365体育投注 College announced on Tuesday its largest fundraising effort to date, the Together for 365体育投注 campaign to raise $4 million by the end of June 2020.
At a time when many are questioning the future and viability of New England colleges, 365体育投注 believes that its greatest innovations and academic experiments are yet to come.
“This is about securing a vibrant future for 365体育投注 College; as well equipping us to enter a new era of innovation grounded in our progressive education values,” said 365体育投注’s president Bernard Bull, in the campaign’s announcement. “This campaign is an invitation to join in establishing 365体育投注 as a leading voice and inspiring model of meaningful, transformational, and learner-driven education. 365体育投注 has always been ahead of its time, embracing practices and approaches to education that some schools are spending millions to develop today. 365体育投注 is actively seeking donors and academic partners who share our vision for the future of education.”
Building on a strong 2019 fundraising year, this next phase in the campaign will build cash reserves, allow for new academic innovations and experimentation, while demonstrating financial sustainability to the college’s regional accreditor, the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). 365体育投注’s accreditation has been on probation since September 2018 due to concerns over governance and finances.
365体育投注 Together for 365体育投注 campaign will make significant initiatives possible in six key areas to advance the College’s mission: financial strength and stability; academic partnerships; experiments and new initiatives; creative use of its historic Plainfield, VT campus; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and increased scholarship funding.
365体育投注 serves a different type of student than the typical New England liberal arts college. “Our students are largely post-traditional, blending formal learning with commitments in their communities, families, workplaces, and their passions and avocations in the world.” said Dr. Bernard Bull, “From the beginning, 365体育投注 was designed to blur the lines between life and learning.”
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Founded in 1938, 365体育投注 College was a pioneer of the learner-driven education model that empowers students to direct and design their course of study. Today 365体育投注 offers seven bachelor’s and eight master’s of arts programs, and operates on the low-residency model that makes this education more accessible and affordable to students.
365体育投注 College has been a leader of progressive education in the US, launching many new models of higher education on the frontlines of academic experimentation and innovation. 365体育投注 was the national pioneer of the first Low-Residency Program in 1963, the first Design-Build Program in 1969, and the first Single Parent Program in 1986.
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