As a leading higher education institution in the heart of Washington, D.C., Catholic University has been forming vital relationships with external partners and funders to bring to life projects from academia, industry partnerships, and sponsorships that engage our students on campus. The University is fortunate to be able to work with private foundations, companies, and local and federal government to bring initiatives with impact to life.
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Templeton Religion Trust
Professor Julio Bermudez, director of the Cultural Studies and Sacred Space graduate program in the School of Architecture and Planning, won a $234,000 grant from the Templeton Religion Trust.
Bermudez and a team of interdisciplinary scholars are using a combination of measures to study how two buildings — the sacred Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and the secular Union Station in Washington, D.C. — affect Catholic believers. With this study, Bermudez expects to show how the brain operates as subjects undergo an experience in real time.
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
Catholic University is a Coca-Cola campus and Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc., has been developing a more expansive relationship with us.
From contributing drinks and pop sockets for new students orientation to hosting a sampling event to providing stress reliever footballs to alumni during Cardinal Weekend to sponsoring the University’s inaugural Climate Change and the Future of Work Conference, Coca-Cola Consolidated is a great partner, demonstrating numerous paths of engagement for corporate sponsors and partners.