CAS Cares | Dean Mark Button
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11/20/2020
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Dean Mark Button talks about CAS Cares.
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- [00:00:03.120]On behalf of the College of Arts and Sciences at UNL,
- [00:00:05.570]I want to thank you for your generous support
- [00:00:07.930]of our CAS Cares fund.
- [00:00:10.110]This fund was conceived as a way
- [00:00:11.860]to help us respond to the unique needs of students
- [00:00:14.470]who are most at risk of not completing their degrees,
- [00:00:17.800]including first-generation, low-income
- [00:00:20.150]and underrepresented minority students.
- [00:00:23.100]When we found ourselves in the midst
- [00:00:24.820]of a global health pandemic,
- [00:00:26.370]the CAS Cares emergency fund suddenly took on added urgency
- [00:00:30.370]and importance as many of our students confronted
- [00:00:32.780]unanticipated financial needs often due to a combination
- [00:00:36.430]of medical expenses and diminished work opportunities
- [00:00:39.370]for themselves and their families.
- [00:00:41.400]With your help, we quickly raised a hundred thousand dollars
- [00:00:44.960]and these funds have gone directly
- [00:00:46.460]toward providing critical emergency financial assistance
- [00:00:50.230]to students, otherwise making good academic progress.
- [00:00:54.270]So far, you have helped over 30 students
- [00:00:56.290]in our college, both undergraduate and graduate, stay
- [00:00:58.990]on track toward their degree completion.
- [00:01:01.480]Given how important educational attainment is
- [00:01:03.550]for these students, their families,
- [00:01:05.090]and our state and country,
- [00:01:06.306]we can't thank you enough for the willingness
- [00:01:09.330]to step up and help us realize our college's vision
- [00:01:12.680]as a leader in ensuring access
- [00:01:14.930]to the highest quality education
- [00:01:16.420]for all people in Nebraska and beyond.
- [00:01:19.110]The CAS Cares fund will remain a critical tool in our aim
- [00:01:22.500]to be unparalleled among public research universities
- [00:01:25.680]in access, opportunity, innovation and lifelong learning.
- [00:01:29.690]We thank you for your partnership and hope
- [00:01:31.890]that you will continue to provide your support
- [00:01:33.970]to this critical initiative at our university.
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