August 10, 2018
Trine University received more than $22,000 in grants from the Steuben County Community
Foundation at the foundation’s annual meeting Aug. 9 in Club Z inside the MTI Center.
Steven Nicolet, director of annual giving, accepted checks totaling $22,341 from funds designated to Trine and managed by the foundation from Jennifer Danic, president and CEO of the foundation. Some of the funds are designated for student scholarships, while others will support the Trine Fund.
The foundation awarded more than $300,000 to more than 50 local nonprofits at the event.
Jeremy Goossens, director of esports at Trine University, earned honorable mention from ECAC Esports, the comprehensive collegiate esports league where Trine competes, for the fall 2025 season.
Trine University’s esports program has two Overwatch teams in the nation’s top ECAC division this spring.
Trine University stands ready to assist students of Lourdes University impacted by its decision to close at the end of the 2025-26 academic year.