Contributions from the Trust are particularly visible on our campus this year, as we watch the construction of the Hodson Science and Technology Center. The Trust's generosity has made possible the establishment of a Center which is a physical statement of our commitment to strengthen the teaching of the sciences and to encourage faculty and student research. Johns Hopkins is applying the 2000 year grant towards both an expansion project as well as towards its scholarship program. But this year's generous gift is unprecedented. We are tremendously grateful for the continued support for the Hodson Scholarships, the Hodson Young Investigator in Oncology award, the Provost's Undergraduate Research awards and the commitments the Hodson Trust has made to the Eisenhower Library's Digital Knowledge Center and our new cancer research and clinical buildings.
Donors are precious.
But partners, like the Hodson Trust, are priceless. St. John's will use the funds from the Hodson Trust to complete the funding for a student internship program that provides individuals with opportunities to be introduced to the world they will enter following their studies. A second portion of the grant will go towards the valuable renovation of the college's academic building which houses all the laboratories, music rooms and art studios. It is the biggest and most important renovation project of the decade. The Hodson Trust has leveraged dramatically our success in recruiting good students and in attracting and retaining gifted professors.