The focus of the NCTC Foundation has been growing stronger through the years, providing activities and support to students and programs at NCTC. Below are the details divided between scholarships and events…

Scholarships:

Awarded to NEW NCTC-TRF Students

Academic year 2005-2006, over $22,000 awarded - 2005 Fall Scholarship Ceremony

Awarded to CURRENT NCTC-TRF Students

Academic year 2005-2006, over $59,000 awarded - 2006 Spring Scholarship Ceremony

Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors:

Contributor's Appreciation Event:

Personal Visits:

• You are welcome to schedule a personal visit from our Executive Director, NCTC Foundation Board of Directors, and/or NCTC President
• Over half of the NCTC-TRF employees contribute through automatic payroll deduction (PDF)
• Contributors' appreciation advertisement (PDF) in the local Times & Northern Watch
• Information on how to add Northland College and NCTC Foundation in your will – coming soon!
• Information on how to set up a scholarship – easy as 1, 2, 3 – coming soon!

Annual Fund Drive (PDF)

• 2004 - over $10,000 raised
• 2003 - over $8,000 raised

Foundation Wall campaign: Cement Your Place in NCTC History! (PDF)

• Over 400 bricks sold
• Sand-blast approximately once per year
• New signage
• Space for over 700 bricks

Alumni & Friends newspaper (PDF)

• 1st annaul – May 2003

Annual Homecoming reception following Homecoming football game (each fall)

Annual Alumni Men's & Women's Basketball games (each winter)

Sponsor the Annual NCTC Employee Appreciation Breakfast (each fall during faculty in-service days)

Campus White Office/Newspaper Recycling program

Co-sponsor Annual NCTC Retirement & Service Recognition Reception:

Each year in coordination with the NCTC President's office, the NCTC Foundation helps honor NCTC employees for the year's of service and/or retirment.

Graduate Appreciation luncheon:

• Each year after graduation rehearsal on the day of NCTC-TRF Graduation, the NCTC Foundation sponsors a luncheon congratulating the graduates on the accomplishments
• Packet of information on how to give back to Northland College is distributed

Special Events:

• Erickson Bike Ride; more information, click on http://www.mnscu.edu/bikechallenge/index.html
• Swenson House gift

Hosting Events:

• Radio Days theater production – February 2004
• Pippin theater production - April 2002

Art Exhibitions:

• Barb Pinc Art Exhibition -- May 2002
• If interested, please contact John Leopold or Jared Goldesberry

Area Non-Profit collaboration:

• 1 st Annual Area Non-Profit organizations meeting – March 2004
• Organized with the TRF Education Foundation