A TRANSFORMATIVE FORCE ANNUAL REPORT
2015
TABLE of CONTENTS
Letter From the Board Chair Letter From the President Board of Trustees, Distinguished Trustees, and Emeritus Leaders Financial Report National Committees New Initiatives Bartos Institute for Constructive Engagement of Conflict Annual Fund Report and Volunteers Where in the World Are We From? Onward: Class of 2015 Matriculation List Philanthropic Support by Giving Level The Mountbatten Society The Lockwood Society The Castle Club Other Supporters Philanthropic Support by Class Donors to the Davis Challenge for Scholars and Programs In-Kind, In Honor of, and In Memory of Donors Named Endowed Funds Students Funded by Named Scholarships Planned Gifts Ways to Give
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ON THE COVER:
> Gita Eglite-Wilson ’05 pauses for reflection while leading a Wilderness Trip with students to the Grand Canyon. PHOTOGRAPHY BY:
Nashwan Al-zyadi ’15, Denmark, Raudya Amalia ’16, Indonesia, Alva Christo ’15, Indonesia, Ben Gillock, Heather Hong Chen Chen ’16, Singapore, Beatrix Howe ’15, Netherlands, Haley Jernaill ’16, USA/HI, Julian Liebaert ’15, Belgium, Fiachra MacFadden ’13, Zachary McNellis, Jennifer Rowland, Celisse Ruiz WK’06, Kate Russell, John Sheedy, Yftah Sheffer ’16, Israel, Naomi Swinton, Carlos Varela, Daniel Willms, Sara Yeboah Boakye ’15, Ghana, Jingjing Zhou ‘03
77% of uwc-usa’s students are international
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LETTER FROM THE BOARD CHAIR As I complete my first year as chairman, I thank you for joining the movement and your support of UWC-USA.
I never had the privilege of attending UWC as a student, so I am often asked what motivates my involvement. The answer is simple: The minute I get on campus and start meeting with students and staff, I get a much-needed dose of optimism that can be in very short supply in today’s world. And, of course, the clear mountain air of Montezuma only accelerates the “high.” We would also like to highlight a few milestones for the past year: 1. Welcoming Mukul Kumar ’89 as our fourth—and first alumni president. Mukul is already bringing new insight, innovation, and energy to UWC-USA. (Please read about Mukul’s first year in his letter on page two.) 2. Meeting the $1 million Davis Challenge. Shelby and Gale Davis have consistently encouraged UWC-USA to do more and better. All of you rose to the challenge as we exceeded the goal by December 31, 2014, raising $1.142 million. Thank you, thank you, thank you. 3. Building our board. We added four new members to our Board of Trustees, including two alumni: Leigh Ann Brown (Santa Fe, New Mexico), president of Brown Thomason & Associates LLC, a medical management company, and chair of the International Folk Art Alliance Marybeth Kravets (Deerfield, Illinois), chief education officer/vice president of college partnership for Chicago Scholars Ben Melkman ’98 (Geneva), partner and senior portfolio manager at Brevan Howard, a European hedge-fund management company Subitha Subramaniam ’88 (London), partner, chief economist and cohead of asset management at Sarasin & Partners, a London-based asset manager 4. Creating an exceptional experience for our students and community. Our mission is front and center in everything we do. The board is highly engaged with Mukul and the broader community to find ways to strengthen and extend our impact in helping phenomenal kids grow into exceptional adults with unique perspectives on global challenges. Thank you again for your contributions to building the UWC community. And wherever this letter reaches you, my hope is that the optimism is contagious! Regards, Steven F. Dichter Chairman
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Along with 90 percent of UWC-USA alumni surveyed a few years ago, I called UWC the “most transformational educational experience” for me.
Returning to lead the school is straight out of a Bollywood movie script. Nine months into my time in Montezuma, I still pinch myself. It’s an idyllic setting for our young son to grow, though, having arrived in metropolitan Montezuma from lazy London, I’m sure my wife reserves rights on any future geographic moves. There is nostalgia at every turn—from students signing the same matriculation book at the president’s residence I did, to cultural days, to graduation, and more. Yet equally clear is the need for us to nimbly evolve in response to new global challenges and prepare our students for the realities of leading in the 21st century. UWC-USA continues to be a transformative force in the lives of young people and everyone who comes in contact with our community. The exploration of personal identity, current world issues, and societal prejudices occurs in a deliberately constructed context of pervasive diversity, optimistic idealism, and experienced mentorship. The result is a coming-of-age experience that challenges, stimulates, and leads to a “UWC mindset” that persists for the years ahead. The 2014-15 school year saw continuing diversity from 70 plus countries. (See details on page 12.) This diversity shines through in a range of interactions at the school. A recent visitor (a film producer) to the Middle East and Indian Cultural Day was blown away by the talent and professionalism of the students organizing the show. A variety of student and staff initiatives continue to add to the diversity of programming at the school. New initiatives in sustainability (the growing Agroecology Research Center) and social entrepreneurship complement historical strengths in wilderness education, community service, and the arts. And the academic portfolio remains incredibly diverse for a school our size—with 27 course offerings.
