2025 Institutional Impact Grant Recipients
The list of institutions receiving 2025 Institutional Impact Grants, along with the names of their projects and project leaders, are included below:
Austin Community College District
Transforming the Faculty & Student Experience: A Framework for Growing Character at Austin Community College
Arun John, Ted Hadzi-Antich Jr., Grant Potts
Ball State University
Cultivating Civic Character for the Common Good (C4G)
David J. Roof, Anand R. Marri, Pamela Schaal
Baylor University
Character in Deeds: A Community of Practice Approach to Holistic & Intentional Character Education at Baylor University
Karen Melton, Sarah Schnitker
Bellarmine University
Character, Community, and Collaboration: Integrating Character into Experiential Learning
Jon Blandford, Liz Byron
Bryn Mawr College
Teaching and Learning Character Together: A Partnership Approach to Preparing Students for Lives of Purpose
Alison Cook-Sather, Joel Schlosser, Jen Callaghan
California State University, Bakersfield; Harvard University; DePauw University; Santa Fe College; Stanford University; and St. Philip’s College
Educating Intellectual & Civic Character Through Dialogue: Expanding the Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership
Nate Olson, Jess Miner, Cassie Finley, Jeffrey Dunn, Ann Thebaut, Li Ren-Kaplan, Collin Anthony Chen, Kelli Rolland-Adkins, Anthony Givhan
Calvin University
Forming Virtue Through Community-Engaged Learning: A Proposal for Educating Character at Calvin University
Kevin R. den Dulk, Abbie Lipsker, Gail L. Zandee, Mary Molewyk Doornbos, David P. Warners, Andrea Lubberts
City University of New York – Medgar Evers College
Character Education as it Relates to Dr. Martin Luther King’s ‘Beloved Community’
Glenn McMillan
Davidson College
Living the Liberal Arts: Honor, Integrity and the Public Good
Doug Hicks, Chris Marsicano
Fort Lewis College
Institutional Reconciliation as a Transformative Character Education Opportunity
Paul DeBell, Matthew Schaeffer, Rosalinda Linares-Gray
Geneva College
Coherence & Envision Co-Curricular Program
Jeff Cole, Krista Autrey, Jamie Swank
Howard University
Character Education Capacity-Building at Howard University: Toward a Research-Informed HBCU-Based Framework
Jorge Burmicky, Ronald Smith, Anthony K. Wutoh, Elijah Bratton, Tracey Holmes
Loyola Marymount University
Intellectual Character Initiative
Daniel Speak, Jason Baehr
Pepperdine University
Cultivating Virtue via Great Books Pathway Through the Core Curriculum
Jessica Hooten Wilson, Paul Begin
Radford University
Cultivating Character and Leadership for Solving Wicked Problems and Beyond
Heather Keith, Paige Tan, Steven Fesmire, Guy Axtell, Tay Keong Tan
Salem College
Touchstones for Character: Gender, Care, and Justice
Diane Lipsett, Jennifer Borrero, JaNae Joyner
Seattle University
Character at the Core: Building Capacity and Community at Seattle University
Eric Severson, Lydia Cooper, Hilary Hawley
Seton Hill University
Welcoming, Learning, Celebrating, Serving: Character Education at Seton Hill University
Sarah Marsh, Casey Bowser
St. Olaf College
Character in Community: An Exemplarist Approach to Character Education in the Undergraduate Experience
Anthony Bateza
Syracuse University
Character Development Through Sport Fan Engagement
Brian E. Konkol, Jeremy S. Jordan
University of Delaware
University of Delaware Coalition on Character Development: Advancing Flagship State Institutional Leadership
Johann Ducharme, Michael Chajes, Nicole Long, Jennifer Judy, Dan Freeman
University of Dubuque
Shaping Character Through the Head, Heart, and Hands: A Vision for Purposeful Living
Liza Johnson, Anne Funke, Mary Bryant
University of Kansas
Character Development at the University of Kansas: The IRISE Virtues Initiative
Kim Beets, Nancy E. Snow
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Educating for the Virtues of Attention
Michael Vazquez, Sarah Stroud, Donovan Livingston
University of St. Thomas
The Four Pillars Project
Eddy Rojas, Michael Naughton, Jennifer McGuire Illig, Heidi Giebel, Melanie Tucker, Tonia Bock
University of Virginia
University of Virginia’s Civic Cornerstone Fellowship
Rachel Wahl, Stefanie Georgakis Abbott
Utah State University
The Character of Peace
Austin Knuppe, Sidi Meyara
Villanova University
Educating Augustinian Character: Cultivating the Pilgrim Virtues
Anna Moreland, Michael Tomko