College Receives Grant for Cornerstone Project
President Jones has
secured a $50,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to support small
"seed" projects that will advance the College’s Cornerstone goals and
stimulate widespread participation in Cornerstone efforts. The
President’s Cornerstone Planning Group (PCPG) is inviting proposals
for funding from everyone on campus. Members of the campus community
are encouraged to work with others in developing ideas; in fact,
collaboration among students, faculty, and staff is especially
encouraged, as is collaboration across departmental and office lines.
Budget requests of up to $5,000 will be considered.
“We are very grateful to the Mellon Foundation for their generosity,”
explains Jones. “We’re hopeful that this funding can be distributed in
a manner that will further the goals of the Cornerstone Project, while
at the same time adding to the intellectual atmosphere of our College.
We welcome ideas from all areas of campus, particularly those that are
able to cross traditional academic boundaries.”
Proposal forms are available at
http://Cornerstones.trincoll.edu.
Proposals are due by May 9, and the PCPG will announce successful
proposals by May 24. Over the years, funds may be directed toward one
or another Cornerstone goal. However, because this is the first year
that such funding is being offered, proposals are being sought that
relate to any of the following mission-focused sets of goals:
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Enhancing teaching
and learning and building a rigorous, engaged academic community
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Increasing the
intellectual vibrancy of campus life
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Bringing Trinity
true distinction through offering our students the world in a city,
building on our strengths in urban engagement and global education
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Fostering and
reaping the benefits of a broadly diverse educational community
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