New York, NY December 16, 2009
- Tisch School of the Arts,
the premiere
institution of the performing, cinematic and
recording arts, is pleased to announce the
establishment of the Alec Baldwin
Drama Scholarship Fund, made possible by a
generous $1 million gift from Mr. Baldwin
'94.
"The support I got from Tisch made it
possible for me to become an actor and to
have
a career in this business," said Mr.
Baldwin. "It's important to give
back to those institutions that give us such
opportunities, and I encourage anyone to
look into supporting their alma mater."
Recipients of awards from the Fund will be
named "Alec Baldwin Drama Scholars." It is
Mr. Baldwin's belief that in addition to
excellent training, achievement of one's
goals in the performing arts requires an
unwavering work ethic, development of
leadership skills, willingness to
collaborate, the ability to tolerate risk,
and the capacity to work with constructive
criticism.
Beginning in September 2010, the endowed
fund will provide tuition assistance to
students who best exhibit the
characteristics noted above, are in good
academic standing, and demonstrate financial
need. Special consideration will be given
to students from economically disadvantaged
families or who are the first in their
families
to attend a college or university.
"We are blessed to have great alumni such as
Alec Baldwin. His life and career are a
model of the work ethic, leadership skills
and commitment we value at Tisch. In order
to have great alumni you need to start with
great students," said Dean Mary
Schmidt Campbell. "Great students
come from all over the world, and
scholarships such as Alec's enable us to
attract and retain the best of the best to
attend the Tisch School of the Arts
regardless of their ability to pay. We are
truly thrilled with Alec's generosity
and this transformative gift for the
school."
As one of the nation's leading centers of
undergraduate and graduate study in the
performing and cinematic arts, Tisch offers
programs that incorporate state-of-the-art
facilities; a collaboratively oriented
community of award-winning faculty members;
internship opportunities with established
professionals; and the incomparable artistic
and cultural resources of New York City. The
Alec Baldwin Drama Scholarship Fund
will support those students who would not
otherwise be able to afford an NYU Tisch
education.
About Tisch School of the Arts
For more than 40 years, Tisch
School of the Arts has drawn on the vast
resources of New York City and New York
University to create an extraordinary
training ground for the individual artist
and scholar of the arts. Students learn
their craft in a spirited, risk-taking
environment that combines the professional
training of a conservatory with the liberal
arts education of a major research
university.
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