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Campaign Drake
| Celebration
Weekend |
Come celebrate the completion
of a successful campaign and the promise of a great future.
Oct. 4 - 5, 2002
Drake Campus |
| Complete listing of events. |
Thanks
to the generous support and commitment of alumni and friends throughout the nation,
Campaign Drake, the University's national capital campaign begun in 1997, ended on
a high note May 31 by meeting its goal of $190 million - the largest amount of money
ever raised by Drake University.
Campaign Drake ends in triumph - largest amount ever raised by Drake University
"The success of the Campaign is compelling testimony to the leadership of Maddie
Levitt (chair, Campaign Drake) and the generosity of thousands of alumni, friends
of the University, and members of the community," said President David Maxwell.
"It is also a reflection of the hard work of the advancement staff and of deans,
faculty members and other Drake staff who participated in and supported this unprecedented
fundraising effort."
The three major areas of emphasis of Campaign Drake are endowment, special projects
and facilities improvement.
Endowment
A larger endowment reduces the University's dependence on income from tuition, enabling
Drake to better control tuition costs and offer opportunities to more students. A
healthy endowment brings continuity and stability to the University's finances because
a portion of the interest earned by the invested funds supports Drake's operating
budget year after year. Endowment gifts can be designated for special purposes, such
as faculty chairs or scholarships, ensuring that Drake can continue to provide the
level of excellence in education for which it is nationally recognized as a leader.
Special projects
Each year, Drake identifies special project needs requiring funds over and above
current operations. These projects, identified by faculty, deans and department leaders,
include student/faculty research, faculty development, library and information technology,
science equipment, career planning enhancements, resources for academic program enrichment,
special non-academic support and development activities such as marketing, alumni
programs and fine arts events.
Examples of special projects being supported by Campaign Drake include:
- computer hardware
and software, along with a partially funded new position for a site manager at Drake's
Kelley Insurance Center
- a new desktop publishing/video
editing classroom featuring state-of-the-art computers and the latest software for
the School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- the development of
the Children's Rights Clinic, providing Drake law students the opportunity to represent
children (and, occasionally, parents) in cases of child abuse and neglect;
- a new endowed professorship
in the School of Education; program improvements in the Masters of Business and Public
Administration graduate programs, and addition of the Master of Accounting degree.
Facilities and
capital projects
Student life programs, academic support initiatives, and campus renovation and expansion
projects all will be significantly enhanced as a result of Campaign Drake. Several
projects have been completed, including a state-of-the-art pharmacy practice laboratory
in Fitch Hall; an Informatics Laboratory in Harvey Ingham Hall; the new Adams/Bowers
Actuarial Science Education Center, which opened in November 2001; and updates providing
state-of-the-art technology for a media classroom located in Aliber Hall.
Campaign Drake also will make further enhancements to facilities for colleges and
schools, academic support and information services possible.
Helmick Commons is a major campus beautification project in the area most of us know
as Hubbell Field. The central portion of the project has been completed and additional
plantings will be added this fall.
Within Helmick Commons, several donor-funded projects designed to enhance its beauty
and attractiveness as a gathering place for students and other members of the Drake
community to meet and relax include:
- the Kragie Newell
agora (the Greek name for "gathering place"), for which construction began
in August on the north end of Helmick Commons.
- A reflecting pool,
also under construction on the north end of Helmick Commons, will be surrounded with
flagstone, highlighted by flowers, plants and outdoor seating.
- the Scott Branson
Plaza, adjacent to Hubbell Dining Hall named in memory of Scott Branson, a Drake
student who died last summer while trying to break up a fight near campus.
- A garden area on
the south side of Meredith Hall is scheduled for completion this fall.
Other renovation projects in the planning phases include:
- A renovation of the
first floor of Olmsted to better serve student needs is slated for construction during
summer 2003.
- An outdoor patio
south of Olmsted Center with tables and seating to accommodate both formal and informal
social gatherings. Construction isplanned to start late summer/early fall 2003.
- A time element sculpture
on the southeast side of Meredith Hall, is tentatively scheduled for construction
during spring 2003
- The Quad Creek project,
which will enhance the landscape south of the Quads, is in development.
| Campaign
Drake by the numbers |
| Who gave |
Gift size |
17,163 alums
2,100 friends
1,738 parents
182 faculty & staff |
13,148 gave $100 or less
to the Campaign
953 gave $1000 or more to the Annual Fund
256 gave or pledged $10,000 or more to the Campaign
21,669 have pledged or given cash to the Campaign
(19,741 gifts, 1,928 pledges) |
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