Recent major grants will have an impact on the College's
science and engineering equipment, International Studies, Chinese language
and building renovation.
— The Kresge Foundation of
Michigan has awarded the College a $500,000 Kresge Science Initiative
grant for science and engineering equipment and for the establishment of
an endowment to maintain, upgrade and replace equipment. The grant
includes a challenge; the College must raise $1 million by December 2000,
for a total equipment endowment of $1.25 million.
Equipment to be acquired includes an open circuit wind
tunnel, fog generator and processor for use in civil and mechanical
engineering programs.
— The Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation of New York City has awarded a $400,000 grant to Union and
Hobart and William Smith Colleges to support a cooperative international
studies program.
The award will enable the colleges to achieve
administrative efficiencies, enhance students' access to off-campus
programs, and increase professional development, research and
collaborative teaching.
The four-year grant will support 15 to 20 collaborative
off-campus programs. Possible joint programs include terms in Latin
America and the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific.
— The Sherman Fairchild
Foundation of Maryland has awarded a grant of $500,000 to support
first-level science course laboratory equipment. Administered over five
years, the grant will enable the College to replace, upgrade and add
equipment in its four laboratory-based science departments: biology,
chemistry, geology and physics. Purchases will include dissecting and
compound microscopes, telescopes and an ion chromatograph (which provides
detailed analysis of water quality).
— The Henry Luce
Foundation of New York City has awarded a four-year grant of $271,104 in
support of East Asian Studies. The grant provides funds for the creation
of a tenure-track position in Chinese language, literature and culture as
well as $10,000 per year in program support. Megan Ferry has been hired as
the Luce assistant professor of Asian Studies.
— The Fred L. Emerson
Foundation of Auburn, N.Y., has awarded $500,000 to support the
Union-Schenectady Initiative (USI), the College's plan to revitalize the
College Park neighborhood west of campus. The grant will support the
purchase, renovation and furnishing of a building in the USI area; network
communications and wiring; and an endowment for maintenance and upgrades.
Union will raise $1.5 million by November 2001.