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The primary educational resources of any college are the quality of its faculty and the spirit of the institution. Financial as well as physical resources play an important supportive role.
2.1 The Endowment
The educational resources at Swarthmore College have been provided by gifts and bequests from many alumni, foundations, corporations, parents, and friends. In addition to unrestricted gifts for the operating budget, these donors have contributed funds for buildings, equipment, collections of art and literature, and permanently endowed professorships, scholarships, awards, book funds, and lectureships. Their gifts to Swarthmore have not only provided the physical plant but also have created an endowment fund of $1.956 billion at market value on June 30, 2017. Swarthmore is ranked among the highest in the country in endowment per student. Income from the endowment during the academic year 2016-2017 contributed approximately $46,360 to meet the total expense of educating each student and provided about 50 percent of the College’s operating revenues.
The College’s ability to continue to offer a high quality of education depends on continuing voluntary support. Swarthmore seeks additional gifts and bequests for its current operations, its permanent endowment, and its capital development programs to maintain and strengthen its resources. The vice president in charge of development will be pleased to provide information about various forms of gifts: bequests, outright gifts of cash or securities, real estate or other property, and deferred gifts through charitable remainder trusts and life-income contracts in which the donor reserves the right to the annual income during his or her lifetime.
2.2 Libraries
The Libraries support the core mission of the College through active participation in the instructional and research program and the curation of collections in a variety of formats.
Subject specialist librarians foster the development of student critical research skills by supporting student research projects and partnering with faculty to deliver course-specific instruction - meeting with 75 individual courses over the 2017/18 academic year. Library research instruction focuses on helping students learn to navigate the contemporary information environment critically and thoughtfully.
Through formal and informal learning experiences students begin to understand their role in the broader scholarly conversation. Students who seek opportunities to develop deeper research and information technology skills can participate in library programs including the seminar-based Library Internship and our Lib/Lab Fellows in digital scholarship. ITS and the Libraries partner to offer the summer SPEED program in which students work with faculty, library, and IT staff on digital projects ranging from visualizations of early English novels to a Navaho verb generator. This program parallels the Libraries work consulting with faculty on a wide array of emerging tools and technologies for teaching and research.
Swarthmore, as part of the Tri-College Library Consortium along with Haverford and Bryn Mawr colleges, takes advantage of a long history of cooperation and a unified, online catalog, Tripod, in building a research-quality collection. Through the consortium and a network of cooperative arrangements with other academic institutions, the Libraries provide students and faculty access to cultural and scholarly resources from libraries across the globe.
The Libraries are a leader in advancing the conversation on and progress towards a more just and inclusive campus. Library staff work with the Dean’s Office and other campus partners to enable all students to fully to participate in the academic life of the College. The Libraries support first-generation and low-income students through provisioning of texts and textbooks, laptops and other critical resources for learning. Library staff support students with disabilities by ensuring that library resources are as accessible as possible and playing a central role in campus accessibility efforts. Responsive to the emerging needs and issues on campus, the Libraries are committed to pursuing an array of initiatives in collaboration with campus partners to foster sustainability, equity and justice. The Libraries’ ever-evolving spaces meet community needs for exhibitions and public gatherings, individual and group study, teaching and learning, printing, production and access to technology.
Swarthmore College library holdings include over 600,000 print monographs and serials with thousands of new volumes added annually. In addition to the print collection, the libraries provide access to extensive holdings of e-books, e-journals and databases. The College participates in the Federal and Pennsylvania Depository Library Program and selects those government documents most appropriate to the needs of the curriculum and the public and catalogs them in Tripod. The majority of these government document titles are now available online. The libraries also provide access to multidisciplinary collections of video and music, in both physical and streaming formats. The video collection includes classic U.S. and foreign films as well as educational, documentary, and experimental films. Materials associated with the research and scholarship of the College and collections of digitized archives or items of historical importance such as student theses, faculty publications, art images, the yearbook and student newspaper, and streamed videos of College performances can be found in locally-created digital repositories.
The collections are housed in three libraries. The Thomas B. and Jeannette L. McCabe Library is the center of the College library system and is home to the major portion of the collections in the humanities and social sciences. It has extensive public computing resources, a wide variety of reading and study areas, and several video viewing rooms. In 2018, the Color Room (the Frank and Vera Brown Study Room) opened. Dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of color and to Swarthmore couples past, present and future it contains a selection of books on color, pigment samples, and cards, and objects to facilitate exploration of color.
Located within the Science Center, the Cornell Library of Science and Engineering is the most popular study space on campus. Cornell Library staff provide research consultation and support student and faculty work in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering through extensive collections of monographs, journals, videos, data and other resources.
The Underhill Music and Dance Library in the Lang Music Building facilitates research in the performing arts through a highly curated collection including books, journals, sound recordings and videos. Staff offer expert research advice. Underhill provides a wide variety of listening and viewing facilities and has some of the loveliest views of the Crum Woods.
The Libraries also help curate and increase the visibility of a variety of specialized collections across campus in the Black Cultural Center, the Beit Midrash (located in the Bond Lodge 5), the Women’s Resource Center, the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility, and the Language Resource Center. These collections are all findable through the Tripod library catalog.
2.2.1 Special Library Collections
The Rare Book Room in McCabe Library contains several special collections: the Book Arts & Private Press Collection, an exemplary collection of artists’ books and fine press printing dating from the 16th century to the present day; British Americana, accounts of British travelers in the United States; the works of English poets Wordsworth and Thomson bequeathed to the library by Edwin H. Wells; the works of Seamus Heaney, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, 1995; the W.H. Auden Collection commemorating the English poet who taught at Swarthmore in the mid-1940s; the David H. Keller Collection, consisting of science fiction and fantasy pulp magazines from the 1920s through the 1960s; and the Bathe Collection of the History of Technology, donated by Greville Bathe.
Within the McCabe Library building are two special libraries that enrich the academic life of the College:
The Friends Historical Library, founded in 1871 by Anson Lapham, is one of the outstanding collections in the United States of manuscripts, books, pamphlets, and pictures relating to the history of the Society of Friends. The library is a depository for records of Friends Meetings belonging to Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia, and other Yearly Meetings. More than 10,000 record books, dating from the 1670s until the present, have been deposited. Additional records are available on microfilm.
