The University of Michigan recently ended an 8-year capital building campaign, “The Michigan Difference”, raising them a stunning $3.2 billion. They trumped their goal by $700 million in the four year period – a 28% overage. The money will support 191 professorships, 1,969 scholarships, new student programs, groundbreaking research and 22 building projects. U of M campaign success is believed to be the greatest achieved by a public university to date.
The Michigan Difference was founded to support five core university values and activities:
- Fulfilling the promise of science and technology
- Enriching the student experience
- Inspiring a life of arts and culture
- Advancing health and society’s well-being
- Preparing leaders for the local and global community
In 2008, the Michigan Difference had a large impact on university life:
- $545 million was made available for student support and endowed scholarships
- Endowed professorships increased by 69%
- New construction and building projects across campus with a sampling including: the Ross School of Business, Weill Hall, the Biomedical Engineering Building, the Children’s and Women’s hospital, the baseball and softball complex, the Walgreen drama center, and the expansion of the Kelsey museum.
According to President Mary Sue Coleman, “donors’ gifts keep Michigan accessible to scholars from a range of backgrounds, populate our classrooms and labs with outstanding faculty, fund exemplary programs and research and build state-of-the-art facilities.”
The University of Michigan is a solid pillar of our community, we can be proud that they achieved and far exceeded their goals!
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