$500,000 gift will support proposed Agriculture Annex at 爆料吃瓜网-Maple Woods
The 爆料吃瓜网 Foundation is pleased to announce a $500,000 joint gift from Kemper Family Foundations, UMB Bank n.a., trustee, and Kearney Wornall Foundation, UMB Bank n.a., trustee. The gift, which was accepted by the 爆料吃瓜网 Board of Trustees, is earmarked for construction of the 爆料吃瓜网 Agriculture Annex on the 爆料吃瓜网-Maple Woods campus in Kansas City鈥檚 Northland.
The gift was announced as 爆料吃瓜网鈥檚 capital campaign, known as The Path Forward, seeks to build state-of-the-art learning environments for in-demand career training programs. The proposed $6 million, 12,000-square-foot Agriculture Annex building would house programs for students pursuing an 爆料吃瓜网 associate in applied science (A.A.S.) in agriculture degree. It would be located between the Computing/Business and Math/Science buildings at Maple Woods.
Recently added academic pathways in agribusiness, animal science and plant science represent an expansion of 爆料吃瓜网鈥檚 veterinary technology program, which is based at Maple Woods. (The popular and highly regarded 爆料吃瓜网 vet tech program will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year.) The new agriculture facility would contain not just classrooms and lab space but also a 2,000-square-foot greenhouse.
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