Use of Funds
Scholarships
The Foundation administers over 100 scholarships and awards more than $250,000 every academic year. For a complete list of available scholarships, click here.
Restoration of Tyler Hall and Formal Gardens
Built between 1930 and 1932, Council Rock, now referred to as Tyler Hall, was the 60-room Norman Revival mansion of George Frederick, a Philadelphia banker, and Stella Elkins Tyler, a sculptress and patron of the arts. The estate was donated to Temple University in 1962 by Mrs. Tyler, who was a trustee of the University for 20 years. Tyler Hall and 200 acres of the former 2,000 acre Tyler Estate were acquired by the County of Bucks from Temple. Bucks County Community College officially opened its doors in September of 1965.
The Tyler Gardens were constructed in 1931 by the Tylers to provide a formal landscape setting for Council Rock. The gardens clearly demonstrated characteristics that were common in formal gardens in the Philadelphia area at this time. Mrs. Tyler envisioned the formal gardens as an extension of the main house where she could entertain in "rooms" created by trimmed hedges. In 1988, the Tyler Gardens and Council Rock were listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Tyler Hall and Garden restoration, renovation and stabilization projects are funded through proceeds from the Tyler Tasting Party. Since its inception in 1988, this Foundation event has raised more than $500,000 toward restoring this mansion. Past projects included:
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Support for Special College Projects and Initiatives
Since 1998, the Foundation has contributed $876,381.99 in support of special College projects and initiatives through its Allocations Committee. Every academic year, the College faculty and staff have the opportunity to submit a Request for Support. Use the links below for more information about Foundation funded projects.
1998 College Projects and Initiatives
Total: $50,000
- Facility and equipment improvements for the Department of Health, Physical Education and Nursing ($50,000)
1999 College Projects and Initiatives
Total: $16,000
- Portable Classroom Renovations for Autistic Children Program ($16,000)
2000 College Projects and Initiatives
Total: $63,202
- Equipment and Student Stipends for Student Orientation ($4,300)
- International Business Practice Firm (IBPF) ($38,565)
- Orientation Program to Foster the Success of Minority and International Students ($9,737)
- Transition to Employment and Housing ($2,100)
- Out of School Youth Opportunity Program ($4,000)
- Art Appreciation ($4,500)
2001 College Projects and Initiatives
Total: $111,385
- Ticket Printer for Gateway Auditorium, Software and One-Year Support ($5,341)
- Funding for Transitional/Homeless Students ($5,500)
- Bucks Ambassador Program ($4,210)
- Architectural Slide/Photo Resource Center ($2,717)
- Display Cases for Culinary Program ($4,000)
- Tyler Gardens Restoration ($7,977.15)
- Waterfall Fountain ($10,790)
- Landscape Signage ($3,000)
- 25th Anniversary for Bucks County Poet Laureate Program ($6,550)
- Furniture and Wall Hangings for Upper Bucks Campus ($4,500)
- Bibliographic Instruction for Lower Bucks Campus ($10,000)
- Labworks Learning System in Chemistry, Biology and Physics ($24,500)
- Autism Program Playground ($5,000)
- "Hand to Heart: A World of Puppetry" Exhibit ($4,500)
- Cultural Exchange of Russian Musicians ($12,800)
2002 College Projects and Initiatives
Total: $92,560
- New Tables/Chairs for Dining Room/Chef Apprenticeship Program ($11,600)
- "Red Flag" Early Intervention System ($5,537)
- Raising the Career and Educational Goals of Disadvantaged Students in Lower Bucks County ($11,740)
- CAD (Computer Aided Design) ($1,650)
- GED Test Fee Stipends ($1,500)
- Plaques to Honor Professor Emeritus ($1,800)
- Campus Art & Sculpture ($1,500)
- Transition to Employment and Housing ($3,000)
- Camp Career for High School Students ($1,943)
- Upper Bucks Campus Outdoor Furniture ($3,000)
- Equipment for Student Orientation ($2,500)
- Practical Nursing Preparatory Program ($1,200)
- Digital Readers ($1,000)
- Replacement of Room Divider/Penn 442 and 444 ($6,000)
- 2003 Faculty of the Future Conference ($4,375)
- Peer Mediation ($2,400)
- Repairs and Improvements to Artmobile ($11,750)
- Stella Elkins Tyler Exhibition and Catalogue ($1,175)
- Aesthetic Upgrades: Library Auditorium and Lobby Area ($1,200)
- Allied Health at Upper County Campus ($1,650)
- Hollander Beater Project ($1,550)
- Historic Preservation Slide/Photo Resource Center ($3,569)
- Leaded Stained Glass Transom Windows ($371)
- Sculpture Repair and Refinish ($1,100)
- Signage/Library Auditorium ($450)
- Draperies for Tyler 109 ($9,000)
2003 College Projects and Initiatives
Total: $113,494
- Creating a 'News Room' for Journalism Instruction ($27,000)
- CD Duplication for the Mike Hoffman Quartet ($460)
