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Securing Our Future

Donors can create a distinctive, named-endowed fund through which a family member, friend, or faculty or staff mentor is honored or memorialized. Current and/or deferred gifts given over a period of time will endow numerous programs already in place or a specific program of the donor’s choice. Opportunities are limited only by imagination.

Scholarships

…to allow the College to compete for talented students and increase aid to deserving and qualified students…

  • Centennial Scholarships ($100,000 minimum)
  • Merit Scholarships ($50,000 minimum)
  • Undergraduate Scholarships ($25,000 minimum)
  • Graduate Scholarships ($10,000 minimum)


Endowed Professorships ($300,000 minimum for each professorship)


… to support a talented faculty committed to teaching and learning and …

  • To support the pedagogical and research efforts of an outstanding faculty member
  • To allow the College a competitive edge in recruiting new faculty and retaining highly productive faculty
  • To provide additional support for a distinguished scholar to pursue advanced study

Faculty Development

… to ensure lifelong learning — not just for students, but also for their faculty mentors through …

  • Continued commitment to scholarship and professional development
  • Increased faculty ability to integrate new teaching methodology and technology into the curriculum
  • Enhanced collaborative projects with students
  • Innovative summer and sabbatical projects


Student Research

… to ensure that students stretch themselves intellectually when they are afforded new opportunities in such endeavors as …

  • Unique collaborative research experiences with faculty, leading to broadened career opportunities
  • Research materials and support for conference presentations
  • Summer research stipends
  • The annual Student Scholar Showcase
     

Campus Beautification

… to ensure that the Lynchburg College campus retains its beauty …

  • An endowed Campus Beautification Fund for landscaping and gardens ($25,000 minimum)
  • Enhanced informal outdoor gathering spaces, funding for garden benches, tables, and chairs to be placed around campus