| Dec 14, 2004 |
Grants Awarded
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Grant Awards Made by the Board of Directors, December 14, 2004 |
| Nov 18, 2004 |
New College of Virginia a potential spur to area economy
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Based on a review of six comparative university communities, the Martinsville-Henry County, Virginia region could potentially see a positive impact on its economy from the location of the proposed New College of Virginia in the area, according to a report commissioned by the Martinsville-Henry County Strategic Advisory Committee. |
| Nov 6, 2004 |
Educators Challenge Themselves
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Administrators and teacher leaders from Martinsville City Schools, Henry County Schools and Carlisle School joined together on Saturday, November 6, 2004, to continue their study of instructional leadership as it relates to student achievement. |
| Oct 14, 2004 |
SCHEV opens online forum to discuss New College in Southside
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The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) has opened an online forum on its website to invite discussion about the desirability of a college or university in Southside Virginia. |
| Sep 27, 2004 |
Henry County Board of Supervisors Passes Resolution Supporting Establishment of New College
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The Henry County Board of Supervisors today unanimously passed a resolution supporting the Harvest Foundation's challenge to the Commonwealth of Virginia and endorsing the innovative model of higher education developed by Dr. Ronald E. Carrier, President of the New College. |
| Aug 24, 2004 |
Grants Awarded
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Grant Awards Made by the Board of Directors, August 24, 2004 |
| Jul 14, 2004 |
New School Leases Offices in Martinsville
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The newly named Institute of Integrated and Applied Studies announced today that it will locate its headquarters in downtown Martinsville at the West Piedmont Business Development Center at 22 East Church Street. The institute will rent a suite of seven offices and share the business center's videoconferencing space, classrooms and other support facilities. |
| May 25, 2004 |
Grants Awarded
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The Harvest Foundation at the May 25, 2004, meeting approved 12 proposals totaling $5.8 million, with $1.2 million payable in 2004. The projects are aligned with the Foundation's mission, noted in italics above, that calls for grant-making to focus on initiatives and programs and to be grounded on research. |
| Feb 24, 2004 |
Grants Awarded
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Grant Awards Made by the Board of Directors, February 24, 2004 |
| Jan 20, 2004 |
Education Summit to be held at Martinsville High School
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On Tuesday, January 20, all professional staff of The Henry County Schools, The Martinsville City Schools and The Carlisle School - more than eleven hundred in total - will gather at Martinsville High School for a day-long Education Summit to formally begin a five-year crash effort to improve the approaches and strategies used by teachers in reading and math. |
| Jan 10, 2004 |
Harvest Challenge: $50 million for the establishment of a new four year public college in Martinsville/Henry County
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The Harvest Foundation announces that the board has today unanimously approved a $50 million challenge grant to the Commonwealth of Virginia conditioned on the Commonwealth's establishing a new four-year public college in the Martinsville and Henry County community. |
