2010 - Jefferson Scholars Foundation

jefferson scholars foundation 2010
Although the Fellows are older and have
mapped out an individual course of study,
the Foundation nonetheless strives to foster
their engagement with the University community.
During the annual selection weekend,
each second-year Fellow presents his or
her research, an experience intended to give
Fellows the opportunity to render original
work for critical feedback in a public setting.
Fellows also engage in a team-building
exercise at the start of the year, host monthly
meetings, and work throughout the year on
a major interdisciplinary conference that is
hosted by the Foundation.
a private partnership in
the public interest
Since its inception, public-private partnerships
have provided the University with its
margin of excellence and ensured that it
continues to foster the “informed citizenry”
that Jefferson considered “the bulwark
of democracy.” The Jefferson Scholars
Foundation is an excellent example of this
partnership. Thanks to the foresight and
commitment of generous benefactors, the
Foundation has steadily enhanced its undergraduate
program and launched a flourishing
fellowship program. Their contributions
were instrumental in creating a new home
for the Foundation, a complex of three
Chris Belyea (the Warren W. Hobbie Scholar) and Ian Czekala (the Olive
B. and Franklin C. Mac Krell Scholar), both the Class of 2010, pose
victoriously after completing the Marine Corps Marathon.
buildings that reinterprets Jefferson’s architectural
principles for the twenty-first century. In
addition to housing the Foundation’s offices,
this 32,700 square-foot facility provides Jefferson
Fellows with ample space for teaching
and research and permits the Foundation to
sponsor a variety of activities for the University
community that only could be imagined
before.
As the Foundation enters its 30th year of
service, Jefferson Scholar and Fellow alumni
are strengthening our democracy by applying
not only their talents but also the lessons of
leadership and citizenship they gained while at
the University, to the benefit of the nation and
the world. Our current and future Scholars
and Fellows will be well prepared to join them
in their turn.
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