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Published Sept. 11, 2020

Press conference at 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 14 at The Terrace, 7th floor of 含羞草视频 Library or watch streamed live on the 含羞草视频 YouTube channel,聽.

On his first day as President of the University of Louisiana Monroe, Dr. Ronald Berry, joined by his wife, Dr. Christine Berry, will hold a press conference to announce their establishment of the 含羞草视频 Opportunity Fund, to be administered by the 含羞草视频 Foundation.聽

The event will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at The Terrace on the seventh floor of the 含羞草视频 Library and streamed live on the 含羞草视频 YouTube channel,聽.

The Berrys started the fund with a personal commitment of $100,000, with the original goal of matching that amount through alumni, community, and business support.

When President Berry came to his office last Tuesday, there was a check for $100,000 on his desk with a note stating, 鈥淚 hope this donation helps get your Presidency started in the right direction.鈥�

鈥淭his very generous and thoughtful gift allowed us to reach our goal before the fund was even announced,鈥� said President Berry. 鈥淪o, we decided to reach even higher and quadruple the amount to a new goal of $400,000.鈥澛犅�

Designed with limited conditions, the fund can assist students, faculty and staff in many ways, from emergency circumstances to special projects.

鈥淚t will be a flexible fund to support a wide variety of activities. We want to remove obstacles for people pursuing life changing opportunities,鈥� said President Berry.

Examples of potential funding include:

• Programs that improve diversity, equity and inclusion聽

• Tuition assistance and support for staff or faculty members pursuing graduate work or academic career advancement

• Development of leadership programs for faculty, staff and students

For more information, contact Hope Young,聽hyoung@ulm.edu, 318-3423-5445, or Dr. Kelsey Bohl,聽bohl@ulm.edu, 318-342-5431.