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Senator delivers federal check

U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (PA) visited Geneva College last month to deliver a $1.345 million check during halftime of the GT's football game. Santorum played a key role in securing the federal grant for the college through the $286 billion transportation bill passed by Congress over the summer.

Geneva will put the money to work in Beyond the Bend ~ Making the Path Straight, the college's initiative to remake the campus following the relocation of Route 18. The grant will fund the removal of the old Route 18 roadbed and several abandoned side streets. It will also help cover the cost of building the college's new entrance boulevard and a pedestrian mall in the center of campus.

Construction on Route 18 is on schedule to start in late 2006. <more>

Shown in photo: Vice President, Sam Siple; President, Ken Smith; Senator, Rick Santorum; and Beyond the Bend co-chairs Bill Flinn, Bill "Boomer" Aultman, and Paul Jewell

Grant boosts Beyond the Bend

An anonymous donor December 6 awarded Geneva College a $450,000 grant for the Beyond the Bend project, the biggest private gift to this point in the fundraising drive.

The grant brings the total amount of private giving for Beyond the Bend to $1.6 million. The money is unrestricted, meaning the college can use it wherever needed in the campus renovation project.

Deborah Strong, Geneva's stewardship director, first approached the donor last February. 

A representative of the donor visited Geneva in June for a campus tour and presentation on Beyond the Bend.

"We get proposals all the time from colleges that want to build buildings," he told Sam Siple, vice president of institutional advancement. "This [Beyond the Bend] is unique. Our grants are very competitive, and we're cutting back the amount of money we give to colleges. We're always looking for something unique."

Geneva has made funding proposals related to Beyond the Bend to 35 private organizations, Strong says, and the college is waiting to learn the results of those requests.

Strong is also seeking private grants for the Geneva Fund, which supports the day-to-day operations of the college. Traditionally, during capital projects donors divert their giving to fund the construction, and annual fund giving slips.

Beyond the Bend is Geneva's plan to enhance the campus following the relocation of Route 18, which is on schedule to begin next fall. The college needs to raise at least $5.7 million in the next two years to fund the improvements. <more>

...PRAY FOR EACH OTHER..."

James 5:16

Final semester exams loom as everyone prepares for a semester break and the holidays. Please pray with us for faculty and staff at this stressful time and for traveling safety as many leave for home or other places this winter. Pray that all will return to campus in January physically refreshed and spiritually renewed.

The institutional advancement office prays every week for alumni and friends of the college. We welcome your prayer requests. <<submit requests>>

We thank the Lord for His continual blessing on our students, faculty and staff.

Domestic violence presentation
Dr. Ron Moslener, associate professor of psychology, and Dr. Joe Peters, professor of psychology, presented papers at the East Regional Christian Association of Psychological Studies conference. <more>

Open house
Geneva College enrollment efforts are continuing to thrive. The college attracted nearly 200 high school students to campus in November through two open houses. <more>

New Song brings variety to the Christmas season
Tired of ushering in the holiday season with Bing Crosby crooning in a Winter Wonderland? <more>

Tornadoes pull away late for win
The Geneva College men's basketball team understood very well that there is no such thing as a safe lead, even in Metheny Fieldhouse. <more>

• December 16, 2005 - Final exams end
• January 9, 2006 Classes resume
• January 22 - Life Ring
• January 26-28 - Carl Ellis lectures
• February 10-11 - Parents weekend
• March 4-15 - Spring break
• March 23-25, 30-April 1, 6-8 - Working (musical)
• March 31,  April 1 - Genevans concert
• April 7-8  Bus trip to Toronto -Lord of the Rings
• April 8 - In the Mood Jazz band concert
• April13-17 - Easter break
• April 21-22 - Genevans choir reunion
• April 29 - Concert Band
• May 13 - Commencement
• May 24 - Mancini Musical Theatre Awards

Click on the calendar to see what events are happening at Geneva.

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