Office of Advancement
ADVANCE - April 2000
From the Office of Public Relations
From the Office
of Foundation Relations
From the Greenville College Foundation
March Financials
Upcoming Events
From the Office of Public Relations
Dave Disch, Director of College Relations &
Marketing
 Under
Construction, Part 1: New Bookstore Coming
Work is expected to begin soon on a new $1 million two-story building
on Ganton Circle that will house the college bookstore. Family Christian
Stores, a national chain based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will lease
the lower level of the facility for the bookstore, while the upper
level will serve as the new home for the Communication Department
and WGRN studios.
The building will have 12,000 square feet of floor space (6,000
per level) and will be located immediately north of the Ganton Circle
parking lots that were created last summer. The project represents
a joint partnership between the college, Family Christian Stores,
and the Free Methodist Foundation, which is assisting with the financing.
Family Christian is the largest chain of Christian stores in the
country. The Greenville store should be open for business in time
for the fall 2000 semester. The college is also trying to work out
a deal that would bring a small coffee shop into the new bookstore.
Under Construction, Part 2: New Student Apartment Complex
This spring a private developer is building a new $950,000
apartment complex in partnership with the college on the north edge
of campus. The two-story, 12-unit complex on the north side of Beaumont
Avenue will accommodate about 60 students beginning this fall.
According to the terms of the agreement, the developer, Locust
Hills Village Partners of O'Fallon, Illinois, will own the building
and lease it to the college for student housing. No money is being
borrowed by the college for the new building.
The need for additional student housing has been increasing as
Greenville's enrollment has been rising steadily in recent years.
"With the addition of this new facility," says Norm Hall, GC's Dean
of Students, "we will make available 665 very comfortable student
living spaces." Similar apartment-style buildings could be added
later as the need for student housing increases in future years.
College Phone Numbers Change in Preparation
for 911 Service
Over spring break (March 27-31), nearly all campus phone extensions
were changed to direct-dial 664 numbers in order to comply with
conversion to the new 911 system coming to Bond County this summer.
With these changes, the public is now able to dial direct to any
campus phone without going through the switchboard. All internal
phone extensions were also changed to match the external 664 numbers.
What has not changed, however, are the college's main numbers of
664-2800 and 664-1840, as well as its three toll-free numbers for
prospective traditional and GOAL students. Also remaining unchanged
are all the fax machine phone numbers on campus, which already had
664 direct-dial numbers.
A complete listing of all the new 664 campus phone numbers can
be found on the college's web site at www.greenville.edu/campus/newphones.htm.
Just follow the link from the main page. A special insert of new
phone listings is also planned for the spring issue of The Record.
 Film
Critic Michael Medved Speaks in Chapel
Nationally known film critic and best-selling author Michael Medved
spoke in chapel at Greenville College on March 16, chastising Hollywood
for what he called its "three big lies."
In addition to being an outspoken advocate for decency in popular
culture, Medved is a film critic for the New York Post and co-host
of Sneak Previews, the weekly movie review program on PBS. His columns
regularly appear in USA Today, and he hosts a daily three-hour radio
program that reaches more than 2 million listeners nationwide. He
has penned eight books, including the influential and controversial
bestseller Hollywood Vs. America.
Hollywood's three big lies, according to Medved, are:
- "We just reflect reality, we don't shape it."
- "We just give the public what it wants."
- "If you don't like this material, you can turn it off."
He challenged those assumptions, point by point, in a scathing
attack on Hollywood's warped view of the world. He also blamed the
public for contributing to the problem, allowing television to become
"a form of idol worship, gobbling up people's lives." He said the
average American will spend 13 years of his or her life watching
TV.
Medved's appearance at Greenville College was made possible by
a generous grant from the Charles and M. R. Shapiro Foundation.
From the Office of Foundation Relations
Linda Myette, Director
$105,000
Shapiro Foundation
For three years for integration of spiritual life and academic programs
including the hiring of a full-time faculty member for 3 years in
the area of Jewish and Christian Studies. In addition the Shapiro
Foundation will provide matching funds up to $250,000 for an endowed
chair in Jewish and Christian Studies. The Shapiro Foundation is
an independent Jewish foundation interested in funding higher education,
human services, and Jewish programs and organizations in the state
of Illinois.
$60,000
Free Methodist Foundation
Funds to furnish the new bookstore/classroom building.
From the Greenville College Foundation
David Hoag, CEO
Janine Boyd, Stewardship Director
- March gifts to the Greenville College Foundation totaled $271,778,
bringing the year to date total of gifts received to approximately
$1,799,426.
- March gifts received include $225,000 of grant funds, $44,183
in restricted gifts, $2,325 in endowed gifts and $270 in capital
gifts.
March Financials
As of March 31, 2000, our giving has exceeded total gifts for the
previous fiscal year. Total gifts for the year are $2,660,539. Unrestricted
giving for the month of March was slightly above the goal for the
month with a total of $159,343. However, for the year we are still
$183,744 behind our scheduled pace for the year.
Upcoming Events
President's
Society
April 15, 2000
Relay for Life Kickoff
April 27, 2000
Armington Center
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Ivy Cutting Luncheon
May 20, 2000
Armington Center
11:00 a.m.
Last updated: April
11, 2000
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