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Rose-Hulman
Receives $1 Million Lilly Endowment Grant to Attract and Retain Faculty
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will use a $1 million grant from
the Lilly Endowment Inc. to recruit and retain young faculty by
providing them with substantial funding to implement innovative projects
to enhance undergraduate education at the college.
"These funds will enable Rose-Hulman to launch a Success Grant
program whereby non-tenured faculty will be empowered to develop
life-changing educational experiences for students," stated Rose-Hulman
President John Midgley.
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| Faculty member William Weiner,
assistant professor of applied biology and biomedical engineering
(standing), with student Chad Zarse. |
"Rose-Hulman must continue to attract and excite the world's best
students," he said. "These students expect to encounter an innovative,
exciting educational environment. Rose-Hulman must match their
expectations."
The grant is provided through the Endowment's Initiative to Recruit
and Retain Intellectual Capital for Indiana Higher Education
Institutions. The initiative encouraged Indiana colleges and
universities to consider how they can attract or keep more of the
brightest and most talented minds in Indiana. The grant amount offered
to each college or university was based on the institution's enrollment.
"We believe that the creative enthusiasm that bright and open minds
bring to classrooms and labs and community settings can profoundly
advance the school's pursuit of excellence," said Sara Cobb, Endowment
vice president for education. "In time, we hope that these new
strategies will come together to form a critical mass of excellence and
innovation that will continue to build momentum - enhancing the
reputation of Indiana and improving the quality of life of Indiana
citizens in the years ahead," she stated.
"This generous gift from the Lilly Endowment will create a program to
insure that innovations by outstanding non-tenured faculty will enhance
the reputation of Indiana as a source of technological expertise and
top-quality engineering, mathematics and science education," Midgley
stated.
Art Western, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the
faculty, said examples of proposals that would be submitted for Success
Grants might include the creation of new laboratories, course
development, or the authoring of innovative teaching materials.
"Special consideration will be given to projects based on
collaborative efforts among junior faculty from different departments,
and projects that have the potential to establish a non-tenured faculty
member as a national or world leader in an area of engineering, science
or mathematics," he noted.
"Remaining at the leading edge of engineering and science education
requires constant innovation and focused improvement," Midgley
emphasized.
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