UO Investors' Report 2017-18

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON INVESTORS’ REPORT 2017–18

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FROM THE PRESIDENT

Because of you, our students have brighter futures.

We call this the Investors’ Report because that is what you are, an investor in the grandest pursuit of all: the development of human potential and discovery.

I have been thinking about you and all you have done to help our university. Great things are happening with your contributions, as you will see in this report for fiscal year 2018.

Thanks to you, we are about to reach our initial goal—to raise $2 billion. We have been striving for and talking about this moment for years. But here is what is amazing: So many of our closest friends and supporters say the same thing. Why stop here? Let us run through the tape and keep going. There is so much more we can do!

Fundraising campaigns launch like battle ships and end with jubilant celebrations—but nothing else ends. Opportunities keep coming, as do young people who need our help. Our university will always be one of our country’s most important cultural and economic engines, and it will always take foresight—and money—to sharpen the UO’s competitive edge and impact.

I have been fortunate to study at and work for great universities across the nation, and Oregon is special—a place like no other. Ducks have a passion for their alma mater that is fierce, rare, and contagious. You feel it from the moment you step onto our beautiful campus, it is alive in our students’ faces, it echoes in the roar of Autzen Stadium. The proof is in the innovation and excellence for which we are admired. We are living what the first generation of Ducks dreamt of when they joined forces behind the bold idea that Eugene should be home to the state’s first public university. Our lives are—and have been—better thanks to six generations of UO supporters.

Now we, the seventh generation of Ducks, are dreaming, planning, and investing so that those who follow us—our fellow Ducks of the future—will have the same opportunities we did.

Thank you, for all you are doing to ensure that the UO will always be the place where lives are transformed, big ideas take hold, and dreams come true.

Onward, to the next billion.

Michael H. Schill President and Professor of Law

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BY THE NUMBERS Thank You! CAMPAIGN AS OF 6/30/2018

FY18

Total giving

$131,026,057

$1.842 billion

GIVING BY CATEGORY

Capital construction and improvements

$14 million

$308 million

Faculty, programs, and Knight Campus

$92 million

$1.195 billion

Student support

$25 million

$338 million

Number of gifts FY18

52,972

Life-changing opportunities One of the most satisfying things about reaching a certain age is realizing what would have really helped you back in the day—and making it happen for students now.

A recent gift from Jeff and Francine Reingold is one of hundreds that are creating life-changing opportunities for UO students.

“I always wanted to have a class named The Business of Art,” says Jeff, a real estate mogul who earned his BFA in 1973. Now, thanks to the gift he and his wife Francine have made to the College of Design, students are learning the nuts, bolts, dollars, and cents of making a living as professional artists.

“In the world we live in,” he says, “art is more essential than ever.”

Number of campaign gifts to date

414,976 Academics and Athletics

Campaign

73%

27%

Academics

Athletics

UO endowment grows As of June 30, the UO’s endowment grew to $900 million (returns, plus cash gifts, minus distributions). That’s an increase of $288 million since the public launch of the campaign in 2014.

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MFA candidate Aja Segapeli learned how to boost the success of her future exhibits from panel discussions and one-on-one time with art professionals, all made possible by a gift from Jeff Reingold.

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SCHOLARSHIPS

PATHWAYOREGON AT 10 Give yourself a round of applause.

Life-changing, door-opening PathwayOregon letters have arrived in the mailboxes of more than 5,000 Oregonians over the last 10 years, and as an investor in the university, you have every reason to be proud.

These students, who would not have been able to afford a UO education otherwise, come from all over the state. More than half are the first in their families to go to college.

What makes PathwayOregon extra special is that the money comes with comprehensive academic and personal advising that helps these students succeed on every level.

Looking to the future, your estate gifts will make college possible for even more Oregonians. What a terrific legacy!

It’s working!

Your gifts to expand PathwayOregon are helping achieve two of President Schill’s key goals:

Increasing support for lowerincome Oregonians

Improving the UO’s overall fouryear graduation rate

Haley Case-Scott, BA ’18

Adeline Fecker

Chiloquin, Oregon PathwayOregon Scholar Member, Confederated Tribe of Siletz Indians

Class of 2020 Pioneer Award Presidential Scholar Summit Scholar The Leona Tyler Scholarship

First gen crusader

A heart for healing

Haley Case-Scott believes PathwayOregon has transformed her life.