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Thanks to the generosity of the extended UWC-USA friends and family we also improved our financial position this year. Shelby Davis’ challenge inspired strong support from a range of donors, new and continuing. Our alumni and board continue to increase their support for the school and we are actively pursuing partnerships with several foundations. I am personally appreciative of your generous support in time and money that enabled us to add more than $1.8 million to the Endowment Fund and more than $1.6 million to the Annual Fund. I want to share three themes as we kick off the 2015-16 school year with new energy and innovation. First, we have invested further in the geographic and socioeconomic diversity of students and staff. We will have a student body from 77 countries.
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Generous support has increased scholarships for students from conflict areas. Expanding presence from Latin America and the Middle East North Africa region is a priority into the future. The admissions team brought in a wonderful new set of students while managing the complex jigsaw puzzle of gender balance, geographic diversity, and financial needs at the college. Second, we start the year with a strong team. We have a strong blend of UWC experience, International Baccalaureate background, and experiential/ residential program interests among our incoming faculty that complements our current faculty. The staff ranks have also seen significant rejuvenation. On the administrative team, Alfonso Leon joined as VP of Finance and Operations, Linda Curtis has returned to campus as Dean of Students, and Martina Moetz joined us in August as VP of Academic Affairs. Third, we are piloting a new approach to measuring and cultivating 21st century competencies in our students. We are focusing on six competencies: Communication, Collaboration, Community Organization, Empathy, ProblemSolving, and Resilience. Even in the design phase, we’ve had interest from other schools (including other UWCs) to partner with us to deploy such a program more broadly. There is much to be done in the years ahead. Four categories are high on the priority list: > Modernize processes, administrative tools, and the campus infrastructure. > Invest in our faculty and staff to ensure our talent is at the frontier of education. > Explore new arenas for enhancing UWC distinctiveness and impact. > Bolster financial sustainability for the future. UWC-USA remains well-positioned to bring positive change to a world in desperate need of strong change-leaders. The pace of change in the world has increased rapidly in the last two decades and we will need to evolve to ensure our relevance and impact across the next 50 years. I speak to our students often about my three Ps: Passion, Perseverance, and Productivity. I am proud of the future leaders the school continues to graduate and the network for making positive change. I look forward to your ongoing support and engagement on our journey ahead. Together, we will continue to make education a force that unites people around the globe and brings lasting positive change to the planet. Mukul Kumar ’89 President
2014-15 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Steven F. Dichter, Chair Mark Alexander Amin Badr-El-Din Marc P. Blum Sebastien de Halleux ’96 Ray R. Irani Ben Jones AC’91 Mukul Kumar ’89 Kuo-Chuan (KC) Kung ’87 James Leonard Charlotte Ilfeld Rubin Peter Ruggiero Jonathan L. Schneider Thomas Schwingeler ’86 Monique B. Seefried Sujatha Srinivasan Michael C. Taylor ’91 Tyler C. Tingley Rosemary Tomich Melanie Weston ’86
DISTINGUISHED TRUSTEES Nancy Anixter William Anixter Alvin Chereskin Shelby M.C. Davis Thomas P. Dickerson AC’68 Virginia Dwan Phyllis Rothschild Farley Amy Yeager Geier Philip O. Geier III Dorothy Goodman William H. Moore III Ronald W. Rubinow Louisa Stude Sarofim Michael Stern ’89 James B. Taylor Sarah W. Taylor Litsa D. Tsitsera
EMERITUS LEADERS Lisa A.H. Darling, President Emeritus Thomas P. Dickerson AC’68, Chairman Emeritus Philip O. Geier III, President Emeritus Theodore D. Lockwood, President Emeritus James B. Taylor, Chairman Emeritus
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FINANCIAL REPORT If you take a moment to dig into the finances of the Armand Hammer United World College, you quickly realize this is an unusual educational institution. Particularly for a school that has only graduated 31 classes, we enjoy impressive financial strength. With pride and gratefulness, we continue to be a philanthropy-driven school rather than a tuition-driven school.
