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Four years ago President Francine G. McNairy asked the campus community, “If money is no object what are the major program needs of the University?” The top needs were prioritized and endorsed by a volunteer campaign committee, made up primarily of community members, and the “Soar to Greatness” campaign was born. On Friday, October 1, at a celebration at Millersville University-Lancaster, Steve Kapchar, ’70, chair of the campaign cabinet, announced publicly that $57 million had been secured toward the $85 million goal.
Money for the campaign comes from total revenue generation consisting of individuals, corporations and private foundations; the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, mainly through matching dollars for facilities and the federal government, through competitive grants such as the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
More than 420 current and retired faculty and staff contributed $2.8 million to campaign objectives.
The eight funding priorities for the “Soar to Greatness” capital campaign include:
- Visual and performing arts
- Library renovations
- Instructional equipment
- Student-faculty research and faculty development
- Global opportunities
- Community/civic partnership
- Scholarship/fellowship
- Student health & wellness
The campaign will run for the next two and a half to three years.
Updates about campaign progress are posted at the Soar to Greatness website, including a video about the campaign.
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