As a child, Adeline Fecker read every thank-you card covering the wall-sized bulletin board near the hospital room where her mother was recovering from life-saving cancer surgery.

“It’s unlikely that I could have come to the UO without PathwayOregon,” says the political science major from Chiloquin.

“My family is extremely proud because I am the first to go to college.”

Haley, a member of the Confederated Tribe of Siletz Indians, is also a descendant of the Klamath Tribes, the Sokaogon band of Chippewa Indians, and the Yurok Tribe. She worked during the summer as a student research assistant with the Tribal Climate Change Project.

“What I’m focused on right now is climate-change issues,” she says. “I believe indigenous people are being affected firsthand.

I’m worried about the loss of first foods and the complete uprooting of tribal lifeways and cultures.”

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“That visual representation of what my mom’s doctor meant to people made me realize how I want to spend my life,” says the biology major from Portland.

Adeline is grateful that she’ll be debt-free when she enters medical school, thanks to donor-funded UO scholarships.

“My scholarships have made me who I am today,” she says. “I would not have taken advantage of opportunities like studying at Oxford University last year if I didn’t feel financially secure.”

STUDENT SUPPORT

Melissa Baese-Berk Associate Professor of Linguistics Speech Perception and Production Lab Winner of the 2018 Ersted and Tykeson awards for distinguished teaching

Bang for your buck If the first word that comes to mind when you hear “help students” is scholarships, you’re right on the money. But there are many other ways to help, according to one of the UO’s top teachers.

Linguistics professor Melissa Baese-Berk loves to employ undergrads as research assistants because “it’s the ideal way to help prepare them for their futures.” Paid positions also help pay for college. But funding is a challenge—one that donors are helping to overcome.

“I feel so lucky to be at a university whose alumni and friends make gifts to help pay and train undergrad research assistants,” she says. “There are fancier places you can spend your money, but this is the biggest bang for your buck.”

Gifts are helping in a number of other ways, too. Some provide prizes for outstanding research projects. Others, such as nostrings contributions to dean’s discretionary funds, can cover travel expenses so that students can present their findings at international conferences.

Beyond scholarships State funding makes up less than 10 percent of the UO’s entire budget, so gifts of all sizes are more important than ever.

In fiscal 2018, your gifts:

Provided need-based financial aid. 63% of all undergraduates receive some form of assistance

Helped launch new academic programs for students in the College of Arts and Sciences, Clark Honors College, and all five of the UO’s professional schools and colleges

Helped families send their first student to college. 29% of Oregon freshmen are first generation college graduates

Provided partial support for undergraduate research.

Approximately 30% of UO students participate in facultymentored research experiences

Assisted student veterans, students in emergency hardship situations, students engaged in travel and experiential learning opportunities, parent and family programs, and much more

2017–18 Undergraduate Cost of Attendance RESIDENTS

Tuition and Fees

NONRESIDENTS

$11,571

$34,611

$11,450

$11,450

On-Campus Housing Standard Double Occupancy Room, with Standard Meal Plan Books and Supplies

$1,125

$1,125

Personal Expenses

$1,995

$1,995

Transportation Estimated Total

$361

$1,261

$26,502

$50,442

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FACULTY SUPPORT

ATTRACTING OUTSTANDING PROFESSORS Sometimes you may not see how much a favorite professor helped you until later in life, when you’re looking back and connecting the dots.

Most gifts to help the UO attract and reward outstanding faculty members never make the headlines, but there’s no way to overstate their importance for both the givers and those who will benefit most: our students.

Last year alone, people who feel immense gratitude to individual professors invested in teaching and research across a wide variety of disciplines, including endowments for five new faculty chairs. Overall, since our campaign began in 2011, donors have helped sharpen the UO’s ability to compete for great people through gifts that have increased the endowed faculty positions by 37 percent and doubled the number of named deanships.

