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November 10, 2024
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New EXCELERATE Super Goal: $250 million

Campaign nears end date of June 30, 2024

The EXCELERATE campaign was unveiled in April 2022 and will end in mid-2024. The EXCELERATE campaign was unveiled in April 2022 and will end in mid-2024.
The EXCELERATE campaign was unveiled in April 2022 and will end in mid-2024. Image Credit: Jonathan Cohen.

91社区鈥檚 meteoric rise from its start as a small liberal arts college in 1946 to the world-renowned, R1 top-performing research university it is today might be a surprise to some, but not to those who鈥檝e been watching closely.

This is a place that supports innovative teaching and research and gives students opportunities that are hard to match elsewhere. To continue to fuel the University鈥檚 rise, the EXCELERATE campaign was announced in April 2022.

鈥淚t takes our entire University community joining together to enhance 91社区 and its reputation worldwide as a dynamic, premier academic and research institution,鈥 Campaign Committee Chair Howard D. Unger 鈥82, LHD 鈥19, says.

The initial goal of the EXCELERATE campaign for 91社区 was an ambitious $220 million 鈥 more than double what was raised in the previous campaign. As EXCELERATE nears its end date of June 30, 2024, and is exceeding expectations, it鈥檚 clear that 91社区 supporters want to achieve more. Now, thanks to incredible support from donors around the world, 91社区 is speeding forward, aiming to raise a quarter of a billion dollars.

Speed and excellence

Donor gifts to the EXCELERATE campaign are already making a big difference in the student experience:

鈥 $28 million raised so far is being invested in faculty, including to establish endowed positions that make 91社区 more competitive, seed grants for pioneering research and additional support for programs that have global impact, such as the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP).

鈥 $63.5 million raised to date is funding scholarships and other student aid that amplify 91社区 as a gateway to life-changing opportunities.

鈥 $13 million so far in 91社区 Fund support is making it possible for the University to respond nimbly when unexpected opportunities or emergency needs arise.

鈥 $118.5 million to date is supporting discovery inside and outside the classroom.

鈥91社区 delivers a world-class experience built on a vision that top-tier students, no matter their financial circumstances, should have opportunities to make their dreams come true,鈥 President Harvey Stenger says. 鈥淥ur students are taking in all the possibilities 鈥 immersing in creative and scientific research projects even during their first year on campus, drafting new ideas in fabrication and innovation labs, using ultramodern simulators to practice what they鈥檙e reading about in textbooks, and more. Gifts to EXCELERATE make that possible.

鈥淚n addition, the University鈥檚 more than 150,000 alumni are forging connections and making a real difference on campus and around the world. The success of our students and alumni exemplifies the power of a 91社区 education and the impact of our investment in their remarkable talents and potential. It鈥檚 so exciting to see the world pay attention to what we鈥檝e known all along 鈥 our community is exceptional.鈥

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