- Restoration of Charcoal Drawings ($548.50)
- Stella Elkins Tyler Exhibition and Catalogue ($7,000)
- Front Entrance Enhancements for the Upper Bucks Campus ($4,284.21)
- Recognition Reception for Part-Time Faculty ($3,560)
- Board Room Enhancements for the Upper Bucks Campus ($5,000)
- Printing of Materials for SENACYT (Panama) Student Project ($2,500)
- Graduate Internship in disAbility Services ($4,458)
- Equipment Upgrades for Wellness Center ($15,000)
- Repair and Resurface of Tennis Courts ($19,800)
- Salt Kiln for Department of the Arts ($2,788.93)
- Labworks Learning System ($4,000)
- Student in Free Enterprise Entrepreneurial Pilot Project ($500)
- Portable Furniture for the Upper Bucks Campus ($1,768)
- Window Accents for Gallagher Room ($4,860)
- Automated External Defibrillators ($10,428)
2004 College Projects and Initiatives
Total: $63,870
- Replacement of Room Divider ($9,000)
- Stella Elkins Tyler Exhibition and Catalogu ($8,750)
- Storage for Ceramics ($1,750)
- Student in Free Enterprise Panama Project ($2,000)
- Security/Reception Desk for the Lower Bucks Campus ($2,870)
- Speakers Bureau for Students with Learning Disabilities ($1,400)
- Recruitment Strategies for Latino Students ($4,700)
- Lobby Furniture for the Upper Bucks Campus ($4,000)
- TOTAL (Technology Office Training Access Learning) Lab ($18,000)
- Library furniture redesign ($10,400)
- Scholarships for 20 Financially Disadvantaged Act 101-GOALS Program Students ($1,000)
2005 College Projects and Initiatives
Total: $48,516
- Educational Enrichment Programs Student Mentoring Program ($3,500)
- The Inferno of Dante Exhibition ($3,500)
- Purchase of Student Works from Printmaking Program ($1,456)
- Print Drying Rack ($1,289)
- IT Academy VUE Testing ($7,200)
- Student Life Movie Series ($2,000)
- Materials and Models for a new Fine Arts major ($1,570.95)
- SimMan Simulator for Nursing Lab ($28,000)
2006 College Projects and Initiatives
Total: $56,737
- Computer-Assisted Reading Inventory Program ($3,399.50)
- Smart Classroom for Allied Health Building ($10,000)
- Phi Theta Kappa Initiation Fee Scholarships ($780)
- Welcoming Pathway to Gateway Center ($10,000)
- Learning Disabilities in the Composition Classroom Program ($500)
- Learning Connections Inventory Program ($3,250)
- Online Component for Writing to Learn Program ($4,100)
- Scenarios Online System ($7,838)
- Digital Signage ($10,500)
- Student Advisor Teams ($5,170)
- Visual Strategies for Learning ($1,200)
2007 College Projects and Initiatives
Total: $26,285
- 2008 Women's History Month ($2,500)
- Mobile White Boards for the Lower Bucks Campus ($1,400)
- Two Adjustable Tables for Disability Services ($1,385)
- Kitchen Equipment ($20,000)
- Phi Theta Kappa Initiation Fee Scholarships ($1,000)
2008 College Projects and Initiatives
Total: $47,382.50
- Search Engine Marketing Pilot Program ($9,000)
- Audio Access for Students with Disabilities ($2,602.50)
- Datatel Human Resources Usage Audit ($4,000)
- Acquisition of NADE Certification for Reading Program ($12,280)
- Student Artwork for the Newtown Campus ($3,000)
- Digitial Video Devices for Laboratories ($12,000)
- Software and Equipment for Testing Center Students Requiring Special Accommodations ($4,000)
2009 College Projects and Initiatives
Total: $45,997.49
- Life Science Career Awareness Week ($4,000)
- Read & Write Gold: Technology for All Learners ($12,190)
- Comprehensive Plan of Faculty Development for Expanded Paired Course Model ($3,175)
- Mechatronics Siemens S200 PLC Kits ($1,500)
- EPA Audit Software & Consulting Services ($6,250)
- Student Response Systems for Extension Site Libraries ($1,500)
- Playground Improvement for Early Learning Center ($3,744.99)
- Simulation Family for Associate Degree Nursing Program ($8,024.50)
- Presser Music Room Acoustical Modification Study ($5,613)
2010 College Projects and Initiatives
Total: $62,482
- Bucks County Poet Laureate Anthology ($6,500)
- Expansion and Improvements for Allied Health Program ($7,100)
- Mechatronics Siemens S200 PLC Kits ($1,500)
- Information Technology Access Project ($5,862)
- Recruitment and Orientation Video ($10,000)
- Speed Awareness Safety Signage ($7,500)
- Steinway Pianos ($24,000)
2011 College Projects and Initiatives
Total: $24,371
- Keynote Speaker Honorarium for Faculty of the Future Conference ($2,000)
- Upper Bucks Campus Education Resource Room ($2,270)
- NOELLE Maternal and Neonatal Birthing Simulator ($14,605)
- Speaker Honorarium for Reading/Writing Women Event ($500)
- Marketing-Social Media-Public Relations Internship ($3,000)
- IPad Instruction for Children with Autism ($1,996)
2012 College Projects and Initiatives
Total: $54,100
- Simulation Mannequin Replacement ($31,000)
- Completion Coaching: Bucks Finish It! Program for Degree Completion ($12,000)
- Lower Bucks Campus Computer Lab ($9,100)
- Textbook Fund Pilot Project ($2,000)