Funding released from investment funds that the school manages— generously donated by philanthropists large and small—totaled $4.77 million in 2014-15. That supplies 42 percent of the operating budget—close to half the school’s annual needs. Happily, investment funds have grown with new contributions and the markets we invest in, from $88 million five years ago to nearly $120 million this year. Our second philanthropic source—gifts to operations and Davis initiatives grants—has also grown significantly, to $2.51 million in 2014, or 22 percent of the annual budget. Despite our unique situation, a trend is developing that we are watching closely. Our challenge continues to be to matriculate a portion of students from families and national committees who can pay tuition while continuing to offer generous scholarships to all students and extraordinary scholarships to most students. Tuition payments from a combination of national committees and parents reached 26 percent of last year’s budget. We have also begun to grow over the past few years—gradually but steadily—the number of students on campus. Of course, this serves the mission of the school by increasing our impact. We also hope this growth helps us contain the cost per student in our program. Last year’s budget expenses rose five percent from the previous year. While we cannot expect zero percent cost growth per year, we hope prudent management and smart growth will keep this to a minimum in the years ahead. I can’t resist mentioning the most important way we maintain our specialness. Philanthropic support—between the Endowment Fund and Annual Fund—gives us the opportunity, in close partnership with national committees, to engineer our deliberate diversity, regardless of the capacity of families to pay for UWC. Our biggest benefactor, Shelby Davis, made a $1 million matching-fund gift last year as well as a new five-year pledge of funds to boost scholarships here and at other United World Colleges. I’m particularly pleased that our strongest natural source of support—alumni—answered the challenge last year, contributing 27 percent of all Annual Fund gifts. None of this is an accident. A philanthropic, mission-driven school neither happens spontaneously nor sustains itself forever without extraordinary effort. Only the continued belief and generosity of our mission-driven community—meaning you—make this possible. We sense UWC’s uniqueness from the first moment we step foot on campus. That uniqueness extends to the way we fund our mission every year. Michael C. Taylor ’91 Board of Trustees and Finance Chair
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7.7%
REVENUES
FY 2015
2.3%
FY 2014 42.2%
9.2%
Funding Released from Endowment Tuition from Families and National Committees Gifts to Operations Davis Initiatives Grants Deficit Covered by Reserves Summer Programs/Auxiliary Income Armand Hammer Trust Total Revenues
$4,771,349 $2,895,448 $1,472,625 $1,037,500 $871,368 $263,418 $0
$4,807,848 $2,667,175 $1,574,686 $0 $742,546 $333,775 $665,0075
$11,311,708
$10,791,037
13.0%
25.6%
8.9%
EXPENSES
FY 2015
FY 2014 10.6%
Educational Programming* General Administration Facilities Expenses US Davis Scholars Abroad
$7,895,259 $7,427,029 $1,220,796 $1,200,354 $1,193,878 $1,079,294 $1,001,776 $1,084,360
10.8%
Total Expenses and Transfers
$11,311,708
$10,791,037
*Funds used for housing students and carrying out academic and co-curricular programs including compensation and support for employees who facilitate these programs
69.8%
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400
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NUMBER OF DONORS
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
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NATIONAL COMMITTEES
U.S. SELECTION COMMITTEE
Nearly all students who seek to study at one of the 15 UWCs apply to a national committee rather than directly to a UWC. There are more than 150 national committees around the world; most are run entirely by volunteers. These committees review approximately 10,000 applications to select more than 1,400 promising candidates to attend one of the 15 UWCs. This unique system enables students to be selected from within their own communities and cultures.
CO-CHAIRS
All U.S. citizens and permanent residents apply to UWCs through the Davis Scholarship competition, which is run by the U.S. selection committee. Fifty accepted students receive full merit scholarships (tuition, room, and board) to attend one of the UWCs for the full two-year program.
Gigi (Modrich) Christopher ’00 Attorney-advior, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, Division of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C.
UWC-USA helps coordinate and support the U.S. selection committee and its wider group of volunteers. Committee members read hundreds of applications and conduct dozens of interviews to select the newest cohort of Davis Scholars. Last spring, 70 semifinalists were invited to Montezuma to take part in two days of activities, which allowed candidates to better understand the UWC experience and gave committee members the chance to observe prospective students interact with faculty, staff, current UWC students, and each other. Candidates who needed financial assistance were awarded travel scholarships to ensure that all who wanted to participate could do so. We are deeply grateful to the U.S. selection committee and to volunteers throughout the world who enable the UWC selection to happen.
