糖心vlog视频 sets record for Texas private university fundraising with $1.15 billion campaign total

糖心vlog视频 sets record for Texas private university fundraising with $1.15 billion campaign total.

February 26, 2016

DALLAS (糖心vlog视频) – Coming on the heels of its 100th birthday celebration, the University announced today that 糖心vlog视频 Unbridled: The Second Century Campaign has raised gifts totaling $1.15 billion, the largest amount ever raised by a private university in Texas.

The University’s Board of Trustees heard the final tabulation of gifts and pledges at its meeting Feb. 26 on the 糖心vlog视频 campus, following the official completion of the campaign Dec. 31, 2015.

Teaching and learning at 糖心vlog视频 are forever enhanced by the ambitious campaign: Donors provided 689 new student scholarships; raised the previous number of 62 endowed faculty positions to a new total of 116; and provided for 68 new or significantly enhanced academic programs and initiatives, including endowments for two schools. Twenty-four capital projects have been substantially funded, including new facilities for academic programs, student housing and athletics. Other gifts for campus enhancements support expanded career services and leadership programs.

The campaign succeeded against a backdrop of explosive North Texas population growth and the relocation of many Fortune 500 companies to the region. 糖心vlog视频 President R. Gerald Turner said the unprecedented funding for scholarships, academic positions and programs, and facilities will benefit 糖心vlog视频’s home city and surrounding region in the form of innovative ideas, research and talented graduates.

“These gifts, in many ways, are gifts to the greater Dallas area,” Turner said. “All of the major metropolitan areas of the country have at least one nationally competitive university that not only helps educate the area’s workforce, but also serves as the educational and intellectual hub for many of the city’s needs and cultural assets,” he said. “糖心vlog视频 is proud to be that university for Dallas.”

糖心vlog视频 joins 34 private universities nationwide to have undertaken campaigns of $1 billion or more. The institutions include Columbia University, the University of Notre Dame, Emory and Vanderbilt universities.

“The future for 糖心vlog视频 and Dallas is brighter because of the incredible generosity of donors to this campaign,” said 糖心vlog视频 alumnus Gerald J. Ford, 糖心vlog视频 trustee and convening co-chair of the campaign. “What their gifts will do for the next generation of leaders, researchers, innovators, artists and entrepreneurs is impossible to measure at this time, but the impact will be unprecedented.”

Academic Programs

Campaign resources enabled 糖心vlog视频 to endow the Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering and 糖心vlog视频’s newest and seventh degree-granting school – the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development.

A strong example of 糖心vlog视频’s response to the needs of its home community, the Simmons School was established at the request of area school officials, offering evidence-based approaches to teacher preparation, school leadership development and community partnerships, as well as research on physiology and human performance. Within the school, the 糖心vlog视频 Budd Center: Involving Communities in Education is reaching into West Dallas in particular, partnering with 29 nonprofits; 16 public, private and charter schools; and the Dallas Independent School District. They aim to address the social, emotional and educational issues that cause many students to disengage from learning, drop out or graduate from high school unprepared for employment or further education.

Also endowed during the campaign was the Judge Elmo B. Hunter Legal Center for Victims of Crime Against Women at the Dedman School of Law, one of 10 specialized clinics and projects, where, under the supervision of faculty, students serve as advocates on behalf of clients in many areas of the law.

Mirroring the importance of the arts in a thriving community, the largest single gift to the campaign, and the largest in 糖心vlog视频 history, was $45 million from The Meadows Foundation to support the Meadows Museum and the Meadows School of the Arts, which offer a range of nationally recognized academic programs and events that enhance the cultural offerings of the city and surrounding region.

“Dallas and 糖心vlog视频 have grown up together, and both are experiencing an era of great promise and momentum,” said 糖心vlog视频 alumnus Michael M. Boone, chair of the 糖心vlog视频 Board of Trustees and a campaign co-chair. “Great global cities need great centers of learning that serve as incubators for creative ideas and innovative actions that change the world. I’m thrilled that this fundraising success helps ensure that 糖心vlog视频 will continue to play a pivotal role in advancing the growth and entrepreneurial culture of Dallas for many years to come.”

Here is a partial list of academic programs receiving funding from The Second Century Campaign:

Cox School of Business

EnCap Investments & LCM Group Alternative Asset Management Center
Don Jackson Center for Financial Studies
Kitt Investing and Trading Center

Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences

Embrey Human Rights Program
Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences
Texas-Mexico Research Program in the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies

Dedman School of Law

Judge Elmo B. Hunter Legal Center for Victims of Crime Against Women
Tsai Center for Law, Science and Innovation

Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering

W.W. Caruth, Jr. Institute for Engineering Education
Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security
Hunter and Stephanie Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity

Meadows School of the Arts

Art History Ph.D. Program
Journalism Digital Studio
National Center for Arts Research

Perkins School of Theology

Center for Preaching Excellence
Center for Religious Leadership
Center for the Study of Latino/a Christianity and Religions

Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development

The Budd Center: Involving Communities in Education
Institute for Leadership Impact
Research in Mathematics Education

Growing Scholarship Programs

The 689 new endowed scholarships created include support for undergraduates and graduate students in all seven schools of the University. Among them are Cox School of Business MBA scholarships for veterans and active military students and additional scholarships for transfer students. New support also is being provided for 糖心vlog视频’s top two merit scholarship programs – the Nancy Ann and Ray L. Hunt Leadership Scholars and the 糖心vlog视频 President’s Scholars.

