Ottawa University Arizona has announced that they have received a grant from the Enterprise Mobility Foundation for their Surprise residential campus in Arizona. This grant will provide $25,000 in support to continue Personal Growth Day Programming (PGD).
The Surprise campus was opened in 2017 and has just had its seventh graduation ceremony in the northwest valley, though OU has been serving the valley for over 40 years in adult education. The collaboration with the City of Surprise has been a cornerstone to the success achieved in this unparalleled development of a residential campus with over 900 students.
The OUAZ campus has developed its relationship with Enterprise Mobility through collaboration in several job fairs, graduate placement in the organization’s management programs and special presentations in the classroom.
Dr. Dennis Tyner, President of OUAZ remarked, “We have been so excited to have Enterprise Mobility team members engaging with OUAZ’s students through classroom discussions, presence at career fairs, and employment opportunities for our graduating students. This financial contribution to OUAZ will allow us to continue to expand our PGD programming, where students participate in workshops to develop skills that prepare them for entry into the workforce.” This has been a signature program, one that both students and their parents have felt differentiates OUAZ from other academic institutions.
The mission of the Enterprise Mobility Foundation is to strengthen the communities where Enterprise Mobility team members live and work by actively supporting a range of charitable causes such as the environment, health and human services, education, military and disaster relief. The Foundation has contributed more than half a billion dollars to thousands of local nonprofits in the United States and made wide-reaching commitments — from global philanthropic initiatives to community focused projects.
“We have a great relationship with OUAZ and have been able to hire seven of their students in the past year—one of which has already been promoted to an Assistant Manager position,” said Lisa Ampil, Enterprise Mobility Group Talent Manager in Arizona. “I am truly grateful for our partnership with OUAZ and the ways in which this grant will help grow PGDs. I am excited to see what we can come up with to engage students next school year!”
About Enterprise Mobility: Enterprise Mobility is a leading provider of mobility solutions including car rental, fleet management, flexible vehicle hire, carsharing, vanpooling, truck rental, luxury rental, retail car sales and vehicle subscription, as well as other transportation technology services and solutions, to make travel easier and more convenient for customers. Enterprise Mobility, inclusive of its subsidiaries and franchisees, and affiliate, Enterprise Fleet Management, manage a diverse fleet of 2.3 million vehicles through an integrated network of nearly 9,500 fully staffed neighborhood and airport rental locations in more than 90 countries and territories. Privately held by the Taylor family of St. Louis, Enterprise Mobility manages the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo brands.