The Cooperative Education Fund for the Future (CEFF) was established in 2004 to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Co-op Program. Through the gifts of MSU Co-op alumni, CEFF will fund projects that address community needs and advance the civic and professional development of students. By building on the resources and partnerships established by the Co-op Program, this Fund will serve as a catalyst for community engagement, support experiential education programs, facilitate interdisciplinary projects, highlight campus-community achievements and encourage institutional change to support the scholarship of engagement.

Objective

• Provide student stipends and awards to encourage enrollment in an undergraduate experiential education courses that place students with a non-for profit organizations.


• Encourage the design and teaching of experiential education courses by providing grants to faculty for course development.
• Support applied research activities for students and faculty research that addresses issues confronting local communities.
• Underwrite the development of web-based resources, campus workshops and training materials.
• Underwrite staff positions that locate and coordinate positions to meet the educational needs of students.

Distribution of funds:

Each year a committee will be selected by the Cooperative Education Program to determine the projects to fund. Dr. Freyda Lazarus, founding director of the Cooperative Education Program will serve as the chair. Through donations by MSU Alumni, the projects will be funded on a yearly basis with the possibility of renewal for a second year based on the progress made in year one.
Location of funds within MSU:
CEFF is a fund within the Montclair State University Foundation and outreach for fundraising will be conducted in cooperation with the Office of Development.

Contributions to the Co-op Fund for the Future: