Overview of University of Illinois Campaign

March 8, 2007

Quiet Phase of Campaign

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Quiet Phase of Campaign

• July 1, 2003 Campaign Start Date (Quiet Phase)

• September 8, 2006 UIC Volunteer Forum (Quiet Launch)

Quiet Phase of Campaign

• February 8, 2007, University of Illinois Foundation Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution

• BRILLIANT FUTURES– Official Campaign wordmark

• Overall Campaign Goal– $2.25 Billion

• University of Illinois at Chicago Goal $650 Million

Campaign Launch

• University-wide Campaign Public Launch– Friday, June 1, 2007 at Navy Pier in Chicago

• UIC Volunteer Forum– Friday, September 7, 2007

Campaign Vision

• “To make our Chicago campus America’s premier urban public research university.”

• “To position the U of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago and our health science colleges in Chicago, Rockford, Peoria, and Urbana for the next quarter century of education, research, and clinical health care.”

– Quotes from Testimony by University of Illinois President, B. Joseph White on 2/23/07 to the 95th Illinois General Assembly

Campaign Vision

UIC’s Campaign Vision:

– The Premier Urban Public Research University

UIC’s Five Campaign Priorities

• Advance the creation and dissemination of knowledge

• Expand scholarships and fellowships

• Enrich the student experience

• Promote healthy societies

• Great Cities

UIC Campaign Campus Leaders

• Sylvia Manning, Chancellor

• Penelope Hunt, Vice Chancellor for Development– Deputy Associate Chancellors

• Marilyn Foster Kirke• John Lowenberg• Chuck Van Hecke

• Mary M. Case, University Librarian

UIC’s University Library Development Board

H. Constance Bonbrest, MD, COM Postgrad ’63 & ‘64Gary Buslik, Eng ’68 ’74 & 2007Gladys CasperRobert P. Crawford, Journalism ‘59Yvonne CrawfordSusan Freeman, Professor EmeritaJames Petrzilka, Psychology ‘67Sandra PetrzilkaWalter Podrazik

UIC’s University Library Development Board

• Ex Officio Members– Mary M. Case, University Librarian

– Linda Naru, Director of Advancement

– Marguerite Q. Zappa, Associate Director of Development

Why a Campaign?

• UIC campus will be transformed

• Become philanthropic priority

• Creates momentum

• Priorities accomplished

Enrich the student experience:Facilities• Daley Library Learning Commons: $4.5M + $1M equipment endowment• Oases in all library sites

UIC Library’s Campaign Priorities

Promote healthy societiesFacilities• Library of the Health Sciences learning commons and patient safety initiatives

UIC Library’s Campaign Priorities

Advance the creation and dissemination of information:• Collection endowments• Professorship or department chair endowments

UIC Library’s Campaign Priorities

Great Cities:• Increasing the visibility of the UIC Library’s collections and services beyond the campus community • Collaboration with other libraries to make Chicago area information more easily available

UIC Library’s Campaign Priorities