Campaign Priorities Set Strategic Direction for the Future
Following two years of quiet review and discussion, Lawrenceville Head Master Liz Duffy H’43, the Board of Trustees, teams of faculty and senior administrators, and a nationwide committee of alumni, parents and friends of the School have identified seven strategic areas of priority for The Bicentennial Campaign. The Campaign priorities reflect the long-term planning and unified vision of Lawrenceville’s leadership as they examined the School’s traditional strengths and set an impressive course for the future. Of the $200 million Campaign goal, 65 percent of funds raised will be directed to the support of endowment, thereby assuring the continuing support of vital Campaign priorities. Following is a list of the priorities with general descriptions and fundraising goals. For a more detailed breakdown of individual goals and priorities, click here.
Faculty Support: $56 million
In recognition of the faculty’s central role and to ensure that Lawrenceville continues to attract and sustain excellent teachers, coaches and housemasters, the School seeks three kinds of faculty support: faculty chairs for key positions, including distinguished teachers, department chairs, mentor and master teachers, and head coaches; program endowments for faculty compensation, merit awards, professional development opportunities and sabbaticals; and support for faculty housing and child care.
Financial Aid: $50 million
Lawrenceville seeks to expand and fully endow its financial aid budget. The School aims to select the best students from all backgrounds, allowing it to maintain one of its most distinguishing features: the quality and diversity of the student body.
Humanities and the Arts: $22 million
To continue Lawrenceville’s tradition of excellence in history, interdisciplinary studies, languages, literature, religion and the arts, the School seeks endowment funding to support Harkness style teaching, interdisciplinary programs and team teaching initiatives; maintain the creative energy of its arts programs; provide a meaningful international experience for each student regardless of financial need; and modernize Pop Hall.
Science, Math and Technology: $12 million
Thanks to significant investments in science and technology over the past decade, Lawrenceville has emerged as a top school at which to study science and math. Gifts to this priority will solidify and strengthen this growing prominence by expanding research opportunities at nearby universities and corporate laboratories; by supporting a comprehensive program of environmental sustainability; and by building a new teaching, learning and technology center.
Strategic Directions Fund: $2 million
The Strategic Directions Fund, like The Bicentennial Campaign itself, is designed both to reinforce the School’s traditional strengths and to ensure that it is well positioned to deliver on its mission, to prepare graduates for responsible leadership in the 21st century. Gifts to this Campaign priority will underwrite the strategic directions adopted by the trustees in spring 2007, providing bridge support until permanent funding is secured.
Student Life and Leadership: $32 million
Lawrenceville seeks to establish endowments for community service, educational outreach and student leadership; upgrade Abbott Dining Center; improve the Chapel’s lighting and sound system; create an endowment for athletic facilities; transform the infirmary into a full-service health and wellness center; and construct a fifth Crescent House for III and IV Form girls.
The Lawrenceville Fund: $26 million
The Lawrenceville Fund (TLF) is the School’s annual fund. A gift to TLF is by nature unrestricted and therefore offers immediate and critical support to the operating budget, underwriting core expenses such as faculty salaries, financial aid, athletics and arts programs. TLF will be the vehicle of participation for the majority of donors.
