BVU, Greater Ottumwa Partners in Progress Align Through Strategic Partnership
In an effort to strengthen their workforce and their community, the Greater Ottumwa Partners in Progress have joined BVU as a Strategic Partner. Through this partnership, employees and their families at Greater Ottumwa Partners in Progress can receive educational benefits from BVU.
Buena Vista University (BVU) and Greater Ottumwa Partners in Progress have joined forces as Strategic Partners to strengthen their communities.
Through this partnership, employees of Greater Ottumwa Partners in Progress, as well as eligible family members of full-time employees, may 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.
BVU professors and staff are also available for training programs, workshops, and more should officials with Greater Ottumwa Partners in Progress seek those services and expertise.
“This partnership represents a win-win situation for not only our organization and BVU, but for our communities as well.”
Shea Greiner, Greater Ottumwa Partners in Progress Vice President of Engagement & Organizational Advancement
“We are very excited to be a community partner with a great organization, such as BVU, and be able to offer education benefits to our employees,” says Greater Ottumwa Partners in Progress Vice President of Engagement & Organizational Advancement Shea Greiner. “This partnership represents a win-win situation for not only our organization and BVU, but for our communities as well.”
Greater Ottumwa Partners in Progress is a recent partnership formed between the Ottumwa Economic Development Corporation and the Ottumwa Area Chamber of Commerce. The organization provides services such as economic development, member or investor services, housing, and childcare. The mission of Greater Ottumwa Partners in Progress is to promote the Greater Ottumwa area through community and business partnership opportunities, improving economic vitality, supporting community enrichment, and enhancing visitor experiences.
The Strategic Partnership between BVU and Greater Ottumwa Partners in Progress comes as the third partnership in Ottumwa, following Ottumwa Community School District and the Community 1st Credit Union. BVU has long enjoyed educational ties in and around the Ottumwa community, home of Indian Hills Community College. Students enrolled in a program through Indian Hills Community College can seamlessly transfer their credits toward their bachelor’s degree at BVU. Students receive personalized support including admissions and enrollment counseling and academic advising in Ottumwa through BVU’s office on the Indian Hills Community College campus.
“Strengthening our workforce and our communities through education is a goal of BVU’s Strategic Partnership division,” says BVU Director of Strategic Partnerships Laura Todd. “We are thrilled to offer benefits to an additional organization in Ottumwa to help employees and their families pursue higher education opportunities that enrich both their skills and their communities.”
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.