$115 million in change
In the past, fundraising campaigns at the college have been focused on modest goals. The Capital Campaign is the largest in the college’s history and will generate funding for new building projects and academic scholarships. Administrators expect to complete the campaign by January 2008.
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From left, Raj Subramaniam, associate professor of health promotion and physical education, talks with members of the board of trustees John Gallagher and David Stewart ’67 at a reception Wednesday in Clark Lounge with newly tenured and promoted faculty.
College officials will announce today a $115 million fundraising campaign, the largest and most comprehensive money raising effort in the institution’s history.
College officials declined to comment on the exact amount raised to date, though it’s expected to be more than 70 percent, or $80 million, according to a source close to the campaign.
College officials declined to comment on the exact amount raised to date, though it’s expected to be more than 70 percent, or $80 million, according to a source close to the campaign.
Ten members of the development staff have either resigned or retired since the campaign began in 2001. Seven of those employees, including six directors, left less than a year before the college’s announcement today of its $115 million goal.
Shelley Semmler, vice president of institutional advancement, said the college has lost a lot of people to salaries and opportunities it couldn’t match.
Shelley Semmler, vice president of institutional advancement, said the college has lost a lot of people to salaries and opportunities it couldn’t match.
Special Projects Manager Christopher Baxter spoke with President Peggy R. Williams about the college’s first-ever comprehensive capital campaign and what it means for current and future students.
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Students should meet returning alumni – such as president and CEO of the Walt Disney Company Robert Iger ’73 – who are on campus today to celebrate the start of the Capital Campaign.
