D'Armours donate $4.2 million to AC
Anne Harris
Issue date: 9/17/08 Section: Lead Stories
President Cesareo is thrilled about the gift and plans to use the money in a few important ways to strengthen the College. His ideas revolve around keeping the college traditional.
The money will help the College academically and continue to help the College grow intellectually and spiritually, thereby helping the College in as many ways as possible. These ways include funding the new freshman program, the Tagaste Project. A new grant fund will be established which itself will support the new First Year Program. Along with the Program, a new curriculum and new courses will be developed.
"The grants will provide resources for faculty to develop new courses for the Tagaste Project to develop new courses for the new core curriculum and develop new courses within the Catholic intellectual tradition." said President Cesareo. He went on to say, "This historic gift will support several key initiatives that will help Assumption College become a stronger and more distinctive academic institution."
According to President Cesareo, "part of the money will establish the Donald and Michele D'Amour Chair in the Catholic intellectual tradition."
A speakers program that plans to focus on Catholic tradition will also be started with the money.
"Their gift also endows a distinguished speakers program that will highlight aspects of the Catholic intellectual tradition, increase the endowment for the Fortin/Gontheir Foundations of Western Civilization Program, and establish a new faculty development grant fund," Cesareo explained.
President Cesareo said since the generous donation is the biggest in the College's history he looks forward to using it and says the gift itself will significantly impact the way Assumption donates and gives gifts as well.
"It's wonderful. This gift demonstrates that the D'Amours value the type of education that we are providing at Assumption College and sets a new standard for philanthropy at the College. Such a gift signals a tremendous investment in our mission, in our faculty, and in our students."
While President Cesareo values the gift, he says there is more meaning to it than just a donation.
"Both Don and Michele are deeply committed to strengthening the Catholic identity of the College, as well as its liberal arts core," he said. "They value the fact that Assumption continues to embrace its Catholic identity and seeks to preserve the integrity of its mission."
The money will help the College academically and continue to help the College grow intellectually and spiritually, thereby helping the College in as many ways as possible. These ways include funding the new freshman program, the Tagaste Project. A new grant fund will be established which itself will support the new First Year Program. Along with the Program, a new curriculum and new courses will be developed.
"The grants will provide resources for faculty to develop new courses for the Tagaste Project to develop new courses for the new core curriculum and develop new courses within the Catholic intellectual tradition." said President Cesareo. He went on to say, "This historic gift will support several key initiatives that will help Assumption College become a stronger and more distinctive academic institution."
According to President Cesareo, "part of the money will establish the Donald and Michele D'Amour Chair in the Catholic intellectual tradition."
A speakers program that plans to focus on Catholic tradition will also be started with the money.
"Their gift also endows a distinguished speakers program that will highlight aspects of the Catholic intellectual tradition, increase the endowment for the Fortin/Gontheir Foundations of Western Civilization Program, and establish a new faculty development grant fund," Cesareo explained.
President Cesareo said since the generous donation is the biggest in the College's history he looks forward to using it and says the gift itself will significantly impact the way Assumption donates and gives gifts as well.
"It's wonderful. This gift demonstrates that the D'Amours value the type of education that we are providing at Assumption College and sets a new standard for philanthropy at the College. Such a gift signals a tremendous investment in our mission, in our faculty, and in our students."
While President Cesareo values the gift, he says there is more meaning to it than just a donation.
"Both Don and Michele are deeply committed to strengthening the Catholic identity of the College, as well as its liberal arts core," he said. "They value the fact that Assumption continues to embrace its Catholic identity and seeks to preserve the integrity of its mission."
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