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WIU-QC Announces Campaign Focus
November 4, 2010
MACOMB, IL – The public phase of the $60 million campaign, Set the Standard: Higher Values in Higher Education, for Western Illinois University was announced to donors, alumni and invited guests at an Oct. 29 WIU Foundation event on the WIU-Macomb campus, and today (Nov. 4), Western's Quad Cities campus hosted a special event to address the needs of the Moline campus.
"Since launching the pre-public phase of this campaign in 2006, I am pleased to announce that we have surpassed that $30 million mark that the consultants originally thought should be our target goal," said WIU President Al Goldfarb.
"Thanks to the generosity of so many loyal supporters, nearly $40 million has been raised since 2006, with the last two years breaking fundraising records at this great institution," Goldfarb added. "I wish to personally thank our alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends of the University for their response in support of Western."
According to Brad Bainter, vice president for advancement and public services and executive officer of the WIU Foundation, the Set the Standard: Higher Values in Higher Education campaign focuses on four central goals: increased scholarship support for students; creating endowed programs in support of Western faculty; funding improvements to capital facilities; and enhancing information and technology to enrich the educational experience for students and faculty.
Securing $20 million in endowment to support scholarship resources will expand Western's efforts to attract and retain a highly qualified and diverse student body and to ensure access and affordability. Raising financial support of $15 million to endow faculty chairs, professorships and fellowships to support faculty teaching, research and service is the second major campaign goal. A goal of $15 million has also been set for capital improvements to create new facilities and upgrade/expand existing facilities, while $10 million in additional funds will allow for technology upgrades for instruction and course delivery.
As part of the overall University campaign, the WIU-Quad Cities campus' focus is to raise $1.6 million for student scholarships and fellowships; $4 million for capital improvements, such as a manufacturing tech teaching lab, an electronics lab and 13 electronic classrooms; $1.2 million for faculty support, including endowed professorships; and $1.2 million for information and technologies, including two new computer labs and equipment upgrades.
"The generosity of Western's alumni, friends, faculty, staff and students thus far has allowed the our Quad Cities campus to provide enhanced financial and academic support to our students, establish new programs, forge new partnerships and move ahead with our expansion," said Vice President of Quad Cities, Planning and Technology Joe Rives. "As individuals, corporations and organizations give to WIU-Quad Cities, they can be certain that their investment will continue to support students."
For more information on the WIU Foundation and contributing to Set the Standard, visit wiu.edu/giving or call (309) 298-1861. An accessible PDF outlining the complete details of the QC specific campaign can be found at wiu.edu/qc.
Posted By: Darcie Shinberger (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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