UNIVERSITY CITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION
8136 Groby Road, University City, MO 63130
Nineteen directors; 3-year terms
The University City Education Foundation (UCEF) was established in 1996 to provide a way to enhance the University City public schools beyond the limits of normal tax support. To date the Foundation has focused on raising private money in order to support the development of enrichment programs. A self-perpetuating Board of Directors guides the Foundation and is composed of seventeen private citizens, plus two individuals who are involved in the day-to-day operations of the school district. In its first seven years, the Foundation has distributed over $160,000 to classrooms and schools throughout the school district and has also established an endowment fund which currently stands at just over $68,000. Several alumni serve on the Board and many have been active in planning or participating in the Foundation's many benefits and programs.
UNIVERSITY CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
University City has fifteen volunteer boards and commissions that advise the City Council and City Administration on a variety of matters. Descriptions of each group, any requirements for appointment and an application for appointment can be found on the City's web site, www.ucitymo.org. All appointees must be residents of University City.
MUNICIPAL COMMISSION ON ARTS & LETTERS
6801 Delmar Boulevard, University City, MO 63130
Fifteen members; 4-year terms
One of University City's fifteen volunteer commissions, the Municipal Commission on Arts & Letters acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council in connection with the artistic, cultural, and scholarly development within the City. There are 15 members with at least one from each of the following arts or professions: painting, sculpture, literature, music, and architecture. The Commission is currently chaired by Traci Moore, UCHS Class of 1988. Annual activities include an amateur photography competition, the University City Sculpture Series, public lectures and presentations, the Returning Artist Series, and free summer concerts in Heman Park. The Commission also collaborates with other organizations when appropriate.
Through the Returning Artist Series, which began in 1994, alumni of UCHS are invited to return to the district schools as artists-in-residence, with a free performance or demonstration for families and the general public. The goals of this series are to encourage interest in the arts as careers, to spur the development of artistic excellence, and to support the arts education curriculum in the schools. Alumni artists who have donated their time to this program include Marlon West (Class of '81), Edgar Davis ('82), Wayne du Maine ('83), Larry Krone ('88), Melissa Fathman ('83), Laura Scandrett ('84), Gregory Sporleder ('82), Lisa Nicole Wilkerson ('91), David Levi ('77) and Sam Stang ('77).