Xochitl Torres Small WK’03 Law clerk, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico in Las Cruces, New Mexico Jim Pautz ’02 Vice president of coaching operations at Fullbridge in Cambridge, Massachusetts
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Jimm Crowder International education consultant based in St. Paul, Minnesota Elisa Cundiff LPC’03 AP computer science teacher, Las Cruces High School in Las Cruces, New Mexico Amy Garrou Independent counselor, InGenius Prep (college admission counseling) Shaun Mabry MC’01 Deb Shaver Dean of Admission, Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts Laura Simeon AC’86 Librarian and diversity coordinator, Open Window School in Bellevue, Washington
> Students from North America share their culture and traditions at the North American Culture Day.
> We welcomed 110 alumni back to campus for Reunion 2014 to re- connect, re-engage, and re-energize.
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NEW INITIATIVES
ALUMNI-SUPPORTED PROJECT WEEK Nine students and two faculty from UWC-USA traveled to Ferguson, Missouri during Project Week to better understand the challenges and explore potential solutions to the racial divide that embroiled the city and highlighted racial tensions in the United States. By speaking to those directly involved— including a white police officer and a YWCA racial justice coordinator—the students engaged with the problem directly and gained valuable insight from residents of Ferguson. Flannery Burke ’91, associate professor of history at St. Louis University, began to wonder in the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting how UWC-USA students could approach this problem. As an alumna, Burke recognized an opportunity for the kinds of skills and attitudes that UWC fosters. She set up a series of meetings, tours and discussions so students could learn about the issues and background from those who experienced the racial tensions after the Brown incident. “The media portrays the events one way,” says Caroline Ayala ’15, USA/Chile, “and it can be easy to distance yourself from these issues… However, speaking to community members, protestors and students powerfully impacts you.” This was one of two alumni-designed and hosted Project Week trips; the other included 15 students hosted by alumni in New York City who also arranged volunteer work at three nonprofit organizations. The model will hopefully be replicated in other parts of the country with the efforts of more UWC-USA alumni. “Every teacher who met them told me how impressed they were with the level of inquisitiveness,” says Burke. “You just can’t teach curiosity.”
FIRESIDE CHATS—NEW WAYS FOR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE LEADERS A new initiative in the past year aims to bring students closer to national and international figures on the cutting edge of business, education, and social issues. As envisioned and executed by President Mukul Kumar ’89, Fireside Chats are made up of students, speakers, a fire, and refreshments (usually hot chocolate and cookies). The informal setting affords greater opportunities for students to ask questions and for discussion to range among a wider variety of topics. The first Fireside Chat was a session on global economics in the 21st century facilitated by Klaus Desmet ’88, a professor of economics at Southern Methodist University. Other conversations over the course of the year included “Small Team, Big Impact: Insights from an Entrepreneur” hosted by Niraj Kumar ’94 and “Tales of an American Inventor and Humanitarian” featuring Herbert Wilson, CEO of Micro-Surface Finishing Products. The Fireside Chat featuring entrepreneur and social activist Allan Affeldt provided students with an opportunity to understand how a person who has been a significant activist also can pursue a career in serious economic development. A new tradition at UWC-USA, future Fireside Chats are planned for the 2015-16 academic year.
Fireside Chats aim to bring students closer to national and international figures on the cutting edge of business, education, and social issues.
> An alumni-sponsored and organized Project Week experience brought students to New York to learn about nonprofit social justice and community organizing.
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BARTOS INSTITUTE Founded in 2001 thanks to a generous gift from the Bartos family, the Bartos Institute for Constructive Engagement of Conflict (CEC) equips young people with the skills to identify and learn how to constructively engage conflicts—at personal, interpersonal, and larger community levels. This broad array of programs and efforts helps students take skillful action in order to strengthen communities and foster peace in the world. In 2014-15, Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos and Adam Bartos made a generous gift to support the continued work of the Bartos Institute.
The Bartos Institute for Constructive Engagement of Conflict engages students and the local community in a variety of ways:
RETREATS Peer-led small-group experiences allow young people’s stories and struggles to surface and create support for the academic year ahead.
FACILITATOR TRAINING Young people are empowered with the skills, practice, and frameworks essential for effective facilitation.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND SERVICE Students are exposed to foundational ideas of community organizing and given the opportunity to practice outreach, advocacy, and service addressing different kinds of conflict in local settings. In addition, several Southwest Studies and Project Week trips—including one to the U.S./Mexico border and one to Ferguson, Missouri—emphasize learning about current resource and identity group conflicts.
INTERGENERATIONAL AND PEER MENTORING Young people are introduced to the importance of mentoring and various ways to be an effective mentor and peer role model.
