Howard Payne University student Tiffany Davis, a nursing major from San Francisco, California, has been selected as a recipient of a CIC/UPS Scholarship provided by Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas and its national partner, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) through its CIC/UPS Educational Endowment.

Davis is majoring in nursing because she sees it as a career in which she can work closely with people and serve them.

“I’m a huge people person,” Davis said. “I love people. Nursing is God’s call on my life.”

She expressed how thankful she is for the scholarship as she continues her education.

“Getting this scholarship means a lot to me,” she said. “I don’t have family here, and this helps me a lot as I work to support myself and focus on my studies.”

Davis chose to come to HPU because she wanted her faith to be central to her educational experience.

“Knowing that the nursing program is faith based and being in that type of environment have been great and inspiring for me,” said Davis. “Being here has brought me closer to God.”

The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) is an association of 745 nonprofit independent colleges and universities, state-based councils of independent colleges and other higher education affiliates, that works to support college and university leadership, advance institutional excellence and enhance public understanding of independent higher education’s contributions to society. CIC is the major national organization that focuses on services to leaders of independent colleges and universities and state-based councils. CIC offers conferences, seminars, publications and other programs and services that help institutions improve educational quality, administrative and financial performance, student outcomes and institutional visibility. CIC also conducts the largest annual conferences of college and university presidents and of chief academic officers in the United States. Founded in 1956, CIC is headquartered at One Dupont Circle in Washington, DC. For more information, visit www.cic.edu.

Since its founding in 1907, UPS has built a legacy as a caring and responsible corporate citizen, supporting programs that provide long-term solutions to community needs. Founded in 1951, the UPS Foundation leads its global citizenship programs and is responsible for facilitating community involvement to local, national and global communities. The foundation’s philanthropic approach centers on four focus areas: health and humanitarian relief, equity and economic empowerment, local engagement, and planet protection. To UPS, giving means combining employees’ skills, passion and time with the company’s logistics expertise, transportation assets and charitable donations to make a measurable difference in society.

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