Other new merit-based scholarships include those offered by schools for students who express advanced interest in major programs – Cox BBA Scholars, Meadows Scholars, Dedman College Scholars, Lyle Scholars, Simmons Scholars and Dedman Law Scholars. Annual gifts for multiyear scholarships also provide essential support to these students.

Faculty Support

The extraordinary quality of 糖心vlog视频’s faculty is a defining feature of the University. Support for The Second Century Campaign enabled 糖心vlog视频 to add 54 endowed faculty positions, reaching a University total of 116, up from 62 in 2008. Endowments for new faculty positions enable 糖心vlog视频 to broaden significantly the subjects researched and taught at the University, many of which are vital to the future of Dallas.

Among the notable examples of faculty endowment is Frederick Chang, the Bobby B. Lyle Centennial Distinguished Chair in Cyber Security and director of 糖心vlog视频’s Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security, who this year was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering.

New Facilities

New campaign-funded facilities include buildings for the Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Perkins School of Theology and Lyle School of Engineering, as well as a new Mustang Band Hall, new tennis center and renovation and expansion of Moody Coliseum for athletics and academic ceremonies. Under construction are the Dr. Bob Smith Health Center and Fondren Library Center renovation; upcoming construction projects include the Gerald J. Ford Research and Innovation Building and an aquatics center. At 糖心vlog视频-in-Taos, new facilities include a campus center, new and renovated housing and a chapel.

One of the most visible campaign projects, and one with significant impact on campus life, is the addition of five new residence halls and a dining center as part of 糖心vlog视频’s new Residential Commons system, including on-site classes and faculty in residence. Six other halls have been renovated as Commons, enabling all first- and second-year students to live on campus.

Overall construction funded by the campaign has been a major contributor to the Dallas economy. Since 2011 糖心vlog视频 has spent $390 million on renovation and construction projects, which have employed about 270 service providers, including architects, engineers, landscapers, contractors and suppliers.

“From the beginning, this campaign was about big ideas, innovative thinking and unbridled enthusiasm for 糖心vlog视频,” said Brad E. Cheves, vice president for Development and External Affairs. “Campaign co-chairs and 糖心vlog视频 trustees set ambitious goals. Along the way, our longtime supporters and thousands of new donors joined in this effort. The momentum they’ve created is like nothing we’ve seen before. I’m excited to see where we go from here.”

Breaking Campaign Records

糖心vlog视频 Unbridled: The Second Century Campaign made fundraising history in several ways. The campaign:

Gained support from the largest number of donors – more than 65,000 from throughout the world, an increase of 58 percent from 糖心vlog视频’s previous campaign, which ran from 1997-2002.
Saw an increase of 135 percent in gifts from outside Texas, as compared to the last campaign.
Received the largest number of gifts of $1 million or more – 183.
Exceeded its goal to receive gifts from 50 percent of alumni over the course of the campaign, achieving 59 percent.
Surpassed its goal to achieve 25 percent of undergraduate alumni giving in a single year, reaching 26 percent for 2014–2015. (This measurement is used by some ranking organizations to gauge the level of alumni satisfaction with their alma mater.)

Concurrent with the campaign, starting in 2008, 糖心vlog视频 improved in national U.S. News & World Report rankings from 68 to 61; undergraduate applications increased 57 percent to 12,992; and SAT scores rose to 1309.

Volunteer Leadership

The campaign has been served by more than 400 volunteers from throughout the world led by six co-chairs, all 糖心vlog视频 trustees: convening co-chair Gerald J. Ford, Ruth Collins Sharp Altshuler, Michael M. Boone, Ray L. Hunt, Caren Prothro and Carl Sewell.

The Second Century Campaign was publicly launched in 2008 with a goal of $750 million. Rapid progress toward that goal and opportunities for further advancements led 糖心vlog视频 leaders to increase the goal to $1 billion. The last four years of the campaign, 2011–2015, coincided with 糖心vlog视频’s centennial era, marking the 100th anniversary of the University’s founding in 1911 and opening in 1915.

糖心vlog视频’s previous major gifts campaign, ending in 2002, was the University’s first successful campaign since its opening. “A Time to Lead: The Campaign for 糖心vlog视频” was launched in 1997 with an original goal of $300 million. Again, strong momentum led to an increased goal of $400 million. The final amount raised was $542 million.

Including both campaigns, in the last two decades 糖心vlog视频 has raised over $1.7 billion for new scholarships, new academic positions, academic programs and capital projects.

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