CONFERENCES Students plan and execute conferences on subjects such as sustainability, activism, and regional conflicts, integrating public intellectuals from the wider world, student speakers, and community members.
> Tenzin ’16 presents on Tibet to fellow students and faculty.
> The Annual Conference, featuring 12 outside speakers, addressed the issue of conflict zones.
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CURRICULUM Students study a variety of materials on communication, conflict, and facilitation skills. Ideas are then integrated into leadership training on human rights, community engagement, and other related subjects.
RESIDENTIAL LIFE Facilitation skills and frameworks on restorative justice and dialogue are put to good use in the residence halls and the broader school community, where young people’s differences often surface and serve as learning opportunities.
DIPLOMACY AND NEGOTIATION Learning from adult practitioners and seeking common ground with those from conflicting countries, students begin to think of themselves as citizen diplomats. Speakers with international and diplomatic career experience meet with students to share ideas and career advice. Students participate in Model United Nations as well as special events presented by the Council on International Relations and the World Affairs Council.
MEDIA PROJECTS Students create digital stories in a variety of genres, thereby developing important skills, including media literacy and awareness of the media justice movement.
BARTOS INSTITUTE FELLOWS The Bartos Fellows program brings thought leaders from a variety of fields to the UWC-USA campus each semester. Fellows share from their areas of expertise, visit classes, present formally and informally, support students in writing about international issues, and work with students in small groups and one-on-one.
18,000 community service hours
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2014-15 BARTOS INSTITUTE FELLOWS Ari Satok—sociologist studying the UWC movement and values-based education, led a storytelling project collecting and sharing the remarkable stories and life experiences of UWC students. The project explored cultural and national difference and exchange while helping students learn about public narrative. Chris Martin—author of two books of poetry and editor at Futurepoem books Courtney E. Martin—TED curator, Aspen Institute strategist, and author and speaker on millennials’ re-imagining success and social change Gillian Martin Sorensen—2014 Harvard University Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow with a long career with the United Nations serving as assistant secretary-general; a senior advisor and national advocate at the United Nations Foundation; and New York City commissioner for the U.N. and Consular Corps. John Cary—TED prize strategist and writer, speaker, curator, and connector focused on design for the public good
> Presenters at the Annual Conference do more than speak: They often encourage students and faculty to actively learn.
ANNUAL FUND REPORT I am pleased to report, along with my Annual Fund co-chairs Sam Opitz ’91 and Bassirou Sarr ’05, that the 2014-2015 UWC-USA Annual Fund was a resounding success. The numbers this year are truly impressive: More than 1,200 individuals and organizations made gifts to the Annual Fund totaling more than $1.6 million, a 28 percent increase over last year and the largest amount raised for the Annual Fund in the school’s history.
> Students from around the world joined the 2014 Global Leadership Forum summer programs.
The Annual Fund, which runs from June 1 to May 31, supports UWCUSA’s operating budget. Every gift directly benefits UWC-USA students by helping to pay for community service and wilderness programs, classroom instruction, scholarships for international students, operation of facilities, and much more. Every year, the Annual Fund is made possible through the efforts of alumni volunteers and a number of friends who give their time and energy to advocate in support of our school. This past year, I was fortunate to serve as one of 86 talented and dedicated alumni volunteers spread across 32 classes. In addition, we owe a great deal of this year’s success to Shelby Davis and his Davis Challenge for Scholars and Programs that was successfully completed on December 31, 2014. The challenge was designed to encourage new and increased gifts to our school, and our donors responded with full gusto, lending strong support to the Annual Fund as well as to a separate Endowment Fund for students from areas of conflict. In addition to the impressive numbers, I’d like to highlight some exciting initiatives focusing on alumni class fundraising. Between this year and last, the class of 1985 successfully raised a scholarship worth $80,000 in honor of their 30th reunion, which will fully support a needy student matriculating in the fall of 2015. The class of 1986, of which I am a proud