About the Columbia State Community College Foundation

The Columbia State Community College Foundation’s mission is to support and partner with Columbia State to positively impact our communities and student success through the maintenance and enhancement of resources through excellence in relationship building, fundraising and investment management. Foundation management is under the direction of Bethany Lay, Executive for Advancement for Columbia State. Advancement also includes annual giving, alumni relations, community events and grants management.
In addition, for more than a decade the Foundation has partnered with Columbia State Community College, First Farmers Bank and other sponsors and patrons have successfully brought local and world-renowned artists to perform on the Cherry Theater stage as part of the Performance Series. The Foundation also supports the mission of the Pryor Art Gallery, located on the CSCC campus in Columbia, which strives to a first-class artistic venue where appreciation for all forms of visual art is enhanced through presentation of stimulating exhibits and programs that inspire, educate, enlighten, challenge and entertain.


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Columbia State Recieves Lab Equipment from DOE


The U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratories in Illinois and California identified numerous pieces of equipment that could be of use to colleges and schools throughout the country. Moving quickly to reach the front of the line, the Grants Office of Columbia State Community College was able to acquire six items for its science labs. The equipment includes three oscilloscopes, a microscope, a hygrometer and a frequency meter.
“It’s a windfall for our science students,” said Claudia Johnson, Director of Grants for the CSCC Office of Advancement. “The equipment is valued at more than $33,000 and would be difficult to procure based on normal budget cycles.”
Glenn Hudson, Ph.D., associate professor of math, was delighted with the crates that began to arrive. 
“The equipment will be used in our physical science, physics and chemistry laboratories,” he explained. “These items allow students to make more sophisticated measurements which in turn allows faculty to create new lab experiences for our science students.”
Hudson said the equipment will be tested, evaluated and incorporated into laboratory exercises as quickly as possible.
Johnson pointed out that the equipment comes to the college for the cost of shipping.
“It’s the ultimate in recycling,” she noted. “These major national labs didn’t need the equipment and instead of letting it sit, they approved the equipment transfer to Columbia State. We will be good stewards of its use.”