OA Annual Report 2023

JANUARY

Applications were opened for the Wabash Valley Leadership Institute. The Wabash Valley Leadership Institute (WVLI), is a partnership between the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Hosted on the campus of SMWC, the program brings together leaders from West Central Indiana for a week-long (Monday Friday) event. The 13th cohort is scheduled for June 3–7. Counting the first cohort in November 2014, a total of 145 WVLI attendees have benefited from this week-long immersive residential experience.

SMWC has formed a partnership with Ascend Indiana to connect more students to good and promising career opportunities in Indiana. Through the Ascend Network, the initiative’s online job matching platform, SMWC students will be able to connect with Indiana jobs and internships that match their skill sets and interests and will receive increased one-on one career guidance and job search support. In addition, this partnership provides Indiana’s leading employers with a unique platform for hiring SMWC students.

FEBRUARY

SMWC celebrated a record year for Woods Giving Day 2024. The College’s annual day of giving, Woods Giving Day, was held on Tuesday, February 6. Nearly 100 volunteers gathered in the Woods Student Center making calls to alumni and friends. Collectively, 1,090 donors raised $427,653, with $399,738 raised in support of the Woods Fund, the College’s annual unrestricted fund that supports the operating budget, and $27,915 raised for other funds at the College. With the goal of 1,000 donors, the day set a new record for the day of giving.

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