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College secures $500k Lilly grant for Global Institute
Administrators say the service-based Lilly grant, which Macalester also received in 2000, will fit in well with the Institute's mission
By: Hattie Stahl, Managing Editor
Issue date: 3/24/06 Section: News
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Macalester has decided to house a $500,000 matching grant from the Lilly Endowment under the forthcoming Institute for Global Citizenship.
The grant, which Chaplain Lucy Forster-Smith and Associate Dean of the Institute Karin Trail-Johnson will co-administer beginning June 1. The college will be required to raise $500,000 to create a total $1 million grant.
The Lilly Endowment, according to its web site, exists to promote religion, education, and community development. The grant is designed to bring a basis for theological exploration of vocation, and will bring extensive funds and a network of existing programming to the Institute.
The Institute's goals include the education of global citizens for lives of commitment and ethical citizenship, living and participating in their communities, Trail-Johnson said.
“The views of Lilly and the Institute are incredibly meshed,” she said. “They both strive to ensure habits of the heart and social conscience.”
In Dec. 2000, Macalester was one of 88 colleges to receive a $1.8 million grant from the Lilly Endowment, Forster-Smith said. Colleges were given money to provide means for students to explore how to apply their values and commitments to their work in the world. This was part of an initiative on the part of the Lilly Endowment called Programs for the Theological Exploration of Vocation.
The college spent the grant money to fund programming, including seminary visits, summer internships, and the first-year Lives of Commitment program.
According to Trail-Johnson, the five main programs funded by the initial Lilly grant, received in Dec. 2000, will continue, although some aspects will change slightly. The programs include summer research funds and faculty course development initiatives.
The grant, which Chaplain Lucy Forster-Smith and Associate Dean of the Institute Karin Trail-Johnson will co-administer beginning June 1. The college will be required to raise $500,000 to create a total $1 million grant.
The Lilly Endowment, according to its web site, exists to promote religion, education, and community development. The grant is designed to bring a basis for theological exploration of vocation, and will bring extensive funds and a network of existing programming to the Institute.
The Institute's goals include the education of global citizens for lives of commitment and ethical citizenship, living and participating in their communities, Trail-Johnson said.
“The views of Lilly and the Institute are incredibly meshed,” she said. “They both strive to ensure habits of the heart and social conscience.”
In Dec. 2000, Macalester was one of 88 colleges to receive a $1.8 million grant from the Lilly Endowment, Forster-Smith said. Colleges were given money to provide means for students to explore how to apply their values and commitments to their work in the world. This was part of an initiative on the part of the Lilly Endowment called Programs for the Theological Exploration of Vocation.
The college spent the grant money to fund programming, including seminary visits, summer internships, and the first-year Lives of Commitment program.
According to Trail-Johnson, the five main programs funded by the initial Lilly grant, received in Dec. 2000, will continue, although some aspects will change slightly. The programs include summer research funds and faculty course development initiatives.
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