A List 2/11/00 SLU EXTENDS CAMPAIGN, TO RAISE $130 MILLION BY END OF 2002 CANTON -- Campaign St. Lawrence, launched publicly in September of 1997 with a goal of raising $75 million by the end of 2000, has surpassed that goal, with more than $78 million raised to date, from some 17,000 donors. Based on this success -- the Campaign has already raised more than twice the total of any previous effort -- the University's Board of Trustees and Campaign Chairman Bruce W. Benedict '60 have announced an extension of Campaign St. Lawrence, to raise a total of $130 million by the end of 2002. Among the highlights of the Campaign to date are: * Some $16 million in designated gifts for scholarship support has been given. * St. Lawrence's endowment has been strengthened, growing from $107 million to $227 million since Campaign St. Lawrence began. * Nine new faculty positions have been created across several disciplines. In addition, another five new faculty positions in Global Studies will begin this fall, funded through a challenge grant from the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation. * With grant support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, faculty launched Technology for Teaching, a program supporting projects that incorporate the use of technology to enhance teaching in new and creative ways. * The University Fellows program, launched with five student-faculty teams duringsummer 1999, served as a model for collaborative academic efforts upon which the University plans to expand. * A new Global Studies program has been launched, to provide a broader context for efforts to internationalize the curriculum and research. Two new international study programs being piloted, Australia and Trinidad & Tobago, have increased international study options to 13. * A Ford Foundation grant is funding "Crossing Borders: Revitalizing Area Studies," a collaborative initiative among Trent University in Ontario, the University of the West Indies and St. Lawrence University to promote new thinking and new practices in the teaching and scholarship of area studies. * Owen D. Young Library under went a $5.8 million renovation to provide for the latest technology, collection growth, improved access to services and refreshed interior décor. * A grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has launched the Pluralism and Unity Project, bridging academic initiatives in intercultural studies with day-to-day real lives of students and faculty. * The Barnes Family Sculpture Yard, a covered, outdoor facility near Griffiths Arts Center, was constructed to provide studio space for metal sculpture. * The position of director of outdoor studies was created in 1999 to coordinate the many aspects of outdoor education on campus. In addition, a new outdoor studies minor became available and in the fall, the University will launch a new Adirondack Semester, modeled after international study programs, near the Massawepie wilderness area. * Intercultural House, with spatial and programmatic links to International House, was created in Sykes Residence Hall. * Dana Dining Hall was totally renovated and Brewer Bookstore opened in a new facility. * Seven new teams (softball, men's and women's crew, men's and women's squash and men's and women's golf) launched their first competitive seasons in 1999-2000; construction has been completed on the all-weather artificial turf North Country Field, renovated Weeks Field and the new nine-lane Merrick-Pinkard Track. The fitness center in Augsbury Physical Education Center has been expanded; six new squash courts have been built; 29 coaches' offices have been reconstructed in the building. Renovations to Appleton Arena, including men's and women's locker and training rooms, have been completed, as has a new softball field. Leckonby Stadium is scheduled to open in spring 2000 and the Newell Field House in fall 2001. The Charles W. Appleton II Hockey Coach position has been established, with Coach Joe Marsh holding the inaugural appointment. * MacAllaster House, the president's home, has been renovated to encourage intellectual, cultural and social programming hosted by St. Lawrence leaders for campus, alumni and regional community members. * Improvements have been made to the area of Canton's Park Street that goes through campus, including new lighting and signage, crosswalks, a speed-activated traffic light, bicycle lanes and trees. * The St. Lawrence Fund has increased 30% from its $3 million total in fiscal year 1995 (the first date at which gifts to the St. Lawrence Fund counted in Campaign totals) to an expected $3.9 million in fiscal year 2000. Initiatives that will be supported with the extension of Campaign St. Lawrence include: * Increased resources for financial aid for students. * Further expansion of the faculty. * Increased and expanded opportunities for collaborative student-faculty research, including support of a culminating senior project for all students, a proposal now under discussion by the faculty. * Increased support of the sciences, including funding for programs, new facilities, additional faculty positions, new field and laboratory equipment and assistance for student and faculty research projects. * Increased support for technology that enhances teaching, including hardware, software and training for faculty, and funding to upgrade computer equipment every three years. * Expansion of opportunities in the arts, including guest artists; renovation of a residence hall combining work and living space for arts students; music practice rooms; a recording studio; areas for painting, drawing and photography; a library; a slide-viewing room and a writing area. * Increased support for Global Studies, such as student-faculty research, scholarships for international study, and endowments for faculty positions. * Support for the construction of a new student center. * Continued improvements to athletics and recreation facilities, such as a new fitness center and field house; coaches' offices; a new crew boat house, shells and chase boat; six new tennis courts; new baseball field and dugouts; new soccer field; and landscaping, parking and walkway improvements. * Increased support for outdoor education, such as the purchase and renovation of Adirondack Semester facilities and equipment, and the addition of dedicated office and activities space for the Outdoor Program, including construction of the Munro Family Climbing Wall.-30- Back To News Releases
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