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“ The future is science, and it’s imperative that the UO builds for it. Phil Knight has put his generous gift of $500 million on the line to get it going. It’s mandatory that the rest of us chip in.”

Call him a Duck What do you give someone who’s poured himself, and a huge share of his fortune, into investing in the futures of UO students?

When it’s Lorry I. Lokey, an Oregon native who so values teaching and research that he’s giving away more than $900 million dollars to a select few institutions in the US and Israel, nothing could be more appropriate than an honorary doctorate of philosophy.

In this photo, taken during Commencement in June, Lorry proudly wears the cap and gown given only to UO doctoral recipients. It’s a perfect fit.

Lorry I. Lokey UO Benefactor Founder, Business Wire 2018 Honorary Doctor of Philosophy

“ I like to say that science is a team sport. With the generous support of donors, the Knight Campus is well on its way to creating a new home field for innovation, not only for the University of Oregon but also for the entire state.”

Our competitive edge A $10 million gift from the Robert J. DeArmond Trust will accelerate the UO’s research at the interface between bioengineering, neuroengineering, and medicine. The gift also has endowed the directorship of the new Knight Campus.

In the rarified competition to hire individuals capable of leading a $1 billion project aimed at changing the game entirely, endowed positions are not only essential—they are expected. Robert and the love of his life, his late wife Leona, have made several similar, well-timed investments over the years that have helped propel UO programs into the vanguard nationally.

Robert Guldberg Vice President Robert and Leona DeArmond Executive Director Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact

PRESIDENT’S SOCIETY FY18

HIDDEN IMPACT Every aspect of the UO experience receives a boost through gifts from members of the President’s Society—but your gifts also have life-changing impact beyond the university. Take the UO’s HEDCO Clinic. It’s a state-of-the-art training program where UO students work side-by-side with the nation’s leading psychologists, therapists, and faculty researchers as they diagnose and treat clients with challenges ranging from adult learning disabilities to brain injuries, autism, speech and language disorders, and more. As we look forward to celebrating HEDCO’s 10th anniversary next year, we salute the many ways our President’s Society members help UO students learn how to transform lives.

Total President’s Society donations for the year

$114.7 million

Number of society gifts

10,714 (up by 23% from 2017)

Number of society donors

5,614

First time society donors

561

Returning society donors

5,053

5+ consecutive year society donors

1,748

10+ consecutive year society donors

848

In FY18, President’s Society gifts accounted for 87.6% of all philanthropic dollars to the university.

Giving by Campaign Areas

President’s Society members are . . .

Capital construction and improvements $14.4 million

Alumni 2,259

Faculty and program support $78.1 million

Friends 1,751

Student support $20.2 million

Parents 774

Corporations– Foundations 766

Faculty–Staff Members 62

Other $2 million

Students 2

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4,009

1,558

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PRESIDENT’S SOCIETY DONORS ARE STUDENTS

OREGON RESIDENTS

US RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OREGON

INTERNATIONAL

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CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS

PACE-SETTING GIFTS Virtually everything we love about the University of Oregon reflects the generosity of alumni and friends. Your gifts are assisting more students than ever—through scholarships, new opportunities for exploration both inside and beyond the classroom, and construction of Willie and Donald Tykeson Hall.

When we open its doors less than a year from now, we’ll roll out a bold new approach to helping students find their potential and prepare for possible careers—all while graduating on time.

Our ability to set the pace as the place that sets up students for success is possible only because so many people want the best for UO students. Gifts for the Tykeson project last year, ranging from $25 to more than $1 million, reflect the enthusiastic, widespread support from donors, including many members of our faculty and staff, for the concept of integrating academic and career advising right from the start. We think Tykeson Hall will be one of the greatest examples yet of what’s possible when we tap the time, expertise, and resources of alumni and volunteers such as the College of Arts and Sciences’ advisory board and the campus community.

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Doneka Scott, associate vice provost for student success, inspects the Tykeson Hall construction site. She’ll oversee a new team of academic advisors who will work in the facility when it opens in 2019.

