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Extending the Legacy of HCW
Posted 3/8/2005
President Walter Harrison has issued an update on plans to continue HCW's tradition of serving the educational needs of women. Following is a letter from President Harrison to faculty and staff.
March 8, 2005
Faculty and Staff
University of Hartford
Dear Colleagues:
I write to update you on our plans to extend into the future the legacy of the Hartford College for Women. As you may recall, last May the Board of Regents endorsed two concepts that would continue HCW’s tradition of serving the educational needs of women and make the University of Hartford a leader among co-educational institutions in the education of women. Since that time, the HCW Strategic Development Committee, composed of regents, trustees, faculty, and staff, has worked diligently to develop these concepts further.
The first concept is to create a new entity, to be called The Hartford College for Women Fund, which would provide grants to faculty, staff, and students who propose new initiatives in support of women’s education and women’s issues across the University. Funding for this entity would come from the endowment of Hartford College for Women, as well as from a commitment the University has made to provide $300,000 in start-up funds. A board of directors would oversee the fund, determine funding priorities and make recommendations about how, to whom, and for what the grants would be given. A director would be hired, who would help raise money and visibility that would enable the fund to grow.
The second concept is to develop a strategic plan to maintain and strengthen The Career Counseling Center (TCCC), which serves more than 3,000 people a year. The committee’s recommendations include providing the center, which would be renamed The Hartford College for Women Career Development Center, with $1 million dollars from HCW’s $4 million aggregated endowment funds so that it can provide scholarship money for those clients unable to afford increased fees. This is a way of improving the revenue base of TCCC while remaining true to its mission of serving people of varying economic means. The Career Development Center also would receive $200,000 in seed money from the University.
At its meeting in February, the University’s Board of Regents endorsed these directions and asked Board Chairman Peter Eio to appoint a small group of regents who will resolve any remaining issues with a small group of trustees of Hartford College for Women. I am grateful for the Board’s enthusiastic support for the direction we are taking, and I look forward to resolving these remaining issues in a timely and thoughtful way.
Sincerely,
Walter Harrison
President
March 8, 2005
Faculty and Staff
University of Hartford
Dear Colleagues:
I write to update you on our plans to extend into the future the legacy of the Hartford College for Women. As you may recall, last May the Board of Regents endorsed two concepts that would continue HCW’s tradition of serving the educational needs of women and make the University of Hartford a leader among co-educational institutions in the education of women. Since that time, the HCW Strategic Development Committee, composed of regents, trustees, faculty, and staff, has worked diligently to develop these concepts further.
The first concept is to create a new entity, to be called The Hartford College for Women Fund, which would provide grants to faculty, staff, and students who propose new initiatives in support of women’s education and women’s issues across the University. Funding for this entity would come from the endowment of Hartford College for Women, as well as from a commitment the University has made to provide $300,000 in start-up funds. A board of directors would oversee the fund, determine funding priorities and make recommendations about how, to whom, and for what the grants would be given. A director would be hired, who would help raise money and visibility that would enable the fund to grow.
The second concept is to develop a strategic plan to maintain and strengthen The Career Counseling Center (TCCC), which serves more than 3,000 people a year. The committee’s recommendations include providing the center, which would be renamed The Hartford College for Women Career Development Center, with $1 million dollars from HCW’s $4 million aggregated endowment funds so that it can provide scholarship money for those clients unable to afford increased fees. This is a way of improving the revenue base of TCCC while remaining true to its mission of serving people of varying economic means. The Career Development Center also would receive $200,000 in seed money from the University.
At its meeting in February, the University’s Board of Regents endorsed these directions and asked Board Chairman Peter Eio to appoint a small group of regents who will resolve any remaining issues with a small group of trustees of Hartford College for Women. I am grateful for the Board’s enthusiastic support for the direction we are taking, and I look forward to resolving these remaining issues in a timely and thoughtful way.
Sincerely,
Walter Harrison
President