The collection includes materials on subjects of Quaker concern such as abolition, Indian rights, utopian reform, and the history of women’s rights. Notable among the other holdings are the Whittier Collection (first editions and manuscripts of John Greenleaf Whittier, the Quaker poet), the Mott manuscripts (more than 500 letters of Lucretia Mott, antislavery and women’s rights leader), and the Hicks manuscripts (more than 400 letters of Elias Hicks, a prominent Quaker minister). More than 43,000 volumes are in the library’s collection of books and pamphlets by and about Friends. More than 200 Quaker periodicals are currently received. The library also has an extensive collection of photographs of meetinghouses and pictures of representative Friends and Quaker activities as well as a number of oil paintings, including The Peaceable Kingdom by Edward Hicks. It is hoped that Friends and others will consider the advantages of giving to this library any books and family papers that may throw light on the history of the Society of Friends. Visit the website www.swarthmore.edu/fhl.xml
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is of special interest to research students seeking records of the peace movement. The records of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and the personal papers of Jane Addams of Hull-House, Chicago, formed the original nucleus of the Collection (1930). Over the years, other major collections have been added including the papers of Devere Allen, Emily Greene Balch, Danilo Dolci, Belva Lockwood, Homer Jack, A.J. Muste, Scott Nearing, John Nevin Sayre, Wilhelm Sollmann, André and Magda Trocmé, and others as well as the records of the American Peace Society, A Quaker Action Group, Center on Conscience and War, Code Pink, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Friends Committee on National Legislation, The Great Peace March, Lake Mohonk Conferences on International Arbitration, Military Families Speak Out, National Council for Prevention of War, SANE Inc., United for Peace and Justice, War Resisters League, Women Strike for Peace, and many others. The Peace Collection serves as the official repository for the archives of these organizations. The Peace Collection also houses more than 14,000 books and pamphlets over 3,000 periodical titles, more than 20,000 linear feet of manuscripts, over 50,000 photographs and other images, thousands of audio and video recordings, and memorabilia. Periodicals are currently received from 22 countries.The comprehensive website www.swarthmore.edu/library/peace describes the archival holdings and resources.
2.3 Information Technology Services
Information Technology Services (ITS) provides technology resources to support the instructional mission, residential life, and administrative work of the College. Services are available to all students, faculty, staff, and alumni. ITS works in partnership with the Swarthmore community to meet its mission.
Swarthmore provides a rich, robust, and secure technology infrastructure. All campus buildings are served by wired and wireless networks. In addition to network services, a cell phone signal distribution system is installed in the residence halls. Presentation technology is available in every classroom. Swarthmore’s information systems provide a wide range of academic and administrative information services to the College community.
Public computers and printing services are available to students in the residence halls, McCabe, Science, and Music Libraries, and in other public spaces on campus. Public computer labs are located in Trotter and McCabe Library, and there are many departmental computer labs across campus that meet the specific needs of academic disciplines. A wide array of commercial and open source software is available for use on all public computers to support academic work.
The Media Center in Beardsley provides access to a rich set of multimedia tools and the newest technologies available for experimentation and creation of audio, video, multimedia, high-quality color and 3-D output for curricular and extracurricular work. Music composition/editing computers are available in the Music Library. Language study and video editing are supported in the Language Resource Center in Kohlberg Hall. Some academic software is available for downloading by the College community. The Swarthmore Campus and Community Store also sells a variety of software at competitive prices.
The ITS Help Desk located in Beardsley Hall serves students, faculty, and staff who have technology questions or problems and is available by phone on campus at X4357 (HELP), off campus at 610-328-8513, or via email at help@swarthmore.edu. Computer repair services are also available for students (a fee is charged for parts and labor).
2.4 Communications
The Communications Office is responsible for strategic communications efforts at the College, particularly those relating to admissions and aid, advancement, the College’s website, social media, and media relations.
In collaboration with other College offices, the Communications Office leads the development and implementation of an overall web strategy for the College. It produces a broad range of print and digital materials for the College’s on- and off-campus audiences, including the award-winning Swarthmore College Bulletin, an annual college calendar, and Sw@tNews, a digital newsletter for alumni, parents, and the campus community. In addition, it produces and maintains content for key areas of the Swarthmore website, including the homepage and other top-level sections of the site.
The Communications Office maintains standards for the College’s print and digital publications, including a College design and style guide, and resources for the appropriate use of the College logo. It also provides editorial, photographic, graphic design, print production, and web content support services to administrative offices and academic departments across campus. Permission from the office is required for all photo, film, or video filming on the Swarthmore campus by external vendors or members of the media.
2.5 Physical Facilities
When Swarthmore College opened in fall 1869, it consisted of one building-Parrish Hall-set on farmland and serving 199 students. Today, the College encompasses more than 70 buildings used by approximately 1,550 students on 373 acres. The core of the academic campus, comprising 153 acres, is bounded by 220 acres of woods, a valuable natural resource for research, recreation and relaxation. The College maintains about 100 units of faculty housing in the Borough of Swarthmore and adjacent municipalities.
The College provides an impressive range of modern facilities for students’ intellectual growth, cultural enrichment, and physical and social development. At the same time, it maintains an intimate, pedestrian campus exemplifying the concept of academic study in an idyllic setting.
2.5.1 The Academic Core of Campus
Parrish Hall, the original College building, remains the heart of the campus. Admissions, the Registrar’s Office, the President’s Office, and Dean’s Office share space with the Financial Aid Office, Career Services, numerous student groups, and two floors of student residences. Sited by the founders on a ridge at the highest elevation in Delaware County, Parrish commands views south toward the Delaware River and New Jersey and north and west toward the Crum Woods. Most academic buildings are located on the plateau to the north of Parrish Hall; McCabe Library, Clothier Memorial Hall and the Hormel-Nguyen Intercultural Center share the ridge. Sharples Dining Hall, Worth Health Center, and several residence halls are located on the gentle slope to the south. Athletic facilities occupy former farmland to the south and southeast.
The North Quad is bounded by Kohlberg Hall, with its popular coffee bar and state of the art facilities for the departments of Modern Languages and Literatures, Economics, and Sociology and Anthropology; Martin Biological Laboratory and associated greenhouse; Beardsley Hall, the home of the Department of Art, with large studio spaces; the Department of Philosophy; and a Media Center staffed by the Department of Information Technology Services; and the Science Center, which physically links the Department of Biology with the departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics and Astronomy, and the Cornell Science and Engineering Library. Eldridge Commons, with its coffee bar, group study tables and lounge, is an important gathering spot which fosters serendipitous conversations and interdisciplinary collaboration.
