SELCO Steps Up Stories
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SELCO Steps Up Stories
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SELCO Steps Up Hits Its Stride
To celebrate the launch of our reimagined and expanded community involvement program, SELCO Steps Up, we spent a week spreading goodwill to the communities we serve.
Scholarship Spotlight: Kaitlin’s Path to Becoming an Oral Hygienist
Kaitlin Mattson, a 2023 SELCO Scholarship recipient, is completing the dental hygiene program at Lane Community College, turning a longtime dream into a meaningful career to help others.
Announcing the 2023 SPARK! Grant Recipients
SELCO awards 61 educators from 56 schools over $53,000 in SPARK! Grants (now known as Creative Educator Grants) to fund their innovative classroom projects in 2023.
A Fresh Menu of Books: How One Librarian Served Up Reading in Style
Students at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School in Eugene, Oregon are enjoying a fresh new selection of books thanks to Martha Dyer's 2022 SELCO SPARK! Creative Learning Grant.
Meet the 2023 SELCO Scholarship Recipients
SELCO awards 19 students with $2,500 scholarships and one Richard Metzler Opportunity Scholarship recipient with $5,000, celebrating 33 years of giving back.
Announcing the 2022 SPARK! Grant Recipients
SELCO awards 60 educators from 55 schools over $54,000 in SPARK! Grants, now known as Creative Educator Grants, to fund their creative class projects in 2022.
From Reflection to Publication: Students Chronicle Their Experiences in ‘Preserve the Narrative’
Students at Cascade Middle School in Eugene OR published a COVID-era story anthology thanks to Judy Tacchini’s 2021 SELCO Creative Educator Grant project, Preserve the Narrative.
Meet the 2022 SELCO Scholarship Recipients
SELCO marks the 32nd anniversary of its scholarship program by awarding 19 students $2,500 scholarships and one student with a $5,000 Richard Metzler Opportunity Scholarship.
Announcing the 2021 SPARK! Creative Learning Grant Recipients
SELCO awards 64 educators from 55 schools with over $54,000 in SPARK! Grants (now known as Creative Educator Grants) in 2021.
Meet the 2021 SELCO Scholarship Recipients
SELCO awards 19 individuals with $2,500 scholarships and debuts its $5,000 Richard Metzler Opportunity Scholarship for an additional student in 2021.