The General Assembly Council (GAC) of the Presbyterian Church (USA) recently decided to continue to provide SJ(C?) with funds from the Christmas Joy Offering at least until March 2009. The following stipulations were added:
A) Sheldon Jackson College continue to meet and follow the standards and criteria set by the General Assembly Council for the Historically Presbyterian Racial Ethnic Institutions, including having a GAC representative serve in an ex-officio capacity on the school’s board of trustees.
B) Sheldon Jackson College report to each GAC meeting on the school’s status, plans and
progress, including a current financial report.
C) That at the September 2008 GAC meeting, Sheldon Jackson College provide as detailed a report a possible on it’s strategic plans for its transition.
In addition, the continuation of the disbursements will be reviewed in March 2009.
SJ(C?) submitted the following report to the GAC regarding the former college's status. Interestingly, the report states that SJ(C?) has received a $1.5 million dollar grant from the Department of Commerce. Does anyone know if this is still on the table?
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YOU'RE GOT TO BE JOKING! Right!
That is SOOO totally unbelievable, I sure will be notifying my Pastor about this foolishness.
Do you give a homeless person a buck if they smell like beer? It sounds like you wouldn't. However, I like to think that the drink, just might get them through a tough time--to a place of change. Should the PCUSA give a buck to SJc? Maybe, they should attach some strings--rehab and retraining.
Have we not heard of the 1.5 mil grant before? Didn't SJ have to come up with some matching money? I have talked to Pcusa people and thought they would look hard at all that was presented to them from Doblar and the board. I don't know how they swallowed this report unless they have great faith in a miracle taking place. There is also a chance that an earthquake could happen.
The presbytery of Alaska has announced that David Dobler is now part-time presbytery administrator. He will continue to be paid by SJ(C?) and the presbytery . . . He did so well saving SJ(C?) that I'm sure the presbytery is in good hands.
Just wanted to let people that because of a generous offer of UAS a couple of SJ post closure grads are will be participating in UAS's commencement ceremony. The Sitka ceremony will be at the Sheet Ka Kwan at 7pm. I do not know when UAS Juneau's ceremony will be.
Come show your support if your in the areas!
Best wishes every one.
Patricia
The Juneau campus ceremony will be taking place at the UAS Student Recreation Center/National Guard Readiness Center. The Ceremony will start at 2:00 pm on Sunday, May 4th.
~Sandy
Did you see the line that states the Christmas $$ is being utilized to help sustain the staff necessary to maintain the hatchery?
REALLY??????? And how come they were unable to get a site visit?
There are two trustees that live in Sitka and could give a tour anytime.
ok found something on the following website
www.eda.gov/newsevents/newinvestments.xml
pretty sure its old and now untrue-
September 17-21, 2007
$1.2 million to Sheldon Jackson College, Sitka, Alaska, to support the expansion of the Sheldon Jackson College seafood hatchery program through the construction of a research and training building and dock, and purchase of new equipment. The program will train students in sea-life rearing, business, marketing, customer outreach and seafood processing. This investment is part of a $1.5 million project that will help create 150 jobs and generate $2.9 million in private investment.
someone at pcusa is being misled
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