TROY arboretum receives $162K grant from SCRC

The grant will be used to fund educational and recreational upgrades.

The grant will be used to fund educational and recreational upgrades.

Troy University’s arboretum has received a $162,266 grant from the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission (SCRC) to enhance educational opportunities and recreational access.

Part of the inaugural State Economic and Infrastructure Development (SEID) grant program, the $19 million investment will fund projects that align with priorities identified in SCRC’s authorizing statute, Five-Year Strategic Plan and State Economic Development…

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Troy University Police Department gets grants aimed at making campus, officers safer

Troy University Police Department is sporting a new design for its vehicles. (TROY photo)
 

A $150,000 grant to the Troy University Police Department will result in safer surroundings on the Troy Campus. 

Provided through the U.S. Dept. of Justice, the money will be used to add CCTV cameras at Veterans Memorial Stadium, purchase a mobile camera trailer for additional coverage during University events, and enhance the personal safety equipment…

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All-terrain wheelchair makes Troy University arboretum accessible for all

Thanks to a grant from the Hank Poore Foundation, a new wheelchair is available free of use at the TROY arboretum.

Thanks to a grant from the Hank Poore Foundation, a new wheelchair is available free of use at the TROY arboretum.

Troy University arboretum’s more than 10 miles of walking trails are now fully accessible to the public, thanks to the donation of an all-terrain wheelchair courtesy of the Hank Poore Foundation.

The GRIT Freedom Chair was presented on Friday, June 7 by Hank Poore, Foundation founder, and Ashley Ferry, executive director.

“I am excited to be here…

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TROY arts programs receive over $15K in grants

Programs in the College of Communication and Fine Arts and the International Arts Center received the grants.

Programs in the College of Communication and Fine Arts and the International Arts Center received the grants.

The Alabama State Council on the Arts awarded Troy University $15,800 in support for four arts programs in the College of Communication and Fine Arts and the International Arts Center.

Carrie Jaxon, IAC Director and Curator, was awarded $3,300 in support of the IAC’s Trojan Junior Warriors Children’s Art Program. The program, which began in 2017, has become a…

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