The Delgani String Quartet, which includes violinists Jannie Wei, DMA ’13, and Wyatt True, DMA ’14, with violist Kimberlee Uwate and cellist Eric Alterman, makes music inside Berwick Hall, the newest addition to facilities of the UO School of Music and Dance.

Primarily home to the UO’s Oregon Bach Festival, Berwick Hall contains offices, meeting spaces, and the 2,000-square-foot Tykeson Rehearsal Hall, which boasts graceful architectural lines and superb acoustics. Phyllis, BEd ’56, and Andrew Berwick, BBA ’55, gave $6.5 million for the $8.7 million project, which opened in October 2017.

PHOTO BY LOR I HOWARD

Classical architecture

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ATHLETICS

THE BIG PICTURE Constant reminders of the high value donors place on academic achievement surround the young women and men of Oregon, from gifts for endowed scholarships to the gleaming John E. Jaqua Academic Center for Student Athletes. They take it to heart. The UO now averages more than 100 academic all-conference selections annually.

Go Ducks!

Justin Herbert Class of 2020 Quarterback 4.08 GPA (biology)

Scholar and leader Did you know Justin Herbert has amassed a 4.08 GPA—in biology—during his first two years of college? In addition to earning first team All-America honors, the Ducks’ starting quarterback is the recipient of a scholarship created by Ed and Cyndy Maletis to benefit student-athletes.

“I want to make Ed and Cyndy proud by putting my scholarship to good use,” Herbert says of the honor. ”They’re so selfless.”

The feeling is mutual.

“It’s a privilege to get to know goal oriented, high achieving, young adults not just from their field of sports but from their field of study as well,” Ed Maletis says. “As a scholarship donor, you gain insight into the complete person that few others who follow their athletic achievements get to observe.”

Whether he’s reading defenses or

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textbooks, Herbert thrives thanks to his habit of being prepared. The same held true this summer when he and 20 fellow UO student-athletes embarked on a Courts for Kids service trip to the Ugandan port village of Porogali. Within 10 minutes of arriving, the quarterback had his gloves on and a shovel in his hands.

Together, Ducks and Ugandans put in five long, sweaty days building the first real basketball court the local kids had ever seen. “It’s obvious Justin doesn’t want to be outworked by anyone, in any area of his life,” says trip coordinator Katie Harbert, an assistant athletic director.

“He goes about it in a way that drives others to work just as hard.”

“ The University of Oregon provided so many opportunities to help us be successful in college and into the next phase of our lives. I really took advantage of those opportunities.

The time I spent as a Duck has helped prepare me for whatever comes next.”

Maggie Schmaedick, BS ’17 (biology) Oregon cross country Summit Scholar Tom Hansen Medal for Outstanding Female Athlete 2017 Post baccalaureate research trainee, National Institutes of Health

“It’s been rewarding and exciting to see what the Women in Flight effort is doing for our UO women athletes. I know my time as a student-athlete at Oregon helped prepare me for the working world and subsequent career development.

Personally, I feel an obligation to keep supporting this great effort to grow opportunities that fuel the excellence of our women athletes.”

Lisa Vance, BS ’80 (education) CEO, Providence Health & Services of Oregon Oregon track, softball, and field hockey Donor: Women in Flight, Jane O. Sanders Stadium, Duck Athletic Fund

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STUDENT LIFE

Work began October 12, 2018 on the $2.5 million Black Cultural Center; inset: Black student leaders with President Schill and Vice President Kevin Marbury

POWERED BY GIFTS Black students will have a campus landmark to call their own starting in the fall of 2019. Led by a $1 million gift from Nancy and Dave Petrone, donors have funded $1.7 million to date toward the $2.5 million project. The center will be open to all. However just as the Longhouse is the gathering place for the native community, the new Black Cultural Center will become a hub for Black students.

student Kena Gomalo BA ‘10 (political science) and MS ‘17 CRES, a founding member of the Black Student Task Force.

“The Petrones were willing to come to the table, hear our perspectives, and understand how their donation could make a difference.”

“We need a place to go — that’s something we heard over and over

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Among them were more than 100 individual donations spurred by a $10,000 challenge gift from the Black Alumni Network of the University of Oregon Alumni Association.

