IMPACT
Enhancement of the Academic Experience “ T he Campaign’s impact has been remarkable. It has played a vital role in helping Simmons chart a clear, strategic course forward in a rapidly changing higher education landscape. For example, it helped us implement Strategy 2015, which has guided Simmons forward for the last five years and established a solid foundation for the future.” – Katie Conboy, Provost and Senior Vice President THE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING nourishes teaching and student learning in every school and in every aspect of the College’s life. This Strategy 2015 initiative helps faculty find resources, exchange ideas – and try new ones.
THE TOBY SLOANE AWARD FOR STUDENT CENTEREDNESS IN TEACHING honors the faculty member who makes the most significant contribution to the student experience in a given year. Carl Sloane established the award with a $100,000 gift in honor of his wife, Trustee Toby Sloane ’60.
THE COLLABORATORY at the School of Library and Information Science offers students and faculty a technology-rich space for creative collaboration. It is one of the enhancements funded by a $2.1 million bequest from Mara Dole ’61LS.
Christopher Churchill
CLOSING HEALTHCARE GAPS The Dotson Bridge and Mentoring Program enhances the ability of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences to help address racial and ethnic disparities within the nursing profession as well as the nationwide shortage of nurses. More than 180 students have benefited from the program since it was established in 2009 with part of a $4 million gift from Phyllis Nickerson Dotson ’62 and her husband, George S. Dotson.
Phyllis Nickerson Dotson ’62 and George S. Dotson
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