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7. Disability programing
a. Linkage report – Groves Learning Organization (GLO)
King’s linkage report had been circulated, along with their 2024 grant goals report.
King addressed the issue of the use of the term “neurodiverse” which he had thought was pretty
universally accepted. GLO, however, prefers to stress that their students have specific learning
disabilities, and the organization addresses those specific issues only. It is a way to narrow their
focus.
King thinks it is likely that they will be submitting a new LOI in the near future.
b. Programing options
A list of Disability Programing contacts and potential grants had been circulated.
There was discussion about how the revised Foundation mission impacts internship programs.
Consensus was that while internships often lead to jobs, they are also college retention tools.
8. Indigenous Peoples Programing
a. Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa University (LCOOU)
Rick reported that during a site visit earlier in the year, the school was out of compliance with a
number of issues in the JSF Policy. This is a school that has grown from a 2-year college to a 4-year
university offering an MBA program. A Zoom meeting with the program coordinator revealed that
she was unaware of any of what had transpired and she, like us, was surprised. She and Rick did
some intensive work. LCOOU is back in compliance and following all of the terms of the JSF Policy.
b. Endowments reports
Rick’s updated endowment report had been circulated.
Northern Arizona University: The woman responsible for this was at out meeting in Scottsdale
but has been dealing with some serious family concerns. Consequently, Rick was not comfortable
pressing her for further details at this time.
Gonzaga University: There are still quite a few gaps, including the names of the members of the
latest cohort.
Dalhousie University: There report was cumulative on scholarships, so we don’t know what was
done this year or the amount of each scholarship.
University of Central Florida: Rick did receive more information last week.
Sonoma State University: For reasons unknown, Rick was told that they don’t have an endowment.
There was discussion on whether or not this reporting is a reasonable request. Angelique, who
is the Executive Director of an organization with quite a few endowments, felt this is not only
reasonable but should be part of the organizations’ standard auditing process.
As he did previously, Rick stressed that this is just the first year of an ongoing program. The overall
goal was to simplify the reporting process and make it possible to compare results by using a
standardized time frame. Rick felt that, in addition to the different reporting requirements in
the various agreements, he was an unknown to many of the people he reached out to. He also
noted that staff changes at schools had not always included transfer of information about existing
endowments and confusion regarding which department was responsible for such reports. Rick
recommended that this be an in-house project for JSF staff. Bobby agreed with the suggestion and
commended Rick for his efforts to get this project started. Getting consistency in reporting for all
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