When complete, the UO will join the few public universities in the nation with standalone buildings dedicated to Black culture.

Black students are a tiny fraction of UO student body—just 2.1 percent as of fall 2017–which can have the unintended effect of leaving many feeling isolated or worse. To create community, a 2015 proposal from the Black Student Task Force said having this center would help foster a welcoming environment and equitable opportunities for academic success.

“A major function of a university is to create a forum for an exchange of cultures and ideas,” says graduate

again,” says Dave Petrone, BS ’66 MBA ’68. “Nancy and I were proud to provide the initial support. We’re glad that other donors have joined in to help get it done.”

Nancy and Dave Petrone, BS ‘66, MBA ‘68

“Most offices that provide student assistance close at the end of the day,” Gomalo says. “However, being a Black student does not stop at 5 p.m. We want to create opportunities for the next generations of Oregon freshmen.

We’re extremely appreciative of the Petrones and others who have enabled construction to start.”

OREGON LAW

Members of the Oregon Law Class of 2021 on the first day of fall term.

GIVING BACK FEELS GOOD John Steinberg left a bit of his heart at the University of Oregon in 1976 when he took his freshly printed law degree home to the Big Apple.

Now he’s leaving a sizeable chunk of his estate for the law school, for use at the dean’s discretion.

“My education from Oregon Law was impeccable and my out-of-state tuition was a steal at about $3,000 a year,” he says. “That’s roughly $13,500 in today’s dollars—only now, nonresidents pay more than $44,000. We need to help make sure students can afford the opportunities that we had.”

Steinberg also makes it “a priority and a habit” to give annually.

“I feel good when I get out of a swimming pool and I feel good when I write checks to the UO and my other charities,” he says. “What better way to express my gratitude?”

John Steinberg, JD ’76

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

GRATEFUL PARENTS Not many people choose a college nearly 11,000 miles away from home, but New Zealander James Blackwell set his heart on the UO’s Charles H. Lundquist College of Business when he was 10.

The 2017 sports marketing grad’s parents, Liz and Paul Blackwell of Auckland, say it wasn’t easy for him or for them at first—but the advice and support they received helped so much that they’ve endowed a $100,000 scholarship fund for international students.

“Our son grew from the opportunity and we met wonderful people,” says Liz. “We want other students to have a similar experience and have the opportunity to make an impact on their future communities.”

James Blackwell (center) with parents Paul and Liz at commencement.

Top 10 Countries of Citizenship

CANADA 45

International Student and Scholar Services welcomes and supports more than 2,000 international students from around the world.

International students increase diversity and crosscultural experiences on the UO campus.

IRAN 30

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JAPAN 82

REPUBLIC OF KOREA 92 INDIA 29

BRAZIL 45

TAIWAN 75 SAUDI ARABIA 108

2,700 $1.5M 25% INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

CHINA 1822

TOTAL FINANCIAL AID SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CONTRIBUTED IN FY18

INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT OF INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS

HONG KONG 25

103

247

25%

COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDY ABROAD (2016-17)

OF UO UNDERGRADS PARTICIPATE IN MORE THAN 300 STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS IN 90 COUNTRIES (2016-17)

ESTATE GIVING

Amy and Ross Kari share the 2018 Pioneer Award in recognition of their lifelong service to community organizations including the UO. Ross is a UO trustee and Amy, a former UO Foundation trustee, is a longtime advisory council member for the Clark Honors College and the College of Education.

PAYING IT FORWARD: AMY AND ROSS KARI graduated in the early 1980s. “We were able to graduate debt free, but as we became more involved over the years, we began to realize that families today face things that we were not faced with,” says Amy, a retired teacher and math specialist.

When Amy and Ross Kari made their first gift to the UO, $5 for the library, they were still students and a loaf of bread cost about fifty cents. They kept up annual gifts over the years and graduated to leadership gifts as their careers matured. Now they’ve made provisions to provide ongoing support for the university through their estate plan.

