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An anonymous St. Louis man is donating $2 million to Culver-Stockton College for its EXP@CSC program.
The college said the donation is the largest single gift from an individual donor in its 156-year history.
“We are extremely grateful to this good friend of the college for supporting our study abroad programs, which we believe are among the most important features of the Culver-Stockton curriculum," C-SC President Richard Valentine said in a statement.
Valentine said EXP@CSC “enriches our students' educational experience and gives them a much greater appreciation of the world in which we live, its many-cultured richness and the complexity of today's global economy."
EXP@CSC builds in opportunities every semester for three-week courses that include travel abroad.
Students prepare for the coursework during the early part of the semester, travel to the destination with faculty and other students, and prepare reports on various topics that are either given on site or upon returning to campus.
In the year since EXP@CSC was launched, Culver students have traveled to Turkey and the British Isles. Students leave Dec. 2 for Egypt and will travel to the Netherlands in the spring.
Future study-abroad courses are planned to Belize, Guatemala, Russia, Estonia, Finland, England, France and Italy.
Students will only be eligible to receive one of the new grants, which will be awarded through a competitive application process that includes consideration of financial need. The grants will be paid from interest earned on the gift, which will be placed in the college's permanent endowment.
An anonymous St. Louis man is donating $2 million to Culver-Stockton College for its EXP@CSC program.
The college said the donation is the largest single gift from an individual donor in its 156-year history.
“We are extremely grateful to this good friend of the college for supporting our study abroad programs, which we believe are among the most important features of the Culver-Stockton curriculum," C-SC President Richard Valentine said in a statement.
Valentine said EXP@CSC “enriches our students' educational experience and gives them a much greater appreciation of the world in which we live, its many-cultured richness and the complexity of today's global economy."
EXP@CSC builds in opportunities every semester for three-week courses that include travel abroad.
Students prepare for the coursework during the early part of the semester, travel to the destination with faculty and other students, and prepare reports on various topics that are either given on site or upon returning to campus.
In the year since EXP@CSC was launched, Culver students have traveled to Turkey and the British Isles. Students leave Dec. 2 for Egypt and will travel to the Netherlands in the spring.
Future study-abroad courses are planned to Belize, Guatemala, Russia, Estonia, Finland, England, France and Italy.
Students will only be eligible to receive one of the new grants, which will be awarded through a competitive application process that includes consideration of financial need. The grants will be paid from interest earned on the gift, which will be placed in the college's permanent endowment.
