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Cheyney University Receives $20k from ING for Call Me MISTER Program Scholarships
March 5, 2010
Several CMM and TS2 students proudly wore their ING shirts on the historic quad.
CHEYNEY, PA (Mar. 2, 2010) — Cheyney University has recently received a $20,000 contribution in support of Call Me MISTER from ING, a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, investments, life insurance and retirement services.
The Call Me MISTER (Mentoring, Instructing Students toward Effective Role Models) is a teacher recruitment and leadership program designed to address the critical shortage of ethnically diverse public elementary school teachers in underserved urban communities.
Ethel Pippin, Vice President, HBCU/Urban National ING Director, said, “Based on my introduction to the fine work being done on campus (at Cheyney University) with future urban educators in the School District of Philadelphia, ING would like to provide $20,000 in support of the Call Me MISTER Program this year.”
Dr. Howard-Vital affirms that ING has been very supportive to Cheyney University in helping to support the Call Me MISTER Program and in telling the good story of the Cheyney University. “We look forward to working with them in the future.”
Call Me MISTER was founded in 1999 as a partnership between Clemson University and several colleges in South Carolina. This licensed program is now offered at several HBCUs and their partner colleges.
Mr. Howard R. Jean, Call Me MISTER Teacher Leadership Program Director and former MISTER, said, “We are extremely grateful for the contribution from ING during these tough economic times. ING’s support speaks volumes on their vested interest in helping to transform society through supporting needed program like Call Me MISTER and providing access to financial responsible programs. We salute them and look forward to working with them in the present and future.”
About Cheyney University
Cheyney University is the nation’s oldest historically Black institution of higher education. It is also the only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE.) Now celebrating its 26th year, PASSHE comprises Pennsylvania’s 14 public universities, with a combined enrollment of more than 112,500, making it the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth. At its inception, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania successfully provided free classical education for qualified young people, and today the university offers baccalaureate degrees in more than 30 disciplines and six master’s degree programs. For more information, please visit the website at http://www.cheyney.edu.
About ING
ING aims to deliver its financial products and services in the way its customers want them delivered: with exemplary service, convenience and at competitive prices. This is reflected in our mission statement: to set the standard in helping our customers manage their financial future.
We serve more than 85 million private, corporate and institutional customers in Europe, North and Latin America, Asia and Australia. We draw on our experience and expertise, our commitment to excellent service and our global scale to meet the needs of a broad customer base, comprising individuals, families, small businesses, large corporations, institutions and governments.
