In 2003, Ollie White ‘18 fled her home country of Liberia due to civil unrest, taking along her 5-year-old daughter Joy in search of a better life. Together, they found refuge in Massachusetts where Ollie’s mother lived, and both began pursuing education. Ollie held...
Some of life’s most important lessons aren’t learned in a traditional classroom. For the past 30 years, thousands of Gordon students have participated in either a La Vida Adirondack expedition (a 12-day backpacking trip) or Discovery (a seven-week outdoor activities...
Fifteen years ago, the fledgling cohorts of the Jerusalem and Athens Forum (JAF) and Clarendon Scholars honors programs were laying the groundwork for what would become cornerstone opportunities at Gordon. They were founded to explore, respectively, “What has the...
A well provides a life-giving supply of water. Digging one is a costly, emotional act of faith. It’s hard labor propelled by the belief that down in that hole the water table waits. Like with many difficult tasks, finding water is terrifically rewarding. A well is...
Growing up in Washington, D.C., Jordan Bellamy ’20 (pictured above, right) witnessed a cultural shift. As housing prices increased, the socio-economic makeup of her community evolved. What was once a dwelling place for people from many walks of life became less...
During a mission trip to Uganda, Nick Tozier ’19 was struck by the extreme poverty in the slum of Kabalagala. “Homes were dilapidated and overcrowded and the stench of burning trash and sewage was overwhelming,” he says. It was an image he couldn’t shake from his...
Rising faith calls us to strengthen our financial foundations and provide College-funded scholarships for hardworking students. To move from volatility to sustainability, we will:
Dramatically increase merit- and need-based scholarships.$65 million for endowed and current-use scholarships to recruit and retain top Christian students and graduate them without staggering debt.
Sustain the College with unrestricted annual support.$18 million in unrestricted annual support to fund all aspects of Gordon’s remarkable education where tuition revenue falls short.n.
Strengthen the foundation of the College with planned gifts.$10 million in planned gifts, including trusts, wills and bequests.
Anchored Christian Community
Rising faith calls us to form young adults who are spiritually mature and resilient. Gordon College will invest in the people, venues and programs where distinctive, empowering Christian community takes place. To broaden and deepen students’ opportunities to grow as members of the body of Christ, we will:
Connect learning to job placement. $4.5 million to build our exceptional Career and Connection Institute that will bridge our students into meaningful vocations and/or graduate school.
Expand La Vida.$2.5 million to propel La Vida forward as the premier institute of outdoor experiential education that develops servant-leaders who are equipped to transform their communities worldwide.
Achieve excellence in Athletics. $5 million to grow Athletics into a winning program that also continues to foster character-based servant-leadership development.
Adaptable Education
Rising faith calls us to grow beyond life as usual in our academics to prepare students to enter an ever-changing world with people from all over the globe. To prepare students with a powerful education, we will:
Expand accessibility for students and increase opportunities to connect learning with doing.$9.5 million to increase graduate programs, extended learning programs, internships, practicums and classroom activities that transform and elevate the connections between learning and doing.
Foster vibrant classrooms by feeding faculty intellect. $9 million to recruit, invest in and support faculty in their teaching, learning and professional development.
Support these goals with enhanced technology. $6.5 million to help propel our educational model into the future with the support of appropriate technology.
Educate a broader population of students with expanded programming. $20 million to increase graduate programs, extended learning programs, practicums and classroom activities that transform and elevate the connections between learning and doing; solidify our most vital fields of study through faculty chairs and expanded research; and propel our educational model into the future with the support of appropriate technology.
