GHR Foundation's Gift to St. Kate's
St. ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ University ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ Andrea Lee, IHM, announced an $18 million gift from Minneapolis-based GHR Foundation to advance growth and innovation in healthcare education.
The gift, which aligns with both organizations' missions to advance Catholic education, fosters ´ºÓêÖ±²¥s’ hope and opportunities in the healthcare arena while honoring St. ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ University alumna and GHR co-founder, Henrietta Rauenhorst, and supporting the ongoing expansion of the school that bears her name, the Henrietta Schmoll School of Health.
In accepting the gift, ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ Lee noted that “this generous gift inspires both gratitude and excitement in all of us at St. ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ – gratitude for the expansive vision and generosity of the GHR Foundation and its founders, and excitement at the transformative impact this gift will have on the groundbreaking work of the Henrietta Schmoll School of Health.â€
"GHR Foundation is pleased to support St. ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ University as it strengthens its globally-focused, collaborative approach to educating a diverse ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ population and addresses the extreme shortage of skilled healthcare professionals," said Amy R. Goldman, CEO and Chair of GHR Foundation. "Through this gift, GHR honors and advances our founders' values by deepening the impact of the Henrietta Schmoll School of Health."
St. ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ University will use the gift to develop new programs and curricula, as well as fund technology and additional faculty, while it proactively addresses the critical and ever-changing needs in senior living, primary care and global health.
"This gift will help us bridge the gap between theory and practice in some of the most rapidly changing areas of healthcare," said Penelope Moyers, EdD, Dean of the Henrietta Schmoll School of Health and the Graduate College. "Thoughtful application of learning technologies will integrate education and workforce demands and thus significantly influence the way healthcare is delivered. The GHR gift will help us develop culturally sensitive practitioners who will both improve the quality of patient care and lower overall healthcare costs."
´ºÓêÖ±²¥ GHR Foundation
GHR Foundation applies entrepreneurial creativity and universal catholic values to foster hope and opportunity where it is needed most. Started in 1965, the Foundation seeks transformational change in health, education and global development, and partners with the world’s experts to achieve it. This results in a powerful exchange of ideas and a community of thought leaders providing locally-driven solutions. Despite global challenges, GHR meets each task with entrepreneurial optimism because it has seen the impact of strategic, thoughtful change. Learn more at www.ghrfoundation.org.
´ºÓêÖ±²¥ St. ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ University
With nearly 5,000 ´ºÓêÖ±²¥s and two dynamic Twin Cities campuses, St. ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ University educates ´ºÓêÖ±²¥s at all degree levels to lead and influence. Inspired by its visionary founding in 1905 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, the University encompasses the nation's largest Catholic college for women, balancing access to higher education and academic excellence for its diverse ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ population.