The adjacent Nason Garden quad is framed by Beardsley Hall as well as Trotter Hall, which houses the departments of Classics, History and Political Science, along with the Center for Social and Policy Studies and interdisciplinary programs in Asian Studies, Black Studies, Cognitive Science, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Interpretation Theory, Latin American and Latino Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies, and the Writing Center. Pearson Hall is home to the Linguistics, Educational Studies, and Religion departments. The Biology, Engineering and Psychology building, now under construction, will house these three departments and will provide common space for gatherings of students, faculty and staff in part of the campus.
The Metasequoia Allée leads from Parrish Hall to the Lang Performing Arts Center, home to the English Literature and Theater departments and the program in Dance. The Pearson-Hall Theater seats 730 in a divisible tiered space with sophisticated lighting and sound systems. The Frear Ensemble Theatre on the lower level is a black box theater which serves as an experimental and instructional studio. The Boyer Dance Studio and the Troy Dance Lab support the Dance program. The List Gallery entered from the allée, is curated by the Department of Art and Art History and hosts student and alumni exhibits as well as those of invited artists.
An open bridge, with views into the Crum Woods, connects the Performing Arts Center to Lang Music Building, home to the Music and Dance Department. The Eugene and Theresa M. Lang Concert Hall is one of the College’s iconic spaces, seating 425 in an unusual tiered arrangement. Windows fill the entire back wall of the stage, offering an expansive view deep into the Crum Woods. The building is also home to the Underhill Music and Dance Library, classrooms, practice and rehearsal rooms, and an exhibition area in the two-story lobby.
Just east of Parrish Hall sits McCabe Library, the main library on campus and the focus of research and intellectual inquiry. McCabe houses the Friends Historical Library, the national repository of the Society of Friends (the Quakers) in America. The Peace Collection, established nearly 60 years ago, focuses on non-governmental efforts for nonviolent social change, disarmament and conflict resolution between peoples and nations.
Facing McCabe Library across Parrish Lawn is Clothier Memorial Hall, with a snack bar and a large multipurpose space framed by exposed wood trusses and tracery windows. Offices for student organizations in the cloister at Clothier Hall complement similar facilities in the adjacent Hormel-Nguyen Intercultural Center. The Center provides robust opportunities for student-led and student-centered programming hosted by the Intercultural Center, the Interfaith Center, and the Office for International Students.
The Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility helps students realize their fullest intellectual and personal potential combined with a deep sense of ethical and social concern by connecting the campus, curriculum, and communities. It houses two classrooms, two small conference rooms, a library, Social Innovation Lab, and office space for Lang Center and Office of Sustainability staff, as well as many signature programs (described below).
Whittier Hall, near the Lang Center, has a flexible design and a two-fold purpose: to serve as a temporary home for the Department of Psychology and shops associated with the Department of Engineering until the Biology, Engineering and Psychology building is completed in 2020; and as a permanent location for studio classrooms, student studios, and seminar rooms for the Department of Art and Art History.
2.5.2 Athletic Facilities
Lamb-Miller Field House contains basketball practice courts, an indoor track, locker and equipment rooms, and administrative offices for the Department of Physical Education and Athletics. The adjacent Tarble Pavilion provides competition courts for basketball. Just east of the field house are the baseball and softball fields. Matchbox, a wellness/fitness center with state of the art fitness equipment, houses a multi-purpose space with a sprung wood floor for aerobics, Zumba and other fitness activities, the administrative office of the College’s Recreation/Wellness program, and a Theater practice space. Ware Pool is a 10-lane by 10-lane competition pool under a distinctive peaked roof. The Cunningham Courts and Faulkner Courts each provide six competition tennis courts, supplemented by three indoor courts at the Mullan Tennis Center. Clothier Field, adjacent to the Field House, is an all-weather surface for year-round field sports. It is circumscribed by a state of the art eight-lane outdoor track. Cunningham Fields provides four fields, supported by the Delmuth-Rath Field House. Ample open lawn areas throughout campus accommodate and inspire a range of informal and spontaneous physical activity from Frisbee throwing to water sliding.
2.5.3 Residential Life
The College provides a variety of residential experiences, from single to quad occupancy, in traditional residence halls and smaller-scale settings. PPR Apartments provides an option for suite-style living. Outdoor space for cooking and eating is a popular amenity at several residence halls. All buildings have shared lounges and laundry facilities and wireless internet service; many have kitchens for student use. Residential Community Coordinators are members of the Dean’s Office staff who provide administrrative support for students in clusters of residence halls. Residential advisors on each floor provide peer-to-peer support. Residence hall rooms are assigned by lottery in a system managed by the Office for Student Engagement.
2.5.4 Social Development
Sharples Dining Hall provides communal dining, ensuring that students have the opportunity to interact regularly at mealtimes. Private dining rooms at Sharples can be reserved by students and are frequently used by special-interest groups and clubs. The student-run Crum Cafe in Sharples is a popular venue in which student groups host special-interest or specialty-cuisine events. Coffee bars in the Science Center and Kohlberg Hall provide quick service and a variety of grab-and-go options. Near the dining hall are Kitao Gallery, a student-run art gallery, Olde Club, a party/concert venue, and the Women’s Resource Center. Two fraternity houses provide social space for Delta Upsilon, a national fraternity, and Phi Si, an independent fraternity. Brothers live in the residence halls. The Black Cultural Center at Robinson House provides social as well as educational facilities for students. The Hormel-Nguyen Intercultural Center provides programming for variety of intercultural organizations and program space for the Interfaith Center. Worth Health Center tends to students’ health and wellness through Student Health Services, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), and wellness education. Multi-purpose space is distributed across campus, in Clothier Memorial Hall, Eldridge Commons, McCabe Library’s atrium and Matchbox. The parlors in Parrish Hall, on either side of the front door, have retained their original function as living rooms for students since the founding of the college. The Swarthmore Campus and Community Store provides a broad range of offerings, from textbooks to toiletries, and is owned and operated by the college. All buildings and major outdoor spaces on campus have WiFi coverage.
2.5.5 Scott Arboretum
Much of the college campus has been developed with horticultural and botanical collections of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants through the provisions of the Scott Arboretum, established in 1929 by Mrs. Arthur Hoyt Scott and Owen and Margaret Moon as a memorial to Arthur Hoyt Scott of the Class of 1895. The plant collections are designed to afford examples of the better kinds of trees and shrubs that are hardy in the climate of eastern Pennsylvania, and are suitable for planting by the average gardener. All woody collections are labeled and recorded. Exceptionally fine displays include hollies, flowering cherries, conifers, magnolias, tree peonies, lilacs, rhododendrons, azaleas, hydrangeas, and witchhazels. Specialty gardens include the Terry Shane Teaching Garden, the Entrance Garden, the Theresa Lang Garden of Fragrance, the Dean Bond Rose Garden, the Isabelle Bennett Cosby ‘28 Courtyard, the Nason Garden, the Metasequoia Allée, the Harry Wood Courtyard Garden, the Pollinators Garden, and the Gold Medal Plant Garden. Many interested donors have contributed generously to the collections, and the arboretum is funded primarily by restricted endowment funds with a combined market value of about $39 million. The mission of the Scott Arboretum is to delight and educate all visitors and inspire them to enjoy the many benefits of horticulture. This “garden of ideas” features varieties that perform well in the region, encouraging wise stewardship as well as the cultivation of plants to sustain the body, enchant the eye, and soothe the spirit.
