University of Virginia Library

INCREASE IN CAPITAL CAMPAIGN GOAL

• WHEREAS, the Campaign for the University of Virginia was launched on October 6, 1995, with a goal of $750 million; and
• WHEREAS, the Campaign has made progress ahead of schedule, attracting to date more than $600 million in gifts and pledges from alumni, parents, friends, corporations, and foundations; and
• WHEREAS, generous donors have demonstrated a willingness to support transformational improvements to the University that will define its future; and
• WHEREAS, new priorities have emerged during the course of the Campaign, and the University's schools and programs have raised their respective campaign goals to address these needs; and
• WHEREAS, donors have shown exceptional vision by responding generously to the new campaign initiatives identified during the course of the Campaign; and
• WHEREAS, a number of critically important needs still remain unmet, including funds for facilities, the libraries, new technology, and the arts;
• THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the goal for the Campaign for the University of Virginia be increased to $1 billion, including outright gifts and future support, to be raised through December 31, 2000.