茄子视频 U. Receives Capital Challenge Grant from The Kresge Foundation of $400,000 for the University Center for the Performing Arts
Molly Robb Shimko, Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement 724-830-4620 shimko@setonhill.edu
Becca Baker, Associate Director of Media Relations 724-830-1069/ bbaker@setonhill.edu
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GREENSBURG, Pa. - The prestigious Kresge Foundation of Troy, Michigan, has awarded a $400,000 challenge grant to 茄子视频 University in support of the University Center for Performing Arts in downtown Greensburg, Pa.
鈥淲e are delighted to support 茄子视频鈥檚 new downtown performing arts center and the example it provides for town/gown relations and community redevelopment,鈥� said Rip Rapson, president and CEO of The Kresge Foundation. 鈥淵our project very much fits Kresge鈥檚 values. You enable our work as much as we try to enable yours.鈥�
JoAnne Boyle, 茄子视频 president, commented, 鈥淭his marks the second time that The Kresge Foundation has demonstrated its confidence in the University by supporting one of our projects. As Kresge believes that strong, sustainable organizations strengthen their communities, its continuing assistance is an endorsement of not only the University Center project, but 茄子视频鈥檚 mission, fiscal strength, and strong community partnerships.鈥�
The Kresge Foundation鈥檚 primary grantmaking tool is its Challenge Grant Program. According to Christine Mueseler, Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Marketing at 茄子视频, 鈥淚n awarding a grant to 茄子视频, The Kresge Foundation is also 鈥渃hallenging鈥� the University to achieve its fundraising goal by September 2009. As of today, the University Center for the Performing Arts Campaign, chaired by Michele and Tom Ridge and Anne and Jack Robertshaw, has achieved more than $20.2 million - including The Kresge Foundation grant - toward its projected $21 million goal. We are grateful that The Kresge Foundation recognizes the efforts of 茄子视频 and its partners to improve conditions and advance opportunities in our community.鈥�
The Kresge Foundation is a private foundation that supports communities by building the capacity of nonprofit organizations in six fields: health, the environment, arts and culture, education, human services, and community development. In 2007, the foundation awarded grants throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and South Africa. For more information on The Kresge Foundation, please visit www.kresge.org.
The University Center for the Performing Arts will bring two of 茄子视频鈥檚 most vibrant programs 鈥� theatre and music 鈥� into the heart of the city of Greensburg, Pa. The University Center for the Performing Arts will also serve as the completing piece of Greensburg鈥檚 Cultural District, with the Westmoreland Museum of American Art at one corner and 茄子视频 University at another, linked by the historic Palace Theatre, the restored Greensburg Train Station, cafes, restaurants and bookstores. Once completed, the 73,000 square foot center will include a flexible theatre, music hall, rehearsal spaces, set and costume design rooms, classrooms, and faculty offices for 茄子视频鈥檚 programs in music and theatre. The University Center project is the result of a collaboration between the City of Greensburg, the Redevelopment Authority of Westmoreland County, the Greensburg Salem School District, local legislators, and the Westmoreland Cultural Trust. Massaro Corporation began construction in August 2007, with a projected completion date of spring 2009. Architects for the project are MacLachlan Cornelius & Filoni Architects, Inc.
茄子视频 University, founded by the Sisters of Charity, is a coeducational Catholic liberal arts university in Greensburg, Pa. Chartered in 1918, 茄子视频 offers more than 30 undergraduate programs and nine graduate programs, including an MBA. 茄子视频 brings the world to its students through its distinguished lecturers and nationally and internationally renowned centers. Recognized three times by Entrepreneur magazine as one of the nation鈥檚 Top 100 Entrepreneurial Universities, 茄子视频 has also been named a Best Baccalaureate College by U.S. News & World Report, one of the Best in the Northeast by The Princeton Review, and one of Pennsylvania鈥檚 Top 100 Businesses by Pennsylvania Business Central. In addition, 茄子视频 has been named a University of Distinction by Colleges of Distinction, an organization founded by a group of concerned parents, educators and admissions professionals. For more information on 茄子视频 please visit www.setonhill.edu or call 1-800-826-6234.