September 24, 1999: Volume 47, Number 3

Grants Fund International Studies, Renovation, More

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.

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