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Center for Vocational Reflection Funding
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Secure permanent funding for the Center for Vocational Reflection to ensure it continues to serve as the catalyst to train and support mentoring and reflection within the Gustavus Community. This recommendation was placed in the Tangible Resources Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Secure permanent funding for the […]
Giving Benchmarks
Recommendation from the Facilities and Finances Task Force: Consistently meet or exceed the ELCA and Minnesota Private College Council peer group for total private gifting per student each year. Additional explanation: This includes gifts for unrestricted, restricted private gifts, capital, endowment, and planned gifts. This recommendation was placed in the Tangible Resources Strategic Framework Substantive […]
Alumni and Academic Departments
Recommendation from the Academic Programs and New Initiatives Task Force: Enhance relationships with Gustavus alumni and students by establishing formal programs connecting alumni with academic departments and other College programs. Additional explanation included: Alumni are a valuable source of support for Gustavus students. Programs could take a variety of forms and could involve both academic […]
Center for Vocational Reflection Funding
Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Create permanent funding for the Center for Vocational Reflection to support programming and staff. Additional explanation: Gustavus made a commitment to the original funder, the Lilly Endowment that the College would ultimately provide sustaining funds for the vocation initiative. This recommendation was placed in the Tangible Resources Strategic […]
Lifelong Learning
Recommendation from the Academic Programs and New Initiatives Task Force: Develop a plan, structure, and staffing for self-sustaining mission-focused lifelong learning. Additional explanation: The goal is for Gustavus to be seen as a knowledge hub and collaborator, a regional leader to which people come for expertise. This could include exploring ways to build programs that […]
Alumni and the Career Center
Recommendation from the Student Life Task Force: Enhance effective communication and relationships with alumni as mentors and resources for student vocational and career aspiration. Additional explanation: Building upon the partnership of the Career Center and the Alumni Office, provide staffing to utilize technology to facilitate effective relationships between alumni and students to increase the number […]
Alumni Giving Participation
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Develop a ten year strategy to increase alumni participation in giving to Gustavus to at least 50 percent. This recommendation was placed in the Lifelong Engagement Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Develop a ten-year strategy to increase alumni participation in giving to Gustavus to at least 50 […]
Philosophy for Alumni Engagement
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Devise a Gustavus “Philosophy for Alumni Engagement”—transforming the alumni continuum; imparting a vision for lifelong, symbiotic relationships that commences during the admission process; delineating and instilling the identity of a “Gustie” that details the pre-, during-, and post-college experience; and developing a sense of ownership of the institution that […]
Graduation Scholarships
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Explore “graduation scholarships” or loan forgiveness strategies that encourage continued academic achievement, such as graduate school or leadership through service to the community. Additional explanation: Graduation does not mark the conclusion of a student’s relationship with the Gustavus but the start of the student’s investment in the global community. […]
Comprehensive Campaign
Recommendation from the Facilities and Finances Task Force: Develop the next comprehensive campaign case statement, timeline, and staff structure during 2009–2010. This recommendation was placed in the Tangible Resources Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Develop the next comprehensive campaign case statement, timeline, and staff structure. This recommendation was placed is Tier 1 and […]