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Lasallian Tradition Endowment
$2.5
million
Today,
as in the past, presence of the Brothers influences many aspects
of College life. No longer in large numbers, the Brothers still
serve in a variety of faculty, administrative and College governance
positions, including the College presidency and as members of the
board of trustees. The Brothers also retain an active involvement
in student life. Several live in the student residence halls and
occasionally serve as resident directors.
To reaffirm
and enhance the College's Lasallian heritage, we are seeking $2.5
million in funds to establish a Lasallian Tradition Endowment. This
endowment will provide funding for our new Office of Mission, which
opened in 2002. Its purpose is to:
• Continue
discussion on ways to enhance the Lasallian character of
• the College;
• Maintain
the present balance between the Catholic identity of
• the College and the •
religious pluralism of its students, faculty,
• administrators and staff;
• Seek
out ways to enhance the Catholic character of the College,
• especially in its
academic programs by continuing to develop
• courses in Catholic studies
and theology, as well as mining the
• riches of the Catholic tradition
to enhance other areas of the
• curriculum;
• Expand
the public and liturgical celebrations of other faiths; encourage
• forums for
interfaith dialogue as well as religious and
• social opportinities
for persons of various faiths
to better understand
• one another;
• Continue
to maintain the principle of academic freedom in the
• classroom under the
stewardship of professionally responible faculty.
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