The Jefferson Trustawarded grants to 10 University projects last Friday, the sum of which totaled $350,000. The winning projects were selected from a pool of 31 applications, said Wayne Cozart, executive director of the Jefferson Trust.
The Trust, which was founded by the University Alumni Association in 2004 to fund initiatives that enhance academic programs, awarded individual grants that ranged from $19,000 to $54,000. On average, about $37,000 was given with each grant, Cozart said.
The available money for grants fell 21 percent this year because of the economic downturn, Cozart said. The Trust's endowment funds are tied to The University's Investment Management Company, which experienced a 21 percent hit, he said.
"In the short period of time the Trust has been in existence - a total of six years - the University as a whole has come to respect and appreciate what the Trust is doing in providing that little bit of excellence at a time of particular money problems as a result of lost revenue from state," Cozart said.
This year's awarded projects range from a pre-doctoral program for the Global Development studies major to an initiative to purchase iPod touches for nursing students to access up-to-date health information.
The Federalist Society, a student group at the Law School, was awarded $50,000 to fund a two-day, national symposium for students interested in contemporary legal issues.
"We were fortunate to be selected," said Alex Cox, chapter president of the Federalist society and director of the symposium. "We are going to be bringing in top legal scholars from across the country here for two days of debate and discussion."
Meanwhile, the Admissions Office was awarded $30,300 for a visitation program that would enable low-income admitted students to visit the University.
"This is a program that we are extremely excited about because it allows is to bring in students that otherwise might not be able to visit the University," Dean of Admissions Greg Roberts said. "We found that students that visit are far more likely to enroll. So the ability to fly in students who couldn't normally come hopefully allows us to show our best side and allows us to really give these kids a really great look at all the wonderful resources here at the University"
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