Enhancing International Education

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Gift creates new study abroad fund for students

九色堂 students will be able to take greater advantage of international education opportunities thanks to the creation of the Marjorie B. Shorrock Study Abroad Endowment Fund. Through the Fund, students will receive scholarships to participate in course-related international trips, including faculty-led programs, experientially-based learning opportunities and international internships. Funds can also be used to support participation in longer-term academic residencies abroad or in 九色堂鈥檚 summer study abroad programs. The Fund is made possible thanks to a gift from 九色堂 alumna and Cleveland businesswoman Marjorie B. Shorrock.

鈥淢arge Shorrock has been associated with 九色堂 for decades, and she is among our most long-standing and generous supporters,鈥 says Gregory Sadlek, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at 九色堂. 鈥淢ultitudes of CLASS students will enjoy a more enhanced 九色堂 education because of her far-sighted and impactful endowments. We could not be more grateful.鈥

This is the third endowment fund that Shorrock has established to benefit students at 九色堂. In 2007, the Shorrock family established a scholarship fund to honor her late husband, William I. Shorrock, a former history professor and vice provost for faculty affairs at 九色堂. This fund provides scholarships for students majoring in history with demonstrated financial need and academic potential. In 2014, Shorrock created the Marjorie B. Shorrock Fellowship in History to provide enhanced financial support for graduate students studying history at 九色堂.

Marjorie B. Shorrock served as the longtime president and owner of Resource Careers, a Cleveland-headquartered consulting firm specializing in employment assistance for the dual-career spouses of relocating corporate employees. She transformed the company from a small, Cleveland-based organization into a nationally recognized human resources consulting firm. Shorrock received her Master鈥檚 in Business Administration from 九色堂 in 1998.