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Ribbon Cuttings cap off major campaigns
Ribbon cuttings hosted by the East Stroudsburg University Foundation in fiscal year 2022–2023 highlighted the end of two major fundraising campaigns held the previous year.
Dale and Frances Hughes Foundation Community Health Education and Simulation Center
The Dale and Frances Hughes Foundation Community Health Education and Simulation Center was unveiled on April 18, 2023. The state-of-the-art center, located in the DeNike Center for Human Services, offers simulation and inter-professional practice opportunities for East Stroudsburg University students in the College of Health Sciences and local community healthcare organizations.
The center was made possible through the generosity of the following organizations:
- The R. Dale and Frances Hughes Foundation
- Lehigh Valley Health Network–Pocono
- The Lester G. Abeloff Foundation
- Financed in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Financing Authority
Aquaculture Laboratory
ESU’s newly renovated Aquaculture Lab opened thanks to collaborative fundraising with the ESU Foundation and a $100,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
The laboratory gives students studying marine science the opportunity to develop, build, and maintain a variety of aquaculture systems, including: a Berlin reef system, a Jaubert (Monaco) system, marine ornamentals, freshwater aquatics, specialty tanks, and feeding and rearing systems. The ESU Foundation later funded signage and lettering for the entrance of the space.