Kendall Center Endowment Posted on October 9th, 2009 by Barb Larson Taylor

Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force:

Create an endowment of $10M for the Kendall Center by 2015 to support programming, a director, and staff.

Additional explanation:

This endowment will support appropriate staffing and programming support needed to carry out the goals of the Kendall Center such as: serving as a resource for new methods of teaching and technology; enhancing interdepartmental connections; helping faculty initiate student research and publishing; encouraging effective testing of student learning outcomes; overseeing mentoring of new faculty members; assisting faculty in their own research publications production.

This recommendation was placed in the Personal Growth and Development Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language:

Create an endowment of $10M for the Kendall Center to support programming, a director, and staff to strengthen its position as a national model for faculty development and support.

This recommendation was placed is Tier 2 and is being monitored by the Vice President for Institutional Advancement.