The arboretum offers educational horticulture programs to the general public and Swarthmore students. These workshops, lectures, classes, and activities are designed to cover many facets of the science/art called gardening. Tours are conducted throughout the year for College students, faculty and staff, and interested public groups. The administrative offices of the arboretum are located in Cunningham House. The adjacent Wister Education Center and Greenhouse provides multi-purpose space to support the broad range of programs sponsored by the arboretum.
Aiding the arboretum staff in all its efforts are the Associates of the Scott Arboretum. This membership organization provides financial support and assistance in carrying out the myriad operations that make up the arboretum’s program, such as plant propagation, public lectures, workshops, publications, and tours of other gardens. More than 100 volunteer Arboretum Assistants aid in arboretum maintenance on a regular basis. Student memberships are available and the arboretum provides interesting and educational job opportunities for students. The arboretum’s newsletter, Hybrid, publicizes its activities and provides up-to-date information on seasonal gardening topics. Maps for self-guided tours and free brochures of the plant collections are available at the Scott offices, 610-328-8025, located in the Cunningham House, as well as online and in brochure boxes on educational signs in many gardens.
The arboretum conducts applied research on ornamental plants and holds three recognized North American Plant Collections: hollies, magnolias, and oaks. The arboretum is accredited at Level III in the ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program. For more information and a calendar of events, to sign up for the “Garden Seeds” blog, or obtain membership information, and brochures, visit scottarboretum.org.
2.6 Special Funds and Lectureships
The Catherine G. ‘72 and Ernest B. Abbott ‘72 Partners in Ministry Endowment was created in recognition of the importance of a distinctive ecumenical program of spiritual nurture serving the entire Swarthmore College community. Income from the Abbott endowment is distributed to Partners in Ministry to help provide for the compensation of the religious adviser and supporting staff of the Swarthmore Protestant community.
The Mary Albertson Lectureship in Medieval Studies was established in 1987 with gifts from George Cuttino ‘35 and former students, colleagues, and friends. Mary Albertson joined the Swarthmore faculty in 1927 and served as chair of the History Department from 1942 until her retirement in 1963. She was responsible for expanding the history curriculum to include studies on Russia, the Far and Near East, Africa, and Latin America. Mary specialized in English medieval history. She died in May 1986.
The Jesse and Maria Aweida Endowment for the Support of Arabic Language Instruction was established in 2006 by Jesse and Maria Aweida, members of the Class of 1956.
The Barnard Fund was established in 1964 by two graduates of the College, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd T. Barnard of Rosemont, Pa. The fund has been augmented by the 50-year class gifts from the classes of 1917 and 1919 and other friends. The income from the fund may be used for any activity that contributes to the advancement of music at the College. It has been used for concerts on the campus, for the purchase of vocal and orchestral scores and other musical literature, and to provide scholarships for students in the Music Department who show unusual promise as instrumentalists or vocalists.
The Peter B. Bart ‘54 Endowment was established in 2005 to support the Film and Media Studies Program at Swarthmore College.
The Albert H. Beekhuis Music Fund was created in 1989 by a generous bequest of Mr. Beekhuis, neighbor, friend, and patron of Swarthmore music. The fund supports the acquisition and maintenance of musical instruments and brings musical performers to the College.
The Bloom Discretionary Fund Endowment was established by Ira T. Wender ‘45 in honor of President Alfred H. Bloom. This fund is discretionary under the direction of the president.
The Al and Peggi Bloom Endowment for Financial Aid for International Students and for Faculty Support was established in 2005. This endowment aims to help prepare students to identify and advance common purpose in a global world by providing financial support to international students at Swarthmore, and by supporting relevant faculty efforts in any discipline or across disciplines.
The Alfred H. Bloom Jr. and Martha B. Bloom Memorial Visiting Scholar Fund is the gift of Frank Solomon Jr. ‘50 in honor of the parents of Alfred H. Bloom. It brings visiting scholars to campus at the discretion of the president.
The Patricia Boyer Music Fund was created in 1989. Income from the Boyer fund supports the Dance Program.
The Richard B. Brandt Fund was established in 1986 by Phillip J. Stone ‘62 in honor of Richard B. Brandt, a member of the Philosophy Department from 1937 to 1964. The fund supports visiting speakers chosen by the department.
Brest Family General Endowment was established in 2004 by Iris Lang Brest ‘61, Paul Brest ‘62, Hilary Brest Meltzer ‘86, and Jeremy Brest ‘90 to further the objectives and purposes of Swarthmore College. The income of the Brest Endowment is for unrestricted use.
The Brown Family Travel Fund, established in 2011 by Vera Grant Brown ‘70 and Frank I. Brown ‘68, recognizes and honors the special contribution that parents and family members have played in helping their student prepare for college and come to Swarthmore. It provides support for families to travel to landmark events or programs involving their student that would not be possible otherwise due to cost of transportation and lodging. These might include Commencement exercises, athletic competitions, performing arts productions, academic presentations and the like. The use of the fund is under the direction of the Dean’s Office.
The Phillip A. Bruno Fine Arts Endowment was created by Phillip A. Bruno in 1988. The fund supports the acquisition of artwork for the Swarthmore College collections.
The William J. Carter ‘47 Religious Harmony Fund was established in 2011 by a bequest from William J. Carter ‘47. The fund’s purpose is to encourage and promote understanding, harmony and respect among the various religions of the world.
The Barbara Weiss Cartwright Fund for Social Responsibility was created in 1993 by a gift from Barbara W. Cartwright ‘37 and Dorwin P. Cartwright ‘37. The fund supports new or existing programs that encourage involvement in addressing societal problems through projects initiated by the College or created by current students. In addition, it will provide opportunities for faculty and students to participate in volunteer service projects linked to the academic program.
