Cornell announces the launch of its $4 billion campaign

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Wow...I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet...
<a href="http://campaign.cornell.edu/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://campaign.cornell.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>"Cornell University President David J. Skorton announced today that the university and its Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC) are launching a $4 billion capital campaign—the largest for Cornell, New York's land grant university, and the second largest goal in the history of higher education—to advance education, discovery, and public service, and to make transformative contributions in areas of critical social importance."</p>

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<p>"The comprehensive campaign will raise in excess of $4 billion to support undergraduate and graduate students, with a focus on increasing scholarship support and financial aid; recruiting the next generation of faculty, scientists, and scholars; and by renewing and building state-of-the-art facilities best suited for 21st century teaching, learning, and research, across the university's campuses."</p>

<p>mmmmm sounds like good stuff</p>

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<p>I was just about to post the link...</p>

<p>As usual Tommy Bruce and his communications team have done a really nice job with this website...very inspiring...I might even part with a few shekels..LOL</p>

<p>The VP of Development, Charlie Phlegar looks like he's hit the ground running...I think he and Skorton are going to make a good team...We'll see if our old ace, Inge Reichenbach can keep up with them over at Yale...</p>

<p>"speed it onward"</p>

<p>I love it.</p>

<p>Wharf</p>

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<p>Actually the site was created and designed by Alumni Affairs, not OWC. But don't let that stop you from parting with any shekels. :)</p>

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<p>I wonder: will Cornell begin to use the money immediately or wait unitl 2011 to begin its use?</p>

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<p>Look, I'm an alum, and I love Cornell.</p>

<p>But if they REALLY want people to contribute to their campaign, they should post a full-screen picture of Uris Hall, with closeups of the rust dripping down the ugly concrete base and a caption saying, "If you people donate [X million dollars], we'll take a wrecking ball to this eyesore."</p>

<p>People wouldn't be able to write the checks fast enough. ;)</p>

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<p>It's pretty tough trying to nearly double your endowment in one campaign... but whatever.</p>