News from Momentum2: The Breakthrough Campaign for the University of Miami
Summer 2015
Generosity and Vision Catapult Momentum2 Like a rising tide that lifts all boats, Momentum2: The Breakthrough Campaign for the University of Miami swept through the University and elevated programs, facilities, and opportunities in ways that will enhance lives for generations to come.
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he impact of this historic fundraising effort, which reached its goal of $1.6 billion in May, has touched every corner of every campus—giving students, faculty, staff, and alumni the resources they need to do their best work and achieve their greatest ambitions. The remarkable generosity of a record 137,890 donors helped raise nearly $202 million in scholarships and student support, including 71 endowed scholarships and other funds. This means Momentum2 will help eliminate financial obstacles that otherwise would prevent many talented, dedicated students from earning a world-class education and building a better future. More than 30 endowed chairs and professorships have been established or committed, boosting the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty researchers who not only teach what they know—but shape what is known. With $226 million raised for facility projects, campuses are featuring new and renovated buildings that foster collaboration across disciplines and equip students and faculty with the most industry-relevant tools for discovery and innovation. The Donna E. Shalala Student Center, Theodore G. and Todd G. Schwartz Center for Athletic Excellence, Patricia Louise Frost Music Studios, and Toppel Career Center are among 28 facility projects funded by Momentum2 that are changing the face of the institution. Launched publicly in February 2012 with a $100 million lead gift from the Diabetes Research Institute
Foundation, Momentum2 became the second effort in the University of Miami’s history to set an unprecedented ten-figure fundraising goal—then soar right past it a year ahead of schedule. Momentum: The Campaign for the University of Miami raised $1.4 billion by its 2007 conclusion and powered the University’s climb into the top 50 of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings. That marked the first time a private university established in the 20th century had reached a billion-dollar fundraising goal. Donna E. Shalala, president of the University from 2001 to 2015, noted as Momentum2 began: “It is not the University of Miami way to rest on its laurels.” This resolute vision is the core of a commitment to excellence that culminated in $3 billion raised through the two campaigns combined. Momentum2 has solidified UM’s identity as a top-tier research university that transforms lives through teaching, research, and service. Navigating the M2 success were campaign co-chairs Leonard and Jayne Abess, along with all of the schoolbased campaign chairs and vice chairs. Stuart A. Miller, chair of the Miller School of Medicine’s M2 campaign and UM Board of Trustees chair, announced a breakthrough $55 million gift from his family in May that lifted the campaign over its goal. Another landmark gift, $50 million from The Lennar Foundation, will enable the University to build The Lennar Foundation Medical Center, a 200,000-square-foot ambulatory care center on the Coral Gables campus that beginning in 2016 will
President Donna E. Shalala and Trustee Chair Stuart A. Miller celebrate during May’s commencement ceremonies at the Miller School of Medicine, as Miller School Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt (right) and Jeffrey Miller (left) look on.
expand access for South Florida residents to the premier services of UHealth–University of Miami Health System. Momentum2 is defining the future of the University of Miami, and important donors and benefactors are helping to make that future a success. “The tremendous achievement of the Momentum and Momentum2 campaigns provides a truly sustaining foundation on which to build for the future and is a wonderful testament to the visionary leadership of Donna Shalala,” said new UM President Julio Frenk. “As we move forward, our faculty, staff, and students will continue to benefit from the thoughtful and profoundly transformational generosity of our friends and donors.”
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