Wendy Susan Cheek ‘83 Memorial Fund for Gender and Sexuality Studies. Established in 1998 by Aimee Lee and William Francis Cheek, the fund supports student and/or programming needs of the Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, including the capstone seminar for honors and course students. The fund shall be spent at the direction of the gender and sexuality studies coordinator.
The Cilento Family Endowed Fund for Islamic Studies and Arabic, established in 2018, supports the Islamic Studies and Arabic program at Swarthmore College, with a preference for faculty support. This fund is administered by the Provost’s Office.
The Cilento Family General Endowment Fund was established in 2002 by Alexander P. Cilento ‘71 to support the general objectives of the College. The income is unrestricted.
The Cilento Family Information Technology Fund was established in 2002 by Alexander P. Cilento ‘71 as an expression of gratitude and appreciation for the Engineering Department at Swarthmore College. The fund supports teaching innovations in information science, with preference for computer science, engineering, and related disciplines. The Provost’s Office administers the fund.
The Clark Endowment for Gender Discourse was established in 2020. This fund enhances the academic pursuits of the faculty and students of the Gender and Sexuality Studies program, and establishes a collaboration between the Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, the Hormel-Nguyen Intercultural Center, and relevant student groups, to showcase the academic discipline and build connection to the larger world.
The Classics Endowment was established in 2005 and, in consultation with the Provost’s Office, shall be used to support classics instruction directly.
The Richard W. Conner ‘49 Partners in Ministry Fund was created in spring 2000 by Richard W. Conner ‘49 to establish a matching challenge grant program benefiting Partners in Ministry in recognition of the importance of an ecumenical program of spiritual nurture serving the diverse faith traditions of the entire Swarthmore College community.
The George R. Cooley Curatorship was established in 1986. The Cooley endowment supports the curatorship of the Swarthmore College Peace Collection.
The William J. Cooper Foundation provides funding for a varied program of lectures, exhibits, and concerts, which enriches the academic work and cultural experience of the College and the community. The foundation was established by William J. Cooper, a devoted friend of the College whose wife, Emma McIlvain Cooper, served as a member of the Board of Managers from 1882 to 1923. It provides annual funds that are used “in bringing to the College eminent citizens of this and other countries who are leaders in statesmanship, education, the arts, sciences, learned professions and business, in order that the faculty, students and the College community may be broadened by a closer acquaintance with matters of world [interest].”
The Cooper Foundation Committee, composed of students, faculty members, and staff members, works with members of all campus constituencies to arrange lectures, exhibitions, and performances of College-wide interest as well as to bring to the College speakers of note who will remain in residence long enough to enter into the life of the community. In the past, some speakers have been invited with the understanding that their lectures would be published under the auspices of the foundation. This arrangement has produced 18 volumes.
The Bruce Cratsley ‘66 Memorial Fund income, but not the principal, shall be used at the discretion of the Art Department faculty to support the photography program. The use may include, but not limited to the purchase of equipment and materials; exhibition support; student summer opportunities; visiting speakers; and other activities.
The Carley Cunniff ‘72 Paul Hall Residence Fund was established to honor this member of the Board of Managers who died in January 2005.
The Dean’s Discretionary Board Endowment Fund was established in 2016 to help defray non-tuition costs for students who are first generation and/or low-income and/or belong to traditionally underrepresented backgrounds in their pursuit of a Swarthmore College education. This fund is administered by the Dean’s Office.
The Michael J. Durkan Memorial Fund was established by family and friends of Michael J. Durkan, librarian emeritus, to support library collections and to help bring Irish writers to campus.
The Earthworms Ultimate Club Sports Fund was established in 2017 by Michael Morton ‘97. The Fund is intended to provide budgetary support for club sports in honor of Morton’s exciting memories playing Ultimate Frisbee at Swarthmore. The goal is to continue to foster a positive, competitive, character-building environment where students can become better athletes and better people through sports.
The Embedded Study Endowment Fund was established in 2016 by an anonymous donor. Administered by the Provost’s Office, this fund is intended to provide enriching, global learning experiences for Swarthmore students by supporting travel and other expenditures related to courses with an embedded beyond-the-classroom study component.
The Elizabeth Pollard Fetter Chamber Music Fund, endowed by Frank W. Fetter ‘20, Robert Fetter ‘53, Thomas Fetter ‘56, and Ellen Fetter Gille in memory of Elizabeth Pollard Fetter ‘25, subsidizes the private instrumental lessons of outstanding student string players at the College. Interested applicants should write to the director of the Fetter Chamber Music program and should plan to audition at the beginning of each semester.
The James A. Field Jr. Lectureship was established by Thomas D. Jones Jr. ‘53 and Vera Lundy Jones ‘58 in memory of James Field, professor of history from 1947 to 1984, to support lectures by visiting scholars on the history of the United States.
The James A. Field Jr. Memorial Fund was established by family and friends of James A. Field Jr., Clothier Professor Emeritus of history, to support library collections.
The Tariq Q. Fischer Endowed Islamic Studies Fund was created in 2005 by Paul and Asma Fischer, parents of Tariq. Q. Fischer ‘08, in his memory, to support the development of an Islamic Studies Program.
The Swarthmore College Folk Dance Club Endowment was established in 2010. This fund supports activities of the Swarthmore College Folk Dance Club.
The Lee Frank Memorial Art Fund, endowed by the family and friends of Lee Frank ‘21, sponsors each year a special event in the Art Department: a visiting lecturer or artist, a scholar or artist in residence, or a special exhibit.
The Gertrude S. Friedman Research Fund was established in 1992 to support travel and research of biology faculty members with preference to those studying in the area of physiology and related subspecialties. Grants are awarded at the discretion of the chair of the Biology Department.
The Garnet Athletics Endowment was created in 2002 by an anonymous donor to support the Athletics Program at Swarthmore College. The fund supports expenses associated with introducing prospective scholar-athletes to Swarthmore College, including travel costs and the production of publications promoting the Athletics Program at the College.
The Mary Josephine Good ‘70 Endowment was created in her memory by her father, Richard A. Good. The fund was created in 2004 and supports the Partners in Ministry program at Swarthmore College.
The David R. Goodrich ‘71 Endowment for Islamic Studies was established in 2003 to support the Islamic Studies Program at Swarthmore College. The Provost’s Office administers the fund.
The Donald J. Gordon Art Fund was established in 1998 by a gift from his children and their spouses on the occasion of his 70th birthday and the 50th anniversary of his graduation from Swarthmore College. The fund supports visiting artists.
The Harry D. Gotwals Fund was established in 1997 in memory of the distinguished service of Harry D. Gotwals as vice president for development, alumni, and public relations from 1990 to 1997. The fund supports the professional development of members of the division.
