向上 & 起筹得160美元.900万用于学术、研究、体育和医疗保健

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2020年11月19日发布

兰斯克劳福德

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十大玩彩信誉平台耗资1.5亿美元建成 向上 & 起 9月30日的活动，超过了目标10美元.900万美元，筹集了160美元.900万年, 大学今天宣布. 超过23000个人、企业和基金会 捐赠给竞选活动.

The campaign publicly kicked off in 2015 with an emphasis on supporting five strategic priorities: 学生的机会与成功, 加强研究和研究生教育, 全球合作, 卓越医疗服务, and 大学参与. Dr. 和夫人. Steven and Angelia Stokes, both USA alumni, served as co-chairs of the 向上 & 向前运动.

“Angelia and I have been honored to serve the University in this ambitious campaign,” 斯托克斯说. “美国给了我们这么多，我们有信心，因为 success of this campaign, many more students 和 community will reap the benefits 在未来的岁月里.”

向上 & 起 is the second, and largest, campaign in the University’s history. Since 2015, University and 美国健康 have completed funding for 11 capital building projects, adding more than 718,000 square feet to the University’s facilities. 几 这些项目包括 汉考克惠特尼体育场, 健康模拟大楼, 范妮·梅斯勒创伤中心 和 麦昆校友中心.

Longtime USA supporter Abraham “Abe” Mitchell invested a record $50 million gift in 2013, during the quiet phase of the campaign, which led to the creation of the University’s 具有里程碑意义的 米切尔-莫尔顿奖学金计划. 在整个活动中，该倡议筹集了超过17美元.500万的礼物 for a total of $35 million raised in support of student scholarships.

“We have not only increased the ability to serve more people through the addition 新设施，”美国总统奥巴马博士说. 托尼·沃尔德罗普说:“竞选活动已经升级 every aspect of the University by opening doors for students, advancing groundbreaking research and enhancing life-saving treatments for the people of the Gulf Coast region.” 

向上的亮点 & 起 Campaign的影响:

整体活动

• 筹集了3500多万美元的奖学金，其中包括17美元.500万配对 通过米切尔-莫尔顿奖学金计划.
• 一共7美元.6,356名在职和退休的美国员工捐赠了700万美元
• 15,297人首次向学校捐款.
• 来自所有50个州和9个国家的捐助者支持这项运动.

学生的机会与成功

• More than 430 new or enhanced endowed scholarships were established to open doors 成千上万的学生.
• Since March 2020, $176,212 has been raised in support of Pandemic Emergency Funds, 包括学生资助基金.
• New and renovated facilities will provide state-of-the-art academic and athletic training for USA students, including the 健康模拟大楼, Mobile County Commission Center for Academic 成功, Jon Lieber Baseball Clubhouse and renovations to 马克思图书馆.
• A new 荣誉学院 was established in 2017 to provide a diverse community of interdisciplinary 优秀的高积极性的学生. 从那时起，已有126名学生毕业 从节目中. 

加强研究和研究生教育

• Over $11 million raised from 1,700 donors to support graduate education and to enhance 改变生活的研究.
• 建立或增加211个捐赠基金.
• $1.2 million donated to improve access to healthcare in medically underserved areas 阿拉巴马州的.

全球合作

• Sixteen scholarships established or enhanced for study abroad opportunities.
• Seven scholarships established or enhanced for international education.
• Almost 600 students impacted through Study Abroad programs and scholarships.
• 学生 have experienced learning in 52 different countries since 2015.

卓越医疗服务

• 超过5美元.5 million raised through fundraising events that attracted thousands 的参与者.
• Funding was secured for seven new or expanded buildings, including the Strada Patient 护理中心，范妮·梅斯勒创伤中心，儿童医院 & 妇产医院儿科 Emergency Department, 美国健康 Freestanding Emergency Department, 美国健康 Mobile Diagnostic Center Midtown, and 美国健康 Mapp Family Campus, Baldwin County.
• More than 16,000 cancer patients were treated in Mobile and Baldwin counties.
• 超过11,400名美国卫生工作者为该运动捐款.

大学参与

• Through the support of regional businesses, Mobile County Commission, alumni 和 汉考克惠特尼体育场于2020年9月12日开放.
• 校友和朋友们捐了超过4美元.800万美元建造了1.5万平方英尺的麦昆酒店 校友中心.
• Two scholarships were created for students who demonstrate leadership and a commitment 为了社会的公正和毅力.
• More than 3,600 USA alumni volunteered 10,972 hours of community service since 2015.              

 

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