Slovenian Women Union Scholarship Foundation

The Slovenian Women Union Scholarship Foundation is pleased to announce that scholarship applications for school year 2020-2021 will be available on Palm Sunday, April 5, 2020, in St. Vitus Parish Auditorium, 6111 Lausche Ave., Cleveland, during a benefit dinner to support the parish food pantry/bank and Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, Chardon Road, Euclid.

The Lourdes Shrine is under the administration of the Sisters of The Most Holy Trinity (aka Trinitarian Sisters), a Catholic ministry of redemptive charity. Applications thereafter will be available by written request to SWUSF, c/o 6019 Lausche Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44103, attn.: president, SWUSF, the following three weeks. An applicant is to follow and provide requested documents such as complete high school or college transcript, at least one (preferably) two letter(s) of recommendation, and completed application form.

Applicants to the SWUSF program must be attending (or will attend) an accredited college, university, or technical institution in the USA as a full-time student in good standing.

Applicants must also be of Slovenian descent and be an American citizen, along with being a current or applied member of/to Slovenian Union of America; and committed to performing community service hours at the direction of SWUSF, approximately 12-to-14 service hours. Applications are provided once a calendar year, normally on or around Palm Sunday. Preference is given to incoming college freshmen with most grants/scholarships awarded on a onetime basis, based on available funding. For school year 2020-2021 there will not be any post-graduate grants provided. Funding is provided from various individuals, businesses, bequests or other entities. SWUSF is a bona fide 501 c 3 under the guidelines of the IRS. For school year 2019-2020 there were 14 approved applicants with $18,000 awarded to approved applicants.

Contact Stane Kuhar, president, SWUSF, at either 216-361-1444 or 6019 Lausche Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44103, for additional information.

Lakeland College

A scholarship is now available for a one-credit course at Lakeland Community College that introduces manufacturing to anyone who would like to learn how to get a job in the field.

“Careers in Manufacturing” (CIMN 1001) is designed for students with little to no background in manufacturing and who seek a quick start to a manufacturing career. Topics covered include the manufacturing process, what it’s like to work in manufacturing, various career pathways, and the skills utilized in manufacturing environments.

In an effort to meet the regionally-strong demand for CNC operators, Lakeland Community College administrators recently met with area employers to see how to fast track students into vacant positions that they need to fill in the manufacturing sector. To encourage interest, a scholarship was established with the support of the Alliance for Working Together (AWT), a consortium of local manufacturing companies.

The CIMN 1001 course runs eight weeks and will be offered Saturdays, beginning Jan. 11, from 9-10:50 a.m., or Wednesdays, beginning Jan. 15, from 5-6:50 p.m.

Express registration for spring semester 2020 is now open. To start the class this January and learn how to apply for the scholarship, those interested may call 440-5257050 or email SSCenter@ lakelandcc.edu.