Ross, who earned a degree in mathematics and an MBA from the UO, retired as the chief financial officer for Wells Fargo. “There are creative ways to do an estate gift without taking on any risk,” he says. “I would encourage people to explore them with members of the UO’s gift planning team.”

Both are native Oregonians who worked to pay for college— something they say today’s students simply cannot hope to do given that tuition is eight times what it was when they

Estate Gifts FY18

CAMPAIGN

Amount

$26 million

$342 million

Percentage of giving

19.8%

18.6%

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UO FOUNDATION CHAIR

Q&A WITH STEVE RAYMUND ON WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE UO necessary to fulfill our ambitions. I’m hoping there are enough folks out there who feel the same way so that the campaign continues to be a success.

Q: What excites you most about your involvement with the UO? Steve: My excitement is a reflection of

Steve Raymund Chair, UO Foundation Board of Trustees Cofounder, Tech Data For the last six years, technology titan Steve Raymund has flown in from his home in Florida to attend UO Foundation Board meetings in his role as a trustee.

Now he’s starting a two-year term as chair, and he wants you to know your gift is in good hands.

Q: What are your fellow UO Foundation trustees like?

Steve: Every one of us is a donor and it’s important to remember that everyone is also a volunteer. It’s inspiring to see the affection and support our board of trustees has for the university, which shows up financially in some very generous donations.

Q: Why do you feel confident the UO can raise $3 billion?

Steve: Many good things that are aligning in the right direction: our independent governance, outstanding leadership, major investments by donors, and the capability of the UO’s faculty and staff. I’m associating with the greenest of the Oregon green when it comes to passion around the university. When I see that level of enthusiasm, it makes me believe that we can raise the funds

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the dynamism that I see at the UO. New investments, like the Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, are going to be transformative. That investment corresponds to a shift by more students toward areas like big data and biotech.

For universities to remain attractive to high performing students, we absolutely need to develop our capabilities in those areas. Since key measures of a university’s success are good salaries and rewarding careers for our grads, we need to pay attention to that. The investments we’re making today are a huge step forward in that direction.

President Schill has big ambitions to uplift the performance and stature of the university. To achieve these goals, the university needs more resources.

Q: What would you most like me to know about how the foundation manages my gift?

Steve: Your gift is stewarded with exceptional diligence, care, and oversight.

We have the absolute best professionals in charge of our portfolio, and we also have terrific general management to ensure the earnings are applied according to your wishes. Jay Namyet, who is a very sophisticated investment manager, has designed a portfolio to capture most of the upside gains while limiting our downside exposure. Be assured that Jay, Paul Weinhold, and the rest of the team managing our endowment, share a strong belief in

the university’s mission and take very seriously their responsibility as stewards of the foundation’s endowment.

Q: What’s the case for re-upping my support to the UO? Steve: If you have a philanthropic spirit, and you’re fortunate in life financially, I believe giving should be a lifelong practice. Most of us don’t give away everything until we die, but during our lives, we have an opportunity to support the organizations that are close to our hearts. I had a great time at Oregon, and I’ve had a very rewarding career that I couldn’t have attained without the education I received there. The UO is the most important nonprofit that I’m involved with and certainly the one where I invest the most time and money. I feel duty-bound to give back to the school that played such an important part in my own personal development.

Q: How is your investment creating the Raymund Fellowship Program turning out so far?

Steve: The fellows are very smart and committed, and I feel privileged to help support them. Demand for exceptional graduate students is quite high, and these students are in a position to be pretty selective. If we can provide some additional financial support to enhance the appeal of Oregon, it can make a big difference in attracting top tier PhD students.

Steve Raymund, BS ’78 (economics), formally retired in 2017 as chair of Tech Data, the $26 billion company he cofounded with his father. He serves on several corporate boards in addition to his work on behalf of the UO and other philanthropic causes.

CAMPUS AND BEYOND

Gifts that help students earn their way through The UO Libraries must hire about 300 student assistants each year in order to staff crucial programs and services for the university’s students and faculty as well as Oregonians from around the state.

When the library achieves our campaign goal to raise a $5 million endowment, it will have a source of permanent, annual funding for student wages. This new funding will allow us to hire approximately 34 students each year, all of whom will have exciting opportunities to contribute to the university’s mission while gaining important job experience and developing critical leadership skills.

