CAMPUS GETS A MAKEOVER

Fifty-five Dana College faculty, staff and students volunteered to help make physical improvements during Dana’s Campus Beautification Day, April 21. The project was partly funded by the Dana community’s own financial contributions, as well as matching funds from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a fraternal benefit society.

The volunteers, including 16 Thrivent members, put in more than 216 hours of volunteer work sprucing up the campus.

“There was mulching and planting, and mulching and painting, and mulching and trash pickup (and more mulching), and trimming done throughout the campus,” said Wendy Grasz, administrative assistant for maintenance and the business office, and campus coordinator for the event.

Specific improvements included the painting of several railings, Viking Field’s pressbox and the historic lampposts on Korshoj Terrace, the planting of several flower beds around campus, including the Dana logo facing Borup Coliseum, and trash pickup across campus.

Dana employees contributed $736 to buy materials for the day, with Thrivent matching $600. Event planners are discussing making Campus Beautification Day an annual event.

“The Campus Beautification Day was a huge success,” Grasz said. “Many thanks to everyone involved. I believe Dana College has one of the most beautiful campuses in the Midwest. I am thankful we have so many employees willing to work together to help keep it that way.”