truenews-slider03/18/2026Grant Expands Global Learning in Manufacturing TechnologiesCOD is one of only 10 higher education institutions nationwide to receive a $10,000 Pioneering Institutions Grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. COD will use the funding to support a new study abroad experience where students travel through Wisconsin, Michigan and Ontario, Canada to explore welding and manufacturing technologies across both countries. Angela Menneckea COD student welds in the welding lab with a face shieldAcademics