Melissa Galvan, Class of 2020 Library student assistant Allan Price Science Commons and Research Library

MORE THAN A PAYCHECK Melissa Galvan had no idea how to use 3-D printers, large CNC routers, industrial sewing machines, and laser cutters when she arrived as a freshman two years ago. Now, thanks to her donorfunded work-study position in the Allan Price Science Commons and Research Library, she is an expert who trains others to use these tools for their class projects.

“Through this job, I’ve grown less intimidated by machinery,” says the biology and ethnic studies major from Los Angeles.

Her job is important because, these days, students and faculty members depend on the library for more than just books—they also come here to use high technology learning resources such as the library’s Robert J. DeArmond MakerSpace. Before they can unlock its potential, however, they need to learn how to operate all the equipment safely. That’s where Melissa comes in.

In addition to helping our library patrons, Melissa’s job has also helped to build her confidence.

“I used to be shy in the classroom,” she explains. “Now I’m a totally different person in class. I ask a lot of questions and seek out the people and resources who can help me.”

As home to two major museums and the state’s largest research library, the UO provides unique educational and cultural resources to UO students, Oregonians, and visitors from around the world.

Monumental milestones Two life-size Columbian mammoth sculptures are now on permanent display in the Museum of Natural and Cultural History’s courtyard. They arrived shortly after the museum received the nation’s highest honor for museums and libraries, the 2018 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. This accolade reflects decades of passionate support from the museum’s members and donors.

Visual arts magnet More than 60,000 people flocked to the UO’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in the last year, and the museum’s outreach programs served 100,000 more around the state. On campus, the museum’s collaborations with more than 30 academic departments had a direct impact on about 9,000 students. Gifts from alumni and friends help our museum’s award-winning staff create experiences that inspire students of all ages to make art an active part of their lives.

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VOLUNTEERS

ONE GIFT LEADS TO ANOTHER Colleen and Joel McCloud struggled to pay for college during the mid-1960s—long before tuition began to skyrocket. In 2005, realizing their careers had made them well situated, they decided to give $1 million to endow a scholarship.

#DucksGive

FY 18

1,938 55 GIFTS UNLOCKED

CHALLENGE GIFTS AND

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MATCHES TOTALING MORE THAN

“We thought it would be nice to help students get through without being up against tremendous loans,” says Colleen, who retired as executive vice president and creative media director at the renowned ad agency Foote Cone & Belding.

Not long after, during a visit to campus, Colleen noticed journalism students were still making do with the same antiquated cameras and soundboards that she had used.

Realizing she was in the position to do something about it, she put forward a significant gift for new equipment.

Now the McClouds are UO Ambassadors—and they’re taking their giving to a new level. In May, they decided to help hook a new generation on the joy of philanthropy by issuing a challenge grant. To their delight, it helped the SOJC raise more than $300,000 during the DucksGive online fundraiser.

“Anytime we make a donation, we are absolutely happy as all getout to be able to do so,” Colleen says. “We share the feeling that our education is what helped us get to where we are today.”

$1M

Joel, MBA ’67, and Colleen McCloud, BA ’67 (speech)

Plan now for 2019 Be part of University Day’s fourth annual #DucksGive on May 16, 2019.

To become a #DucksGive challenge donor, email

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TRANSFORMATION Every day brings signs of progress on the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, which broke ground in March.

The first phase includes a $225 million, 160,000-square-foot structure on the north side of Franklin Boulevard between Onyx Street and Riverfront Parkway. It is slated to open in early 2020.

“This is an important moment in the history of our university as we create a new path to success, impact and opportunity for our students and the state,� says UO President Michael H. Schill.

Planners project that the innovative campus will create $80 million in annual statewide economic activity. Over the next 10 years, the Knight Campus will house an estimated 30 principal researchers and their teams, generating about 750 new jobs.

Oregon lawmakers approved an additional $20 million of state bonds toward the project, adding to a 2017 commitment of $50 million in state bonds for the campus.

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Thank you!

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