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The Clark Endowment on May 31, 2005 was valued at $204.2 million, as compared to last year’s level of $186.3 million. The great majority of these funds have been provided to the University over its 118-year history by generous alumni and other supporters who have chosen to benefit Clark and its students in perpetuity. These donors have asked that their original gifts be invested, and that the annual income thereon be used to support the intended programs, primarily scholarships, fellowships and faculty chairs. The University’s total invested funds have grown in recent years, due both to investment performance and charitable contributions from generous Clark alumni and friends.
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Lee Gurel Fund Sparks Collaboration to Benefit High School Teachers
The American Psychological Association (apa) and Clark University held its first apa-Clark University Workshop for High School Teachers this summer on Clark’s campus. A collaboration of apa Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (topss) and the University, the workshop was sponsored by the Ameri can Psychological Foundation and Clark University Lee Gurel Fund.
The idea for a workshop for high-school teachers grew from the vision and generosity of Clark alumnus Lee Gurel ’48. A psychology major at Clark, Gurel credits his interest in the field of psychology to his former Clark professor John Bell. “When I was a student, I remember saying to fellow students that I wanted to be like Dr. Bell and to do the kind of work that he did,” Gurel recalls. Gurel went on to practice psychology and believes not only in the importance of education in helping students achieve their goals, but also in the influence and inspiration teachers can have on their students. Those convictions—combined with Gurel’s belief that psychology has significant value in so many forms to offer humanity—are at the heart of the new program.
"Psychology is central to our lives," explains Gurel. "And if taught at the secondary-school level, this subject can get at issues that are essentia l—and often neglected—in our culture."
Twenty-five high-school teachers attended the free workshop, which focused on active learning, as well as the history and teaching of psychology. The workshop, which is expected to become an annual event, featured high-school presenters from topss and Clark University psychology professors Michael Addis, Michael Bamberg, Nancy Budwig, James Cordova, Penelope Vinden and Jaan Valsiner.
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President's Report 2005
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