1 student x 1 Field Work Term (international). The Bennington Banner, Powered by Creative Circle Media Solutions. Poetry at Bennington; Carolyn Crossett Rowland Fund for Library Salaries; Nicholas Stephens '77 Student Housing Maintenance Fund; Nicholas Stephens '77 Faculty Innovation Fund; Rebecca B. Stickney Observatory; Bennington Summer Scholars Endowment; Robert Woodworth Endowment Fund The college intends for financial aid to have the largest baseline funding through the capital campaign, although some funding is always driven by what donors are interested in, she said. email us. Capital campaign funding will also enable students to select their top-choice internships for field work terms without regard to finances, as well as allow for timely and urgent programming at CAPA and provide scholarship resources for the Bennington Writing Seminars, according to the release. If you'd like to leave a comment (or a tip or a question) about this story with the editors, please The last capital campaign, which coincided with the college's 75th anniversary, raised $92 million against a goal of $75 million. Professional Development The significantly expanded endowment will provide a stable and perpetual source of funding to support Bennington's distinctive pedagogy, and it will ensure that the world’s most innovative thinkers and makers are able to push new boundaries. "It's clear from looking around the country and even looking around our own neighborhood that these are vital times for colleges and universities around the country, and particularly for small liberal arts colleges," college president Mariko Silver said in an interview. As wealthy as Bennington College is, this is unacceptable! "It's not a one and done sort of thing," Silver said. Silver said she anticipates the campaign will not be "all that different" in length from an average capital campaign — between six and eight years in total. College officials are reaching out to alumni and all members of the college community who are interested in what's going on Bennington College, through things like mailing lists, newsletters and social media, Silver said. Professional Development: $100,000 The college has had extraordinary fundraising gains in the last five years, she said. Full Tuition + Room & Board: $1,500,000 Patricia LeBoeuf can be reached at pleboeuf@benningtonbanner.com, at @BAN_pleboeuf on Twitter and 802-447-7567, ext. We also welcome letters to the editor for publication; you can do that by Pop-up classes, Financial Aid Don't miss the big stories. Theater Term Fellowships, Public Action Press Return or Enter on your keyboard to Search, Center for the Advancement of Public Action, Matching Gift Corporations and Foundations, Steven Ashe '72 Memorial Fund for Music Equipment, Dickinson Science Building Maintenance Fund, Catharine Osgood Foster Chair for Distinguished Teaching, Elise Weinrich Geary '73 Fund for Science Equipment, John Hendrick '86 Memorial Fund Commission, Wm. Through strategic investments that preserve and grow the College’s core programs, the endowment will provide Bennington with both surety and flexibility. The significantly expanded endowment will provide a stable and perpetual source of funding to support Bennington's distinctive pedagogy, and it will ensure that the world’s most innovative thinkers and makers are able to push new boundaries. Research The college intends to establish a $100 million endowment in support of the five priorities of its capital campaign: financial aid, field work term, public action, campus renewal and the Bennington Writing Seminars, according to a release issued by the college Thursday. BENNINGTON — Bennington College on Thursday announced its largest-ever capital campaign of $150 million to support five priorities for the college, including financial aid and campus renewal, and revealed that is already more than halfway to its goal. 118. The college's endowment is now $40.8 million, thanks to an infusion of $22.8 million since the campaign began. That effort closed in 2009. Donors may choose to allocate a current use gift to one of the many designations below: Faculty advising The college wants to ensure that all qualified students who would benefit from its education are able to access it, regardless of their financial situation, she said. Financial aid in particular is an "enormous opportunity," Silver said. Article Continues After These Ads "The endowment is the ultimate long-term investment," Silver said. The college has already raised $78.5 million, more than half of its goal, over the course of about four years, Silver said. Equipment Fund: $100,000, Full Tuition + 4 Field Work Term Grants: $2,000,000 for Presidential Discretionary Fund, Lewis & Barbara Jones Chair in Social Sciences, Barbara & Lewis Jones Teaching Fund/Social Science, Julius Liff and Hudas Schwartz Liff '47 Memorial Fund for Library, Christopher Charles Mann '78 Endowed Book Fund, Simon & Herta Moselsio Fund for Visual Arts, Candace DeVries Olesen '50 Distinguished Alumni Lectureship, Carolyn Crossett Rowland Fund for Library Salaries, Mary Bucksbaum Scanlan '91 Visual Arts Creativity Fund, Nicholas Stephens '77 Student Housing Maintenance Fund, Nicholas Stephens '77 Faculty Innovation Fund.