAPA Theatre Equipment Fund
Veterans Program Restricted Fund (Wilson Grant)
Wegmans Student Success Centers
Wolk Dowtown Campus Health Services Expansion
Writing Instruction Fund
Early College Career Pathway Program
eLearning Research Grant
Engineering Tech Fund
English Studies Fund
ESL Pathway to College
ESL Strong Foundations
Finger Lakes Workforce Developmental Center
The Forsyth Sociology Faculty Development Fund
FWD Center Lobby
Healthy Heroes Summer Camp – ESL
Healthy Heroes Summer Camp - United Way
Healthy, Enriching Summers for Rochester’s Kids
Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Project
Honors Program
Lumina Foundation Grant for Website Redesign
Mary Porcari Brady Emergency Nursing Student Support Fund
MCC Adjunct Faculty Support Fund
MCC Career Technical Education Pathways System
MCC Restricted Fund
Men’s Soccer Fund