Looking Out For The Underserved/Underrepresented Society

The Office of Institutional Diversity, working with the Development Office, was fortunate to secure $350,000 to establish the L.O.F.T.U.S. Diversity Endowment Mini-Grant Initiative. Generous alumni benefactors, Mary Jo and Bob Loftus, provided the funds in 2006 as part of their commitment to improve diversity in health care access for the underserved and underrepresented.

The Office of Institutional Diversity is responsible for the administration of funds to support diversity initiatives. These funds are available to support faculty, staff, students and University units or student clubs/organizations in their implementation of initiatives that address the diversity goals and interests of the LOFTUS Diversity Endowment Mini-Grant Initiative. This endowment shall be used to support programs and/or projects at the University of St. Thomas that will improve access to health care for underserved/underrepresented populations. Within the limitations of the preceding sentence, permitted expenditures from the fund can focus on a variety of different aspects of and access to health care.