The Campaign that Transformed Centenary College The Lackland Center is northwest New Jersey’s largest cultural and performing arts center. With the 485-seat Sitnik Theater; the Edith Bolte Kutz ’42 Theater, a black box theater; new dance studio; and 400-seat dining hall, The New York Times described the modern two-story, glass-encased facility as “a Center bursting with life and raring to open.” Additional features of the new facility include WNTI 91.9 FM, the listenersupported radio station; CCTV Channel 23; a 55-seat café, as well as classrooms, offices, meeting spaces and lounges.
“A Center bursting with life and raring to open.” The New York Times, Preview of the David and Carol Lackland Center
Though The Campaign for Centenary College has ended, alumni, friends and benefactors continue to support the programs, growth and progress of the College. Current initiatives underway include the renovation of Centenary’s 65-acre Equestrian Center in Long Valley, N.J., new athletic fields and further improvements and upgrades to campus buildings and facilities.
Strengthening Connections Centenarians love to make gifts online. Online giving rose 83 percent in 2009–2010 as more alumni and friends chose to donate to the Annual Fund through the College’s website (www. centenarycollege.edu) and the alumni Web site (alumni.centenarycollege.edu). Donors also appreciate the fact that 4
Changing Lives
online gifts have an even more immediate impact on an individual or program. “We had the opportunity to make a donations for a specific purpose — improving the Equine Studies facilities — which was important to us,” said Carla and Warren Rosen, grandparents of Hannah Wild ’13, an Equine Studies major at Centenary. Alumni are also connecting with classmates and their alma mater from their laptops and Blackberrys. Centenarians who take full advantage of the website can access event information, view photo galleries of College events and happenings, and join a discussion group to reconnect with classmates or talk online about an area of interest such as Cyclones Athletics or Centenary Adult and Professional Studies (CAPS). There are even new ways to network with the College and alumni. Linked In, Twitter or Facebook. Whatever your preferred method for social and professional networking, Centenary College offers alumni and friends more online options to stay connected. The College now keeps Centenarians (more than 1,000 and growing) informed through an official Centenary College of New Jersey Facebook page (facebook. com/centenary.college) and Twitter account (twitter.com.Centenary_nj). The College also launched a network on YouTube (youtube.com/centenarycollege) and Zinch (zinch.com/college/centenarycollege) that is regularly updated with videos and news from the College.
Engaged with the ............................................... The Gates-Ferry Distinguished Lectureship National Book award winner and poet Mark Doty inspired many with a reading and Poetics Colloquium on October 19–20, 2009. Doty was the College’s Gates-Ferry Distinguished Visiting Lecturer for 2009–2010. The lectureship recognizes the dedication to the College of Joseph R. Ferry, Trustee from 1948 to 1976 and treasurer of the Board of Trustees for 20 years.