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What Happened to Crumb?
We've all seen the sign. We're all a bit confused as to why it's there, what happened to Crumb, who the Lougheed's are, and where five million dollars came from. Let me clear that up for you.
To start, I'm Jason and I work for the Lougheed Center for Applied Learning. I've met and talked with the Lougheeds and I have a bit of an inside perspective on everything that's been going on.
Do you know what the Lougheed Center for Applied Learning is? Probably not. It's to the right of the cafe in the library; it's where you can go to get internships, find a career coach, figure out a major, study abroad, do some student research, whatever you can get your hands on. It's the best place to go for opportunities like that, plus all you need to do is walk in and make an appointment. It's really easy.
Now let's talk about a couple named the Lougheed's. Donald and Kathryn Lougheed own the largest RV company in Texas, and both graduated from Potsdam in 1954. They grew together as a couple and as business owners, never forgetting what gave them their big start, Potsdam. They've always wanted to give back to Potsdam somehow, so that future students could improve their chances at being successful after college. Recently, they did just that. They gave five million dollars to Potsdam to help students get a better start by giving that money to the Lougheed Center for Applied Learning, hence the name.
Their name is in a lot of other places too, which is something that shook the entire campus for a few days. For such a considerable donation, the largest in Potsdam's history, the Crumb Library became both the Crumb Library and the Lougheed Learning Commons. The Crumb Library is on the second floor, where individual study and the majority of the books are, and the first floor is now the Lougheed Learning Commons, to help bring awareness to the Lougheed Center for Applied Learning. A new sign was installed on both sides of the building and although it received some negative feedback, it all goes back to the Lougheed's philosophy of helping students as much as possible.
The LoKo Arts Festival is part of their good will too. They love seeing the things students are doing on campus besides studying and being in class, especially the arts. When students go beyond the standard of going to class and graduating is what dazzles and inspires them. It gives them massive gratification to see progress and drive in students to get more done and better themselves, taking advantage of what's available to them.
They're very genuine and caring people. They gave their money to help us at Potsdam, and come here every year to see what we've done with the opportunities they gave us. They're always excited to learn and see what we're capable of, and I hope that after reading this you walk on down to the Lougheed Center for Applied Learning, or LoCAL for short, and make an appointment for whatever you're thinking about.
Here's to hoping, and thanks for reading.