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Underwritten by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Lake Forest, Ill - Representatives from approximately 40 Chicago-area cultural and educational institutions have accepted an invitation to visit Lake Forest College on March 26 to explore the many opportunities available for collaboration. With underwriting from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Lake Forest College is creating a "geographically-extended classroom" for its students that takes maximum advantage of our proximity to Chicago. The strategic initiatives being implemented at Lake Forest will dem onstrate how a liberal arts college near a large and culturally rich metropolis can pursue unique opportunities to enrich a liberal arts education. The $250,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation will provide support for two objectives: the development of new first-year studies courses that take advantage of our proximity to Chicago, and the enhancement of connections between the College and various Chicago institutions. ...We seek to create long-term relationships that will be mutually beneficial to our students as well as Chicago cultural and educational institutions. Through the creation of new partnerships with a variety of cultural, educational, financial, research, and scientific institutions in Chicago and its environs, Lake Forest College expects to engage students in an active learning process that will integrate the theoretical and the practical, expose them to dynamic cultural and civic experiences while encouraging them to become responsible citizens in a global community. These connections will infuse the curriculum with new possibilities for experiential learning. The itinerary for the invited representatives includes: a presentation to learn about Lake Forest College and its aspirations for creating a geographically - extended classroom; visits to classes in session; a campus architectural history tour conducted by Franz Schulze, Betty Jane Hollander Professor of Art Emeritus, and former architectural critic for the Chicago Sun Times. The day will conclude with a moderated panel discuss ion. Participating Institutions/Organizations include: The Art Institute of Chicago; Ballet Chicago; Consulate Generals/Belgium, Israel, Japan, Mexico, People's Republic of China, and Poland; Center for Asian Arts & Media; Chicago Botanic Gardens; Chica go Historical Society; Chicago Public Schools; Chicago Reader; City of Chicago Department of Housing; CYC/Elliott Donnelley Youth Center; DuSable Museum; Field Museum; Goodman Theater; History Makers, Inc.; Holocaust Memorial Museum Foundation of Illinois; Hostelling International Chicago; Illinois Humanities Council; International Visitors Center of Chicago; Intuit--The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art; Jane Addams' Hull-House Museum; Joffrey Ballet of Chicago; John G. Shedd Aquarium; Mitchell Museu m of the American Indian; Vietnam Veterans Art Museum; Natya Dance Theater; Newberry Library; People's Music School; Swedish-American Museum Center; Terra Museum of American Art; Ukranian National Museum; Urban Gateways; and WBEZ Chicago Public Radio. For more information please contact the program director, Michael H. Ebner, A.B. Dick Professor of History, at 847-735-5135 or ebner@lakeforest.edu Lake Forest College is a private liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The College has 1,300 students representing 45 states and 43 other countries.
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