member, is also in the process of raising a similar scholarship and is on track to complete the scholarship in the coming year, just in time for our 30th reunion. The school also launched the Adopt-a-Student pilot, a new program in which six alumni classes “adopted” three first-year students and raised funds to support those students’ scholarships. Sam, Bassirou, and I would like to thank our alumni volunteers and the many UWC-USA alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, and friends who made a gift this past year. Every little bit you gave— of your time, your money, and your spirit—helped make the UWC experience possible for our students, and that is a truly worthwhile achievement. Melanie Weston ’86 Annual Fund Co-Chair
38% students receiving full scholarships
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ANNUAL FUND VOLUNTEERS Andrés Franco-Vasco ’84 Eugenio Ruggiero PhD ’84 Ken Yeung ’84 Bonnie (Horie) Bennett ’85 Dorrie Brooks ’85 Rona McNeil ’85 Theotonio Monteiro de Barros ’85 Colleen (Lewis) von Eckartsberg ’86 Melanie Weston ’86 Manolo Espinosa ’87 Mauricio de Arruda ’88 Kirsten (Cooke) Healey ’88 Erin (Kennedy) Woods ’89 David Collison ’90 Sandra Gastañaduy Collison ’90 Tal Oron Cohen ’90 Raechel Waters PhD ’90 Brian Bava ’91 Lisa Krassner ’91 Cecile Menard ’91 Sam Opitz ’91 Mike Taylor ’91 Ruben Ayala MD ’92
Brian Lax ’92 Clay Samford ’92 Melanie Bush ’93 Kristina Dahlstrom ’93 Aly Kassam-Remtulla PhD ’94 Jeremiah Stevens ’94 Kathryn Holmgaard ’95 Brian Abernathy ’96 Jim Bowen ’96 Gert Ceville-Danielsen ’96 Serap (Bindebir) Bardak ’97 Mustu Barma ’98 Shannon Duncan ’98 Ariel (Hearne) Maddocks ’98 Shola Fafunso ’99 Cammie Burch ’00 Daniela Emmerich Lopez ’00 Kate (Saldin) Hunter ’00 Mike D’Agostino ’01 Adani Illo ’01 Ashley Dunlop ’02 Joel Larson ’02 Brien Darby ’04 Taylor Howard ’04 Kris Wilson ’04 Natalia Bernal-Restrepo ’05 Felix Forster ’05 Justin Karfo ’05
> Second-years welcomed 118 first-years at UWC-USA in the fall of 2014.
Bassirou Sarr ’05 Jose Pablo Salas Rojas ’06 Victoria Alleyne ’06 Leo Añó Stephens ’06 Daniel Franz ’06 Atang Gilika ’06 Halima Hima ’06 Nelson Chiwara ’07 Zohar Perla ’07 Tara Kane Prendergast ’08 Lais Miachon Silva ’08 Shen Yoong ’08 Luke Brennan ’09 Natalie Kennelley ’09 Sal Lavallo ’09 Federico Sucre ’09 Elena Tonc ’09 Rebecca Trattnig ’10 Daniel Yeboah-Kordieh ’10 Rabin Patmanathan ’11 Iris van der Heijden ’11 Invo Chami ’12 Morgante Pell ’12 Julie Trolle ’12 Abhimanyu Janamanchi ’13 Sam Kessler ’13 Samuel Haddad ’14 Jessika Nebrat ’14
Otto Zhen ’14 Irvin Brown ’15 Soumaya Difallah ’15 Leaundre Knight ’15 Ruby McCafferty ’15 Oluwadara Olayiwola ’15 Cecilia Wallace ’15
We would like to thank our alumni volunteers and the many UWC-USA alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, and friends who made a gift this past year.
> Students participate in Experiential Education (Ex-Ed) programs and outdoor activities.
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WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE WE FROM? Students in 2014-2015 came from: Afghanistan 1 Albania 2 Armenia 2 Australia 1 Austria 3 Bahamas 2 Bahrain 1 Barbados 2 Belgium 5 Bolivia 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Botswana 2 Canada 4 Cayman Islands 1 Chile 2 China 12 Colombia 1 Denmark 6 Eritrea 1 Ethiopia 1 Finland 3 France 1 Germany 7 Ghana 2 Greenland 1 Hong Kong 6 Indonesia 5 Iraq 1 Israel 3 Italy 3 Jamaica 2 Japan 6 Kenya 2 Lebanon 2
Luxembourg Macedonia Malaysia Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Nepal The Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Palestine Panama Peru Poland Portugal Romania Senegal Singapore Slovakia Spain Swaziland Sweden Taiwan Tibet Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Venezuela Vietnam Zimbabwe
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ONWARD: CLASS OF 2015 MATRICULATION LIST Below is a list of colleges and universities the class of 2015 will attend. Some students choose to take a gap year before beginning their postsecondary education, and some are required to do national service before attending university. Brown University Bucknell University Colby College College of Idaho College of the Atlantic Colorado College Columbia University Connecticut College Cornell University Dartmouth College Duke University Earlham College Gettysburg College Hamilton College Harvard College IE University Spain Imperial College London Kings College London Lewis & Clark College Luther College Macalester College McGill University Middlebury College
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Middlesex University Northeastern University Northwestern University Oberlin College Pitzer College Pomona College Princeton University Ringling College of Art & Design Savannah College of Art and Design SDA Bocconi University St. Lawrence University St. Olaf College Stanford University Swarthmore College Trinity College University College, Maastricht University College, London University of British Columbia University of California, Berkeley University of Cambridge University of Chester The University of Chicago University of Florida