The Merritt W. Hallowell ‘61 Career Services Fund was established in 2002 by Merritt Hallowell to support the College’s career services program and initiatives, including but not limited to student career exploration, vocational counseling, identification of skills, interests, and values to develop an individual’s personalized career options; electronic and print resources; alumni networking and mentoring; and extern opportunities. The Career Services Office administers the fund.
The Halpern Family Foundation Engineering Design Fund was established in 2007 by Michael Halpern ‘68 and Christine Grant ‘69. This fund supports work by students on interdisciplinary projects with socially relevant purposes, which include design engineering principles as well as aesthetics and client needs.
The Hayward Family Fund was established by Priscilla Hayward Crago ‘53 in honor of her parents, Sumner and Elizabeth Hayward, to receive designated life income gifts made by the donor since 1991 and to accommodate additional gifts anticipated over the donor’s lifetime and from her estate. The income from the fund provides support for the faculty at Swarthmore College.
The Marjorie Heilman Visiting Artist Fund was established by M. Grant Heilman ‘41 in memory of Marjorie Heilman to stimulate interest in art, particularly the practice of art, on campus.
The James C. Hormel ‘55 Endowment for Public Policy and Social Change was established by James Hormel ‘55 to support faculty in the Political Science Department.
The James C. Hormel ‘55 Endowment for Student Services was established by James Hormel ‘55 to support staffing and programs related to student services and activities, including student involvement in volunteering and programs to encourage greater understanding of, sensitivity to, and incorporation into the great society of differences in culture, sexual orientation, or race.
The William I. Hull Fund was established in 1958 by Mrs. Hannah Clothier Hull, Class of 1891, in memory of her late husband. Dr. Hull was a professor of history and international law at Swarthmore College for 48 years. The fund enables the College to bring a noted lecturer on peace to the campus each year in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Hull, who were peace activists.
The Anne Ashbaugh Kamrin ‘51 Fund for Vocal Music was established in 2014 by Robert P. Kamrin and Anne Ashbaugh ‘51. This fund supports opportunities for students to participate in choral groups on campus sponsored by the Music Program, with preference for providing enhanced support for the Swarthmore College Chorus and chamber choir. This fund, under the direction of the Music Program of the Department of Music and Dance and the Provost’s Office, may also support other opportunities to enhance the vocal arts on campus for the benefit of all students.
The Kaori Kitao Cinema History Endowment. Established in 2013 by Kaori Kitao, Professor Emerita in Art History, to celebrate her 80th birthday, supports curricular, scholarly and public events that explore history of cinema, with a preference for silent cinema, such as the annual public screening of silent films from worldwide sources, in recognition of its historical, cultural and cross-cultural importance, but open to other topics and purposes. The fund will be administered by the coordinator of the Film and Media Studies Department in consultation with other relevant departments.
The Kaori Kitao Endowment for Mathematics, established in 2012 by Kaori Kitao, Professor Emerita in Art History, to celebrate her 80th birthday, supports a visiting lecture or lecture series in the Mathematics and Statistics department colloquium with a preference for topics in geometry, topology, and the history of mathematics, at the discretion of the department. Creation of this fund was motivated by the donor’s desire to fulfill her alternate ambition for a career in mathematics which never materialized. The Mathematics and Statistics Department will administer the fund.
The Kaori Kitao Endowment for the List Gallery, established in 2013 by Kaori Kitao, Professor Emerita in Art History, to celebrate her 80th birthday, supports a variety of educational initiatives to be organized and administered by the List Gallery director. Supported initiatives include a student fellowship in curatorial studies, the publication of exhibition catalogs for emerging artists, on-site sculpture and installation projects, and the hiring of technical and administrative assistants as needed in order for the director to pursue such additional programming.
The Kaori Kitao Humanities Research Fellowship Endowment. Kaori Kitao, Professor Emerita in Art History, established this research fellowship in 2013 in celebration of her 80th birthday. The fund supports students in the humanities by providing grants to encourage and facilitate historical research, original scholarship, and professional development, with a preference for Italian Studies, Japanese Studies, and Performing Arts. The fund is administered by the Division of the Humanities and the Provost’s Office.
The Lillian Kraemer ‘61 Leadership Fund was endowed and established through the generosity and vision of Lillian Kraemer ‘61 to enable students and members of the Swarthmore community the opportunity to participate in experiences that cultivate their leadership capacities, including but not limited to the Womxn’s Leadership Summit. Through experiential learning, off- and on-campus skill development, and innovative pedagogical thinking, the Lillian Kraemer’61 Leadership Fund will help individuals reach their highest leadership potential.
The Kyle House Endowment was created by a gift from Elena ‘54 and Fred ‘54 Kyle and is used for the upkeep and expenses of a house on Whittier Place currently used as a residence hall.
The Jonathan R. Lax Fund, created by his bequest in 1996, supports an annual Lax Conference on Entrepreneurship and Economic Anthropology. Jonathan Lax ‘71 was class agent and a reunion leader. His parents, Stephen ‘41 and Frances Lax, and brothers Stephen (Gerry) Lax Jr. ‘74 and Andrew Lax ‘78 have been actively involved at the College.
The Lucinda M. Lewis ‘70 and Sarah Reynolds ‘09 Mathematics Endowment was established in 2012 by Robert J. Reynolds. This fund supports visiting scholars to the department of mathematics and student participation in conferences. Recipient(s) will be chosen by the chair of the department of mathematics.
The Genevieve Ching-wen Lee ‘96 Memorial Fund was established in her memory by family and friends and recognizes the importance of mutual understanding and respect among the growing number of ethnic groups in our society. The fund supports an annual lecture by a prominent scholar of Asian American studies and/or an annual award to two students to assist in projects pertaining to Asian American studies.
The Lucinda M. Lewis ‘70 and Sarah E. Reynolds ‘09 Field Hockey Endowment was established in 2009 by Robert Reynolds P’09 in honor of his wife and daughter. Cindy was an avid field hockey player at Swarthmore from 1966-1970, and Sarah from 2006-2009. This fund will be administered by the Athletics Department and supports activities and expenses associated with the field hockey program at Swarthmore College including training trips and trips by field hockey coaching staff to high school field hockey games and tournaments.
The List Gallery Exhibit Fund, established through the generosity of Mrs. Albert List, supports exhibits in the List Gallery of the Eugene M. and Theresa Lang Performing Arts Center.
