Innovating & Community Engagement
Together, We Soar. The Campaign for Hartwick
Creativity, civic engagement and leadership investments
$3.5M
All our campaign pillars are interconnected, and this pillar stands as the foundation of the quintessential Hartwick experience. There is no greater purpose than ensuring that Hartwick, and its students, make a difference in their communities and have a great impact on the world. Since our beginning , Hartwick has created opportunities for students to engage with cutting-edge issues, providing solutions to the region, and connecting with industry leaders around the globe.
Our students serve their neighbors in countless ways. They help entrepreneurs become more efficient and competitive. They lead service-learning initiatives to benefit nonprofits. Their research uncovers new ways to make our region healthy and attractive. No matter what they study, they share that knowledge making the place they call home better today and tomorrow.
The Hartwick community has launched several institutes and centers to focus these efforts and ensure they are scalable and sustainable. Building on historic strengths, investments in these areas of distinction will instill a sense of community and an enduring purpose to resolve tomorrow’s challenges and leverage interconnected networks to make the world better.
Funding Priorities
CENTER FOR CRAFT FOOD & BEVERAGE
A resource for quality testing, research and education that supports small and mid-sized breweries, malthouses, distilleries, farms, bakers, food product developers and other producers. Students gain unparalleled experience and opportunities with leading food and beverage industry companies and researchers.
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC SERVICE
Dedicated to strengthening democracy across the community, this Institute is a hub of state and local government collaboration and innovation. It seeks to educate the next generation of public servants, and engage and inspire legal professionals and government officials.
THE GRIFFITHS CENTER
This idea incubator promotes cross-disciplinary innovation and entrepreneurship by providing high-impact community spaces. These include The Makerspace, Fab Lab and E-Hub which provide students and community members with leading technologies and creative environments to produce their best work.
President's INNOVATION FUND
Established in 2022, this fund provides resources to leverage opportunities as they present themselves to the College President. It is designed to empower the president to immediately leverage a new connection to invest in previously unplanned growth opportunities. A future-focused College needs the investment to respond nimbly to emerging opportunities and cutting-edge programs, and this fund allows the president to exactly that.