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University of Glasgow 1 University of Louisville 1 University of Maryland 1 University of Melbourne 1 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2 University of Notre Dame 1 University of Nottingham 1 University of Oklahoma 2 University of Richmond 1 University of Toronto 2 University of Warwick 1 The University of the West Indies 1 Vanderbilt University 1 Washington University, St. Louis 1 Wellesley College 3 Westminster College 1 Williams College 1 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 2
Gap Year Military Service Unknown at print time
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NAMED ENDOWED FUNDS We are grateful to the generous donors who set up the following named endowment funds and encourage additional gifts to any of these funds. African Scholarship Endowment Fund Erick Argueta International Fund Asian Scholarship Endowment Fund Bartos Institute for the Resolution of Conflict Fund Brandenburg Endowment Fund The Brown Foundation Scholarship Endowment Fund Campus Center Principal Fund Castle Endowment Fund Amadou Cisse Senegalese Student Aid Endowment Fund Class of ’89 Endowment Scholarship Davis Endowment Fund Davis - Faculty/Staff Development Fund Sebastien de Halleux Scholarship Endowment Dwan Light Sanctuary Endowment Fund Eastern Europe Scholarship Endowment Fund Lucas J. Finnegan ’98 Scholarship Fund
> Camp UWC provides local young children the opportunity to learn from the global, diverse student population.
Franklin Endowment Fund Geier International Scholarship Endowment Fund Geier Plaza Endowment Fund General Operating Endowment Fund General Scholarship Principal Fund Getz Beneficial Fund Principal Greek Scholars Endowment Fund Gulf Interstate Company Endowment Fund Armand Hammer Memorial Endowment Fund Helenty Homans Scholarship Endowment Hoover Fund Principal The Huntsman Scholarship Fund Indian Student Scholarship Endowment Fund Bertrand Kan Merit Scholarship Endowment Rita and KC Kung Scholarship Lansing Field House Endowment Fund Latin American Scholarship Endowment Fund Lucille Lockwood Principal Fund Ted Mann Scholarship Fund Sally C.M. Martin Memorial Endowment Fund Middle East Endowment Fund Middle East Scholarship Endowment Fund Morrie Moss Endowment Fund
Muslim Girls Scholarship Endowment Fund Chris Pancoast Memorial Scholarship Fund Kaushalya Parashar Endowment Fund Anthony Portago Scholarship Endowment Ron Prieskorn Endowment Fund Public School Teacher Initiatives in International Education Fund Victoria Ransom ’95 and Alain Chuard Scholarship Rifkin Endowment Fund Carola Warburg Rothschild Fund Kristian Segerstråle ’96 Scholarship Noam Stampfer Scholarship Endowment Fund I Noam Stampfer Scholarship Endowment Fund II Hilde and Fritz Tannhauser Memorial Scholarship Technology Endowment Fund Dan Tyson Memorial Endowment Fund Frances K. Tyson Fund for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development Wilson Family International Endowment Fund Charles Wong Scholarship To create a new fund (minimum gift of $50,000), please contact Christie Baskett at 505-454-4214.
> During Project Week, a group of students traveled to the U.S./Mexico border to learn about the challenges that face potential immigrants.
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STUDENTS FUNDED BY NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS The following named endowed funds provided a full scholarship for the student(s) from the country(ies) listed. We are grateful for the many endowed funds that also provide partial scholarships but, because of space limitations, the following only could be listed.
SCHOLARSHIP
STUDENTS SUPPORTED IN 2014-15
Davis Endowment Fund
48 American students
Sebastien de Halleux Scholarship Endowment
Nouria ’15, Belgium
Geier International Scholarship Endowment Fund
Partial scholarships for 91 students
Helenty Homans Scholarship Endowment
Dana ’16, Palestine; Yftah ’16, Israel
Bertrand Kan Merit Scholarship Endowment
Olaf ’16, Netherlands
Rita and KC Kung Scholarship
Bonnie ’15, Hong Kong
Muslim Girls Scholarship Endowment Fund
Hadia ’16, Syria; Sara ’15, Palestine; Summia ’16, Afghanistan; Adji ’16, Senegal
Victoria Ransom ’95 and Alain Chuard Scholarship
Te Wharekotua ’16, New Zealand
Kristian Segerstråle ’96 Scholarship
Alvar ’15, Finland
Noam Stampfer Scholarship Endowment Fund
Mariana ’16, Bolivia; Maite ’16, Chile
Hilde and Fritz Tannhauser Memorial Scholarship
Jimena ’15, Mexico
Wilson Family International Endowment Fund
Jerome ’16, Lebanon
In addition, the following full scholarships were provided this year through current year donations. We are grateful for the many donors who support scholarships but, because of space limitations, the following only could be listed.
