Georgetown College’s NetVUE Grant for Reframing the Institutional Saga focused on three pivotal events: the college’s separation from its founding denomination in 2005, faculty action to prompt a change of presidential administration in 2012, and the removal of all institutional debt ($28.5 million) in 2024. The development of this narrative brought together trustees, faculty members, staff, and the college’s graduates in a process of institutional self-examination. The products of the grant include a book, a 90-minute video, a website, and a commissioned guitar. While the grant was in process, the college developed a new mission statement and renewed its characteristic as a progressive Christian liberal arts college.
John Henkel, Professor of Classics and General Studies, Georgetown College (KY)
Roger Ward, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Christian Discernment and Academic Leadership, Georgetown College (KY)
Jonathan Sands Wise, Provost, Georgetown College (KY)