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Far Above... The Campaign for Cornell

Campaign Goals

 

Cornell will celebrate its sesquicentennial in 2015. By that time, we aspire:

  • To be the best research university for undergraduate education
  • To set the standard for interdisciplinary collaboration in areas of critical social importance
  • To make Cornell's approach to its public mission a model for higher education and fully realize our role as land grant institution to the world

To fulfill this vision, Cornell seeks to raise more than $4 billion for:

 

Students: $640 Million

Undergraduate financial aid
International scholarship funds
Graduate fellowships
Financial aid for students in our professional schools
Funds to enhance the living-learning experience

Faculty and Program Support: $1,885 Million

Endowed faculty positions
Endowed academic support positions
Research and program enhancement

State-of-the-Art Facilities: $1,175 Million

Weill Medical College Biomedical Research Building
Life Sciences Technology Building
West Campus Residential Initiative
Physical Sciences Building
New and modernized facilities on the Arts Quad
Gates Hall (for Computing and Information Sciences)
Helen Newman Hall
Milstein Hall (for Architecture, Art, and Planning)
Johnson Museum Expansion and Renovation
Plaza outside Bailey Hall
Lynah Rink Expansion

Unrestricted support: $300 Million

Cornell Annual Fund
Program support
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