BVU, American Games Link Via Strategic Partnership
Collaboration allows employees of American Games as well as their eligible family members to receive grant funding to lower the overall cost of education while enrolled in classes at BVU’s Storm Lake campus and more.
Buena Vista University (BVU) and American Games have united in a Strategic Partnership to deepen their commitment to education and the communities they serve.
This partnership allows for employees of American Games, as well as eligible family members of full-time employees, to receive grant funding to lower the overall cost of education while enrolled in classes at BVU’s Storm Lake campus. Partner grant funding also lowers the cost per credit hour for students enrolled in BVU’s convenient online/hybrid undergraduate programs or the organizational leadership graduate program.
“This Strategic Partnership with BVU gives our employees more potential to grow, both professionally, to further their career, and personally, to give them more advantages,” says American Games Human Resources Manager Jonah Leinen. “We look forward to supporting our employees and providing them a savings through BVU as they pursue higher education opportunities.”
“This Strategic Partnership with BVU gives our employees more potential to grow, both professionally, to further their career, and personally, to give them more advantages.”
American Games Human Resources Manager Jonah Leinen
American Games is a leading manufacturer of charitable and lottery gaming products, including pull-tab tickets, promotional games, Bingo paper, pull-tab vending machines, and ticket counting machines. The company is a subsidiary of Pollard Banknote Limited.
Headquartered in Council Bluffs, American Games employs about 230 people at its main facility. More than 115 employees staff the company’s Omaha location.
BVU has long enjoyed strong educational ties in and around Council Bluffs, home to Iowa Western Community College, a campus that has collaborated with BVU for decades. Students enrolled in a program through Iowa Western can seamlessly transfer their credits toward their bachelor’s degree at BVU. Students receive personalized support including admissions and enrollment counseling and academic advising right in Council Bluffs through BVU’s office on the Iowa Western campus.
“BVU is excited to offer partner grant funding to American Games employees and their eligible family members, lowering the cost of education,” says BVU Director of Strategic Partnerships Laura Todd. “Access to quality, affordable education opens many opportunities for individuals, and we look forward to strengthening the Council Bluffs community and beyond through education.”
For more information about BVU’s Strategic Partnerships and partner opportunities, please visit the BVU website at bvu.edu/strategic-partnerships or contact Strategic Partnerships at StrategicPartnerships@bvu.edu.