{"id":777,"date":"2022-04-20T14:50:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T18:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/brighterlight\/?p=777"},"modified":"2023-06-07T11:43:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T15:43:55","slug":"brighter-opportunities-for-scholarship-and-study-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/brighterlight\/impact-stories\/brighter-opportunities-for-scholarship-and-study-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Brighter Opportunities for Scholarship and Study Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style='text-align:left'>\r\n\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/brighterlight'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img src='http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/brighterlight\/files\/2021\/09\/BLC-logo-top-nav.png' width='200' alt='The Brighter Light Campaign homepage'\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div><h1 class='entry-title'>Brighter Opportunities for Scholarship and Study Abroad<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/brighterlight\/files\/2022\/04\/Bob-Kopecky-72-600x750-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-778\" width=\"314\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/brighterlight\/files\/2022\/04\/Bob-Kopecky-72-600x750-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/brighterlight\/files\/2022\/04\/Bob-Kopecky-72-600x750-1-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to a generous $5 million gift from alumni Robert Kopecky \u201872, more students will be able to afford to come to K and take advantage of the College\u2019s immersive study abroad experiences. The gift will go towards establishing the Ervin J. and Violet A. Kopecky Endowed Scholarship Fund, the Robert J. Kopecky \u201972 Endowed Study Abroad Fund, as well as supporting other study abroad funding, current-use scholarships and the Kalamazoo College Fund.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThrough my life after leaving Kalamazoo College, I have had an ever-increasing appreciation for the value of liberal arts education,\u201d said Kopecky. \u201cI wanted to help the College make that educational opportunity available to students with limited economic resources and to ensure that all students have the opportunity to participate fully in the study abroad program, which is such an essential part of the K College experience.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Jorge G. Gonzalez noted that endowed funds such as these can open up transformative opportunities for students. \u201cOur goal as an institution is for talented students to be able to choose K regardless of their financial need, and for students to be able to participate fully in all aspects of K\u2019s experiential education,\u201d said Gonzalez. \u201cWe could not be more grateful to Bob, whose generous gift will be opening doors for students for generations to come.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"fas fa-solid fa-angle-double-right\" style=\"font-size:inherit; color:inherit\"> <\/span> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/kopecky-supports-student-access\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/kopecky-supports-student-access\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full story on Kopecky\u2019s donation<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-background-color has-background\">If you would like to make even more opportunities possible for current and future generations of K students, please make a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/onlinegiving?utm_source=brighterlight&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_content=button_post_Experiences202\" target=\"_blank\">gift online<\/a> or contact Andy Miller, Associate Vice President for Development, at 269.337.7327 or <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:Andy.Miller@kzoo.edu\" target=\"_blank\">Andy.Miller@kzoo.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3 style='text-align:center; font-size:24px;color:#9e0e19;'><span style='font-weight:400;text-transform:uppercase'>Brighter<\/span> <span style='font-weight:bold;margin-left:-7px'>Opportunities<\/span><\/h3><p>Thanks to a generous $5 million gift from alumni Robert Kopecky \u201872, more students will be able to afford to come to K and take advantage of the College\u2019s immersive study abroad programs. 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