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 The
Founders
Renaissance
Initiatives
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GOAL
To build a vibrant and resourceful environment for
the Information Age with a robust impact on learning and knowledge creation, and the
preservation of the cultural legacy.
STRATEGY
Highlight the program's value to Howard
University--emphasize impact on research, learning, talent development and the
preservation of intellectual and material legacy. The following programs represent funding
interests specific to these areas. We seek an attention-grabbing proposal that convinces
the donors that the Howard University library is an expertly run organization, the center
of cutting-edge technology that is indispensable to Howard University students and
faculty, and worthy of the donors’ investment. Donors will know where funds are
allocated, and then see tangible evidence of their philanthropy. Our program is designed
to allow for easier promotion, and for participation by smaller donors. The more people
involved in this program, the broader the potential support.
PROGRAMS
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CENTERS
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Digital Learning Classroom, FL 116: $500,000 endowment.
Stress the critical importance of information management and critical skills in the highly
competitive world of the 21st century. Those students who will flourish in the
fast changing environment of the 21st century will have capitalized on such
skills. As a strategic factor, information and its effective use is the equivalent of
money, productivity, quality, and innovation.
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Technology Forum FL 240: $400,000 initial construction, plus $500,000 endowment
Unlike peer and other similar universities, Howard University Libraries does not provide
any reserved graduate study rooms for individual or group study.
High-end workstations with various applications-- word and data processing; authoring
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Undergraduate Computing Lab--50-workstations: $500,000 initial cost
for wiring, equipment/furnishing; $1,000,000 endowment to generate $100,000 annually for
equipment maintenance and service support.
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Information Kiosks, Founders Lobby and UGL Lobby: $10,000
each.
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Multimedia Learning Center, UGL: $500,000.
The Center will be transformed into a Multimedia enclave for access to and
training in the use of computer and network-based electronic media. It will feature
classrooms with videoconferencing capability, listening and scanning stations, as well as
cable and satellite hook-up.
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THE FOUNDERS LEGACY PROGRAM
The Founders Library is the jewel
piece of African-American architect Albert I. Cassell. The
building is the signature structure of the main campus. It was designed and constructed
under Cassell's close supervision in 1937-39, during a period in American history when
professional opportunities in architectural design and construction were severely limited
for African Americans. Nevertheless, with native talent, unique drive, and incurable
optimism, Cassell was able to surmount the obstacles of poverty and rigid racial
prejudice. Unfortunately, the Founders Library interiors have been minimally maintained.
The eighteen original white oak tables show the effect of over 60 years of continuous
service (and abuse). Their tops are worn out, the legs are heavily soiled. Fortunately the
overall structure is robust. An authentic restoration of these historic pieces of
Howardiana will demonstrate that we care about preserving Howard’s material heritage.
In an authoritative study on educational excellence, Alexander Astin maintains that one of
the key determinants of educational excellence is student engagement, and the level of
such engagement is closely related, among other factors, to the quality of life on the
campus.
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 Restoration
of twenty 1938 white oak reading tables,
$6,000-$20,000 each table, including: Eight 4'x4' tables; twenty-one
4'x8' tables; nine 4' round tables; and three 4'x14' tables. (see
brochure)
The sponsors for each project will be immortalized by means of cast bronze plaques,
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Restoration of
1938 Cast Bronze Clocks, Founders: $5,000
There are 12 wall clock with solid bronze faces.
- Restoration
of one 1938 white oak floor clock, $15,000
- Restoration
of one 1938 white oak floor atlas, $5,000
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Restoration
of eight 1938 solid cast bronze sconces, $5,000
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 Restoration
of architectural woodwork (Founders Main Lobby, Hallways, Reference Room, and Browsing
Room) $500,000
The sponsors for each project will be permanently recognized by means of cast bronze
plaques, permanently attached to the respective objects.
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Restoration of Channing Pollock Theatre Collection, Founders: $200,000
The refurbishing and renovation of the Pollock Theatre Collection will create an
alternative space for revitalizing out-of-classroom exchange. Writers and would-be writers
from within and outside the University can assemble informally for public readings of
their poetry and other creative works, with the backdrop of books by Shakespeare and other
literary giants.
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Restoration of Room 300A, Founders: $200,000
This room, which has been the site of lectures by Ted Koppel, Mike Wallace, and
other national spokespersons, will be enhanced to sustain and invigorate the community of
learners who gather for seminars, panel discussions, videoconferences, and other events
designed to promote social and intellectual exchange.
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Resurfacing of Founders Main Lobby and Hallway floors with terrazzo,
$250,000. The current flooring is made of asbestos tiles, many of which are
damaged beyond repair. The sponsors for each project will be immortalized by means of cast
bronze plaques, permanently embedded into the terrazzo floor.
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 Restoration
of lighting in Founders Reference Room, Treasure Room, and Browsing Room, $400,000.
The original fixtures were removed and discarded in an earlier renovation project (about
1976). They were replaced with modern fluorescent fixtures, many without covers.
Near-replicas of the original 1937 pendant fixtures will be installed. The sponsors for
each project will be immortalized by means of cast bronze plaques, permanently attached to
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HERITAGE HALL
Design, production and installation of
African and African-American thematic tapestry in the Reference Room/East and the
Circulation Hall, $6,000 per tapestry. The Heritage Hall will provide a focal
point illustrating the history of people of color. Its impact on one's sense of history
and worth, as well as the effectiveness of learning can be tremendous. (Similar sites:
Nationalities Rooms in the Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh; University of
Carolina Library, Chapel Hill)
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THE IMAGINARY SPIRIT OF HOWARD
 CreativityZone: A Web Magazine of
the Arts: $5,000, annually. Funding
will support one student editorial stipend and web production fees.
CreativityZone
purports to encourage and promote creativity. It will publish on the World Wide Web
articles, poems, short stories, graphic art and other creative works in any medium
produced by Howard University students, faculty, staff, alumni and retirees.
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FACES OF THE CAPSTONE
$5,000 one-time cost. A
campus cybertour that reflects the spirit of Howard University--be it a building, an art
work, people, interiors, classroom, library, stage, or laboratory setting, social
gathering, nature scene.
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HONOR WITH BOOKS
Donors will be able to select from a list of 100
wanted titles for the Reference Collection in the Founders Library. Each volume will be
book-plated in honor of the donor.
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