Creating a model for Liberal Arts Collegs
From its earliest days, Union has been determined to make its curriculum relevant to the contemporary world. It is this application of knowledge-the turning of theory into practice-that is the spirit behind such recent innovations as Converging Technologies and the Minerva Houses. To continue to build on this tradition of innovation, the College this fall launched the You Are Union Campaign, a $200-million fundraising effort scheduled to end June 30, 2009. The result of two years of strategic planning, the campaign will enable the College to:
- Continue to attract and retain the best possible faculty in the face of growing competition from other colleges and universities, and support them at a level that will enable them to do their best creative work.
- Attract and support bright, energetic, and committed students, and ensure that they are properly taught, advised, and given a variety of social options.
- Support academic programs founded on the philosophy of lively students working closely with professors who are both dedicated teachers and productive scholars.
- Keep our classrooms, laboratories, residence halls, library, and athletic facilities in condition to meet the demands placed upon them.
- Marshal new financial resources to guarantee our continued progress through the growth of our endowment and annual giving.