The Lorax Fund for Environmental Sustainability was established in 2007 by a grant from the Schwab Charitable Fund as recommended by Naomi Zikmund-Fisher ‘91. The fund is used to support the activities that move Swarthmore College and its community toward a more environmentally sustainable future (e.g. the reduction or offsetting of carbon or other greenhouse gas emissions, innovative replacements of less than efficient technologies, systems, and devices, etc.). The fund is administered by the Office of Facilities and Services.
The Judy Lord Endowment was established in 2004 by anonymous donors who are friends of the College. The endowment memorializes Judy Lord’s enthusiasm and community spirit and is a reward for hard work and contributions to Swarthmore College life. Earnings from the Judy Lord endowment are awarded to academic departmental administrative assistants with tenure of 10 or more years at the College.
The Lovelace Family Endowment was established in 2004 to further the objectives and purposes of Swarthmore College. The income is unrestricted.
The Caro Elise Luhrs ‘56 Business and Leadership Endowment was established by Caro Elise Luhrs ‘56 in 2011. This fund better prepares students for assuming leadership positions in whatever liberal arts and science fields they may go into by giving them grounding in basic business skills. Activities supported by this fund will foster strong communication skills, inspire new ways to develop innovative solutions, and encourage entrepreneurship thought and action.
The Julia and Frank L. Lyman ‘43 Partners in Ministry Endowment was created in February 2000 in recognition of the importance of a distinctive ecumenical program of spiritual nurture serving the entire community of Swarthmore College. Income from this endowment will help provide for the compensation of the religious adviser and supporting staff of the Swarthmore Protestant Community.
The Barbara W. Mather ‘65 Political Science Honors Endowment was established in 2012 in honor of Barbara W. Mather ‘65, an exceptional and agile leader who served as chair of the Swarthmore College Board of Managers from 2004-2012. As Barbara was a Political Science major as a student, this fund supports the Honors Program in Political Science, which includes visiting examiners, special lectures, thesis work, and other special projects of Political Science honors majors.
The Isabel Gamble MacCaffrey ‘46 Library Endowment was established in 2010 by Wallace MacCaffrey in memory of his wife. The fund is used to support the library program.
The Professor Nelson Macken E90 Fund was established by Thomas Makin ‘97 and Thomas ‘97 and Courtney Fennimore. Overseen by the Engineering Department, the fund shall be used to support the Engineering Department’s capstone senior design class that provides student participation in hands-on experiences.
The Lucy Bunzl Mallan ‘54 Faculty Leave Endowment was established in 2006 by Lucy Bunzl Mallan to recognize the importance of her Swarthmore College experience and classmates. This endowment will be used by the provost to support faculty leaves.
The Penelope Mason Endowment for Asian Studies was created via the estate of Penelope E. Mason ‘57. The fund supports courses taught in the departments of art, modern languages, economics, history, music and dance, political science, religion, and sociology/anthropology.
The Chica Maynard ‘48 Cherry Border Fund was established in 2009 by the Class of ‘48, friends and family in memory of Carolien “Chica” Powers Maynard ‘48 to honor her ties and over a century of family ties to Swarthmore College. This fund supports maintenance, upkeep, and enhancements to the Cherry Border of the Scott Arboretum which was started in April 1931 with a gift from Mrs. Allen K. White, Class of 1894, in recognition of her daughter, Carolien White Powers ‘22 and the “whisper bench” which serves as a memorial to Carolien Powers ‘22. Uses for the income of this fund will be determined by the Scott Arboretum.
The Thomas B. McCabe Memorial Fund was established with gifts from alumni and the McCabe Family to support an annual lectureship that brings to campus each fall individuals with distinguished careers in fields such as public service, business, government, education, or medicine.
The Men’s Soccer Endowment was established in 2017 by David McElhinny ‘75 and Thomas Spock ‘78. This fund supports the athletics program at Swarthmore College and activities and expenses associated with the men’s soccer program, including training trips, winter break trips, and other program enhancing projects.
The James H. Miller ‘58 Partners in Ministry Endowment was created in recognition of the importance of a distinctive ecumenical program of spiritual nurture serving the entire Swarthmore College community. Income from the Miller endowment is distributed to Partners in Ministry to help provide for the compensation of the religious adviser and supporting staff of the Swarthmore Protestant community.
The Margaret W. and John M. Moore Endowment was created in September 1999 via a life-income gift contract. Income provides research stipends for selected scholars using the resources of the Friends Historical Library and/or the Peace Collection at Swarthmore College.
The Paul Moses and Barbara Lubash Computer Science Fund was created to provide support for computer science students traveling to seminars and related events.
The Helen F. North Fund in Classics, established in 1996 by Susan Willis Ruff ‘60 and Charles F.C. Ruff ‘60 to honor the distinguished career of Helen F. North and her enduring impact on generations of Swarthmore students, is awarded to support the program of the Classics Department. At the discretion of the department, it shall be used to fund annually the Helen F. North Distinguished Lectureship in Classics and, as income permits, for a conference or symposium with visiting scholars; summer study of Greek or Latin or research in classics-related areas by students majoring in the field; or study in Greece or Italy in classics by a graduate of the department.
The Pipe Organ Maintenance Fund was established in 2021 by Deborah H. How ‘89. The Fund is intended to assist in supporting the annual maintenance of the pipe organ in the Lang Music Building Concert Hall. In a given year, if there are excess monies, the funds may be used to assist in supporting the maintenance of any other musical instrument belonging to the Music Program of the Department of Music and Dance.
The Project Pericles Fund of Swarthmore College was created in 2005 to support ambitious, social change-oriented projects of groups of Swarthmore students. Eugene M. Lang ‘38 and the Board of Managers of the College contributed to the endowment, which is administered by the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility.
The Theodore and Elizabeth Pierson Friend Fund for Islamic Studies was created in 2005 and is used to support the Islamic Studies Program at Swarthmore College.
The Promise Fund, established anonymously by an alumnus on the occasion of his graduation, is administered by The Cooper Foundation Committee. Income from the Promise Fund brings guest speakers, artists, and performers in music, film, dance, and theater who show promise of distinguished achievement.
The Mary Herndon Ravdin ‘50 Endowment for Partners in Ministry was established in memory of Mary Herndon Ravdin in 2008 by her husband, William D. Ravdin ‘50. This fund supports the Partners in Ministry program at Swarthmore College.
The Lucinda M. Lewis ‘70 and Sarah Reynolds ‘09 Mathematics Endowment was established in 2012 by Robert J. Reynolds. This fund supports visiting scholars to the department of mathematics and student participation in conferences. Recipient(s) will be chosen by the chair of the department of mathematics.