55 languages taught
SCHOLARSHIP
STUDENTS SUPPORTED IN 2014-15
Atwater Scholar
Khadidja ’15, Senegal
Horizon Scholar
Tenzin ’16, Tibet
The Multinational Educational Charitable Trust 1909 Scholars
15 students from various countries
RVVZ Scholar
Stella ’16, Armenia
Velux Scholar
Eliza-Teodora ’16, Romania
Zell Scholar
Bar ’16, Israel
*For privacy reasons, the students’ first names only are listed.
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PLANNED GIFTS Planned gifts create opportunities for our supporters and UWC-USA. There are many ways to make a planned gift. The best one will balance what you wish to accomplish for yourself, your family, and your charitable interests with your overall estate and financial plans.
Bequests. The simplest way to make a planned gift is to name UWC-USA in your will. You can make a bequest of a certain dollar amount, a particular piece of property, a percentage of your estate, or a “residual” (what is left after making specific provisions for loved ones). Gifts from retirement plans. Retirement funds are often taxable—whether to you or your heirs—when withdrawn. If you make a gift directly from your retirement fund to UWC‑USA, you can often avoid these taxes by taking an offsetting deduction for your charitable gift. Gifts that return financial benefits. Gifts that pay income are often favored by donors with appreciated assets such as a business, stocks, or real estate. These gifts can be structured to provide you and/or others with income, tax savings, and other benefits while leaving a lasting legacy for UWC-USA. To learn more about tax benefits related to planned giving, please speak to your financial advisor. If you would like to have a confidential dialogue about supporting UWC‑USA with a planned gift, please contact Vice President for Advancement Christie Baskett at 505-454-4214 or christie.baskett@uwc-usa.org.
> During Project Week, students and faculty travel to the Navajo reservation to understand the social, cultural, and educational elements of reservation life.
> The academic program challenges students to think beyond their immediate experiences.
UWC-USA Annual Report 2015
WAYS TO GIVE Your gifts to UWC-USA help students from around the world obtain education that prepares them to become leaders for positive change—in the world and in their own communities. UWC-USA offers many opportunities to support the school.
Credit Card (including automatically recurring monthly gifts). Use your American Express, Discover, MasterCard, or Visa to make an online gift at www.uwc-usa.org/give or phone in your gift by calling 505-454-4265. Check. Make your check payable to the United World College-USA and mail it to the following address: UWC-USA Advancement Office P.O. Box 248 Montezuma, NM 87731-0248 USA PayPal. UWC-USA now accepts donations through PayPal. For more information about donating via PayPal, please email Director of Annual Giving Graham Rasmussen at graham.rasmussen@uwc-usa.org. Gift of Stock. You can contribute the fair market value of appreciated securities and avoid capital gains tax on the appreciated value of the stock. See www.uwc-usa.org/waystogive for the school’s broker information. Grant.You can designate UWC-USA as a recipient of a grant from a family foundation, charitable gift, or donor-advised gift fund. Matching Gift. Many organizations match charitable gifts of employees, spouses, directors, or retirees. Please request a matching-gift form from your personnel office and send it with your gift to UWC-USA. To see whether your employer has a matching-gift program, use our search tool on the upper right of the online-giving page (www.uwc-usa.org/give).
UWC-USA is a 501(c)(3) organization. Our legal name is the Armand Hammer United World College of the American West. UWC-USA P.O. Box 248 Montezuma, NM 87731-0248 USA www.uwc-usa.org
For Donors in the United Kingdom and Europe. Gifts may be sent via bank transfer to the UWC International Office in London. See www.uwc-usa.org/ waystogive for details for the pound, euro, and U.S. dollar accounts as well as information on how to register for Gift Aid (a scheme for U.K. taxpayers, allowing donations to be worth 28 percent more at no additional cost). For Donors in Singapore. Gifts to support a Singapore student to study at UWC-USA may be made in Singapore dollars by check, credit card, or bank transfer to UWCSEA Foundation who will transfer them to us. Details are available at https://www.uwcsea.edu.sg/supportus/make-a-gift. For more information on how you can support UWC-USA, please contact Vice President for Advancement Christie Baskett at 505-454-4214 or christie.baskett@uwc-usa.org.
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