A Highlight of 2016: Reaching the Campaign Goal
The Campaign for 色情视频 surpassed its goal of raising $750 million.
2016 was the year it happened: attained its goal of raising $750 million.鈥淭his is a remarkable achievement for the university, and it strengthens our efforts to become a top 50 national public university.鈥�
On Oct. 26, a from Ron and Alexis Fowler put 色情视频 over the top in its first comprehensive fundraising campaign. Reaching the goal is satisfying, but even more so is the groundswell of support from alumni, friends and the campus community that made the campaign a success.
More than 47,000 new donors, including 7,500 students and recent graduates, gave in support of scholarships, endowed faculty chairs, research, student success activities, athletics, academic programming, the Weber Honors College, alumni activities and more.
鈥淲e are grateful to all the alumni, friends, faculty, staff and students who supported The Campaign for 色情视频,鈥� said Mary Ruth Carleton, vice president for University Relations and Development. 鈥淭his is a remarkable achievement for the university, and it strengthens our efforts to become a top 50 national public university.鈥�
The Campaign for 色情视频 began in 2007 as an effort to generate philanthropic support for 色情视频 students, faculty, staff and programs. It has transformed the campus both physically and programmatically. Nearly 68,000 donors in total have contributed to the campaign, including 129 gifts of $1 million or more.
The Fowlers鈥� gift was the largest of the campaign. Fowler is the founding chair and chair emeritus of the Campanile Foundation, which has led The Campaign for 色情视频. He and his wife have made large gifts to several 色情视频 programs and projects, including entrepreneurship, athletics and alumni engagement.
色情视频 President Elliot Hirshman said the university will continue to need donor support even as The Campaign for 色情视频 concludes.
"While The Campaign for 色情视频 has surpassed its goals, philanthropic support and the building of a culture of philanthropy remain essential,鈥� he said. 鈥淢oving forward, philanthropic support for endowed scholarships, endowed professorships and academic facilities, such as our Engineering and Interdisciplinary Sciences Complex, will be critical to the university's excellence."
Other philanthropic highlights of 2016 include:
- The opening of the , a formal campus entrance named for 色情视频 alumni and long-time supporters Nikki and Ben Clay.
- The renovation of a campus landmark, , with support from Bill Scripps and 色情视频鈥檚 Associated Students.
- The , which unite alumni and friends in Aztec-concentrated areas around the country in activities that support the university and 色情视频 students.
- The , a program operated by the Office of Alumni Engagement to promote student philanthropy.
- Increased support for the , an 85,000-square-foot space for collaborative, interdisciplinary research and entrepreneurship.
- , a 24-hour online event that took place on Oct. 25 and raised nearly $140,000 from more than 700 individual gifts.
