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2026 Presidential Scholarship Luncheon, Presented by PNC
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026 11:30 a.m.
Featuring a conversation with Al Roker, weatherman and host of NBC's Today Show, bestselling author, and multimedia entrepreneur.
- New location: The Atrium Ballroom, Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland
- Benefitting student scholarships and success at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½
- Call 216-987-4868 or email foundation@tri-c.edu for more information.
Your support for scholarships through the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Foundation changes lives and helps to transform the region — one student at a time.
Now accepting nominations: Robert and Joanne Lewis Award
The Tri-C Foundation invites College employees to apply for the second Robert and Joanne Lewis Award for Creativity, Innovation and Engagement. This prestigious, self-nominated honor and $10,000 prize recognizes full-time faculty, staff or administrators who have been employed at the College 18 months or longer. Candidates exemplify exceptional leadership, scholarship and a deep commitment to positively impacting the College and its students. The award and prize honor the first trustee, Robert L. Lewis, and his wife, Joanne Lewis.
Robert L. Lewis led an effort to raise funds from the philanthropic and business community that laid the foundation for Tri-C's founding. During his 17-year tenure as a College trustee, Lewis served as Board chair, created a unique Scholar-in-Residence program, and helped to establish the Faculty Symposium and Honors program. He was the keynote speaker for the first Presidential Scholarship Luncheon in 1992.
Joanne Lewis founded the Global Issues Resource Center, a nonprofit based at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½. Today, as the Global Issues Resource Collaborative, her vision continues through its resources and learning opportunities that encourage a global approach to addressing local, national and international issues. Joanne also founded the Robert L. Lewis Academy of Scholars at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ to offer high-achieving students the opportunity to learn at the honors level.
The criteria for the Robert and Joanne Lewis Award for Creativity, Innovation and Engagement reflect their values and passions:
- Creativity and Innovation that create meaningful change or improvement
- Engagement and Civic Transformation to advance student success
- Leadership and Scholarship to foster a culture of learning and academic excellence, inspiring others
- Community Engagement to bring people together and promote collaboration to foster community connections
In 2025, Marci Rapp, student liaison, Ohio Options Program was our very first recipient of this prize.
by Tuesday, June 30.
Tri-C Westshore Campus Celebrates Student Food Pantry
Donors Ann and Lou Frangos continue support for student success
Tri-C Foundation gathered with its community partners for the dedication of the student food pantry at the Westshore Campus on Nov. 7. The College recognized and celebrated Ann and Lou Frangos, who extended their commitment to the Pantry to help education come first for Tri-C students. Ann Frangos has served on the Tri-C Board of Trustees for the past six years.
Read more about the dedication here.
Tri-C Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Mandel Humanities Center and Expansion of Youth Academy
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ (Tri-C®) and the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Mandel Humanities Center — a decade of advancing humanities education, civic engagement and leadership development.
Coinciding with this milestone, the Mandel Foundation is committing an additional $3 million to expand the Mandel Youth Humanities Academy, a summer program for rising high school juniors and seniors. Held annually at the Tri-C Eastern Campus, the academy .
Learn more about this historic relationship.
Help students become tomorrow's leaders.
$1 Million Gift From Medical Mutual Launches Resilient Scholar Fund
To remove the unexpected, non-tuition barriers that often derail students' dreams, the Tri-C Foundation announced a $1 million donation from the Medical Mutual Charitable Gift Fund to help launch the Resilient Scholar Fund.
Announced during the Presidential Scholarship Luncheon on Sept. 24, the fund will provide targeted financial support to help students overcome these challenges before they become emergencies and stay on track to graduate.
Learn more about Medical Mutual's support.
Tri-C Foundation Earns 4-Star Accountability Rating
The Tri-C Foundation has earned a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for high marks in financial practices, impact and measurement, and leadership. Charity Navigator is a trusted assessment nonprofit organization that has evaluated 230,000 U.S. organizations. Its ratings are based on financial stability, accountability, transparency and results reporting. It is the largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities in the U.S.