{"id":4,"date":"2017-08-31T17:42:40","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T17:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berea.edu\/strategicinitiatives\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2021-02-03T11:13:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T16:13:58","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/strategicinitiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;138&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Strategic Initiatives division of Berea College is responsible for overseeing and stewarding relationships with external funding partners that support on-campus programming and capital improvements as well as educational and community development programming in the Appalachian region. 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