The Edgar and Herta Rosenblatt Fund was created in 1967 and supports the work of the faculty at Swarthmore College.
The Ruach Endowment was created in 2000 to support Hillel activities on campus.
The Richard L. Rubin Scholar Mentoring Fund was established by Richard Rubin, a professor of political science and public policy at the College, in 2003. This fund supports the mentoring program, which the Dean’s Office administers.
The Bernie Saffran Lecture Endowment was established in 2007 by students, colleagues, and friends as a tribute to this beloved and esteemed member of the College faculty. This fund is administered by the Economics Department and supports expenses associated with bringing exceptional speakers to campus.
The Sager Fund of Swarthmore College was established in 1988 by alumnus Richard Sager ‘73, a leader in San Diego’s gay community. To combat homophobia and related discrimination, the fund sponsors events that focus on concerns of the lesbian, bisexual, and gay communities and promotes curricular innovation in the field of lesbian and gay studies. The fund also sponsors an annual three-day symposium. The fund is administered by a committee of women and men from the student body, alumni, staff, faculty, and administration. In 2004, Richard Sager created an “internship” to provide funding for students in internships with nonprofit organizations whose primary missions address gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender issues. The Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility administers the internship.
The Scheuer-Pierson Fund, established in 1978 by Walter and Marge Scheuer ‘48, supports the Economics Department.
The Schmelz Family Endowment was established in 2012 by John and Diane Schmelz. This fund supports the athletics program at Swarthmore College and activities and expenses associated with the women’s basketball program, including training trips, winter break trips, and other program enhancing projects.
The Science Center Endowment Fund was established in 2003 with a gift from Peter Weinberger of the Class of 1964. Income from this endowment will be used to support the operations and maintenance of the Science Center.
The Science Center Support Endowment was established by numerous donors to support the operation of the renovated Science Center and related academic programs.
Harold E. and Ruth Caldwell Snyder Premedical Endowment Fund was established in 1988 by Harold Cincy Snyder ‘29 in appreciation for the education he and his beloved wife, Ruth Caldwell Snyder ‘31, received at Swarthmore College. The fund was fully endowed through a bequest in 1992 and supports a visiting lecturer in the medical profession with a preference for practitioners who treat each patient as a whole person.
The Gil and Mary Roelofs Stott Concert Fund was established in 1997 on the 25th anniversary of the Lang Music Building. The fund was created as an expression of deep affection for the Stotts by Eugene M. Lang, Class of 1938, to recognize their special artistic talents and all that they have meant to the Swarthmore community. Each year, a new musical composition will be commissioned by the College to be performed at an annual Gil and Mary Roelofs Stott Concert at which the Gil and Mary Roelofs Stott Resident Student Artist will perform.
The Mary and Gilmore Stott Honors Philosophy Seminar Endowment was created in 1998 by William G. Stott ‘75 and by Christopher Niemczewski ‘74. The fund supports a seminar offered by the Philosophy Department. It was established in honor of the parents of William G. Stott ‘75.
The Student Emergency Fund was established in 2016 to help defray non-tuition costs for students who are first generation and/or low-income and/or belong to traditionally underrepresented backgrounds in their pursuit of a Swarthmore College education. This fund is administered by the Dean’s Office.
The Swarthmore Summer Scholars Program Endowment Fund was established in 2016 by Mark M. ‘74 and Amanda Orr ‘73 Harmeling. This fund supports the Swarthmore Summer Scholars Program (S3P). The recipients will be chosen by program staff, in collaboration with the Provost’s Office.
The Swarthmore Chapter of Sigma Xi Lecture Series brings eminent scientists to the campus under its auspices throughout the year. Local members present colloquia on their own research.
The Thatcher Fund provides individualized assistance to students with disabilities. The purpose of the fund is to enable such students to take full advantage of the academic and extracurricular life of the College and to make Swarthmore a desirable choice for prospective students with disabilities. The fund was established in 1997.
The Phoebe Anna Thorne Memorial Endowment was created by a Thorne family member in 1911. The endowment supports the faculty of Swarthmore College.
The Pat Trinder Endowment was established by alumni and friends of Patricia E. Trinder, a member of the career planning and placement office staff, to honor her many years of dedication and support to students. The endowment supports programs to advance career planning and placement at Swarthmore College. It specifically supports alumni participation in the recruiting, placement, and mentoring efforts for students.
The P. Linwood Urban Jr. Partners in Ministry Endowment was created in recognition of the importance of a distinctive ecumenical program of spiritual nurture serving the entire Swarthmore College community. Income from the Urban endowment is distributed to Partners in Ministry to help provide for the compensation of the religious adviser and supporting staff of the Swarthmore Protestant community.
The Waksman Fund for Summer Scholars was established in 2016 by the Board of Trustees of the Waksman Foundation for Microbiology. This fund supports one scholar annually, to be named the Waksman Scholar, taking part in the Swarthmore Summer Scholars Program (S3P). This fund, which supports the Swarthmore Summer Scholars Program budget, is administered by the Provost’s Office.
The Benjamin West Lecture, made possible by gifts from members of the Class of 1905 and other friends of the College, is given annually on some phase of art. It is the outgrowth of the Benjamin West Society, which built up a collection of paintings, drawings, and prints, which are exhibited, as space permits, in the buildings on campus. The lecture was named for the American artist who was born in a house that stands on the campus and became president of the Royal Academy.
The Dan and Sidney West House Endowment was established in 2006 by Giles and Barbara Kemp to honor Vice President Dan C. West and his wife, Sidney Childs West. The income from this endowment will be used to support the maintenance, upkeep, and program expenses of the campus residence and the gardens of the vice president for development, alumni, and public relations, which also serves as guest quarters and an entertainment venue for campus visitors.
The Lucy Gertrude Whetzel ‘27 Student Emergency Fund was established by William and Dora Grover in memory of William’s mother to support students who have an unexpected and/or emergency need for non-tuition related financial assistance during the academic year. This fund is administered by the Dean’s Office.
The Wister Memorial Endowment was established in 2000 by John C. and Gertrude Wister to support the Scott Arboretum.
Kenneth R. Wynn ‘74 Fund for Interdisciplinary Programs was created in 1998 to support interdisciplinary, language-based programs that embrace a more global view of language learning than traditional sources.
The Neil ‘80 and Beth Yelsey Endowment was established in 2004 to further the objectives and purposes of Swarthmore College. The income is unrestricted.
The Young Family Endowment was established in 2003 by James and Jacqueline Young, parents of Scott Young ‘06. The fund supports the Swarthmore College radio station, WSRN.
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