Campaign
Minnesota Highlights
Campaign Totals
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Campaign Minnesota raised $1,655,703,867
for endowment and ongoing support.
Campaign counting began July 1, 1996 and
ended June 30, 2003.
More was raised for the U during the
campaign than in the entire time before.
$683 million was designated as endowment
gifts.
$252 million is in the form of future
gifts, such as bequests and trusts.
There were 338 gifts of $1 million or
more during the campaign.
The average size gift was $2,609.
Featured
Campaign Objectives
| Objective |
Goal |
Amount Raised |
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| Faculty distinction |
$275 million |
$349.8 million |
127% |
| Student success |
$225 million |
$262.2 million |
117% |
| Strategic opportunities |
$40 million |
$50.5 million |
126% |
| Research |
$350 million |
$544.1 million |
155% |
| Programs and outreach |
$345 million |
$306.2 million |
89% |
| Facilities |
$50 million |
$127.8 million |
256% |
| Libraries |
$15 million |
$15.1 million |
101% |
Donors
- 220,000 people and organizations made
gifts.
- There were 85,600 alumni donors, or
38% of all donors.
- Minnesota donors, including individuals,
corporations and foundations,
were 62%
of all.
- Some 11,000 faculty and staff contributed
$67 million.
- 112,891 people made their first gift
to the U during the campaign.
The Impact of
Campaign Minnesota
Retaining and
recruiting top faculty:
- 110 endowed chairs and professorships
were created, bringing the total at the
U to 372.
- Many of the new endowed positions made
it possible to retain top faculty in
highly competitive fields, and others were used
to recruit renown scholars to Minnesota.
- The number of faculty who are members
of national academies and receiving national
honors has increased, thanks in part to
new faculty support during the campaign.
Faculty quality has
contributed to the U’s ranking in
2002 and 2003 among the nation’s
top three public research universities.
Attracting
students of promise:
- Donors created 651 scholarships and
418 fellowships, helping thousands more
students.
- The amount available from privately-funded
scholarships and fellowships has tripled.
- Twice as many students study abroad,
thanks to expanded opportunities and scholarships.
Investing
in strategic opportunities, research
and academic initiatives:
- Investments in media equipment and research
keep journalism students up to date in
this fast-changing industry.
- Faculty chairs and graduate fellowships
in science and technology are expanding
research and teaching in digital technology,
including digital design and wireless
communication.
- New agricultural research is underway
in areas such as horticultural marketing,
genomics for healthful foods, and corn
breeding and genetics.
- Heart disease treatment is being advanced
through the new Lillehei Heart Institute.
- Minnesota has become a leader in the
area of stem cell biology.
- Minnesota has one of the strongest programs
in religious studies at a public university,
producing a Rhodes Scholar in the field,
a rarity in the history of Rhodes scholarships.
Improvements
to facilities:
- More than 25 facilities were built,
expanded or renovated thanks to campaign
gifts.
- Campuses now have designated arts quarters,
with the new Weber Music Hall in Duluth,
and Barbara Barker Dance Center and Studio
Arts buildings in the Twin Cities.
- The new Cargill Building for Microbial
and Plant Genomics in St. Paul is a hub
of collaboration among faculty in cellular
and molecular biology.
- The Swenson Science Building in Duluth
adds 16 teaching rooms and 16 laboratories.
Broadening
community outreach:
- The Arboretum has expanded children’s
programming and gardens, and is building
a new Visitors Center. Twice as many people
visit the Arboretum today as before the
campaign.
- The Design Institute is working in the
community to improve design in everyday
life.
- Special exhibits were funded, such as
Big Bugs at the Arboretum, Bats at the
Bell, Picasso etchings at the Tweed, and
rarely seen Russian paintings at the Weisman.
- The Regional Fitness Center in Morris
now brings community and campus together.
- Crookston’s Rural Development
Center supports economic development in
western MN.
Strengthening university
libraries:
- Opened Andersen Library to house special
collections, rare books, and archives.
- Acquisition and preservation fund for
rare books and collections established.
- Unique collections have been digitized
and made accessible on the Internet.
- Nearly 850,000 volumes were added during
the Campaign.
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