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Rasmussen University celebrates $20K giving milestone for the “I Have A Dream” Foundation
The giving milestone was achieved in $5 increments through the University’s referral program MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rasmussen University is pleased
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nThe giving milestone was achieved in $5 increments through the University’s referral program\n\n MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nRasmussen University is pleased to announce it has raised over $20,000 to date for the “I Have A Dream” Foundation®, an organization that works to ensure young people have the opportunity to pursue higher education, fulfill their potential and achieve their dreams. Fundraising is still ongoing, and since March 2021, as part of Rasmussen’s referral program, the University has donated $5 to the foundation for each valid student referral received.\n\nSince its founding in 1981, the “I Have A Dream” Foundation has served nearly 18,000 children from under-resourced communities nationwide, many of whom are the first in their families to attend college. That connection to first-generation college students is one of the reasons why Rasmussen continues to support the organization. During the Summer 2022 term, 38 percent of Rasmussen University students self-identified as first-generation.\n\n“Rasmussen University is actively involved in the communities we serve. We believe higher education access and opportunity is a critical vehicle for changing lives and communities—and this partnership with the ‘I Have A Dream’ Foundation is such a perfect alignment of our respective missions,” says Dr. Savitri V. Dixon-Saxon, senior vice president and provost at Rasmussen University. “The Foundation works to prepare first-generation students for higher education and Rasmussen’s faculty, staff and support services are committed to helping our students be successful as they pursue that dream of a college degree.”\n\nNot only can higher education help improve a person’s lifetime earning potential,1 it can also show them they are capable of achieving great things.\n\n“Our mission at Rasmussen includes empowering students, faculty and staff to succeed through academic excellence, community enrichment and service to the public good. We encourage our students to dream large, connect the dots from their passion to their purpose, cement their confidence, and go out to make the world a better place,” says Dixon-Saxon.\n\nFunds donated through the partnership provided emergency grants to Foundation Dreamers and families to help address additional financial strain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, including laptops and Wi-Fi boosters ...