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Great Returns Campaign Exceeds Goal

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White text on maroon background reads "Great Returns," with smaller orange text beneath that reads, "We're All In"Today 绿茶直播 announced the close of its Great Returns: We鈥檙e All In comprehensive fundraising campaign. The largest campaign in Augsburg鈥檚 history, Great Returns raised over $128.8 million, surpassing the campaign goal of $125 million.

鈥淚 have had the privilege of meeting many Auggies during my time as chair of this campaign and it鈥檚 evident how much people love Augsburg,鈥� said Regent Emeritus and campaign chair Paul Mueller 鈥�84, MD. 鈥淭he investments made by Great Returns benefactors will yield transformational results for Augsburg students and faculty for generations to come.鈥�

Nearly 15,000 alumni and friends of the university made more than 55,000 gifts over the course of the campaign. Campaign priorities included endowed funds for scholarships, teaching and programs; campus improvements; athletics; and unrestricted operating support to provide flexibility in responding to students鈥� needs in an ever-evolving higher education landscape.

Campaign highlights include:

  • Creation of the John N. Schwartz 鈥�67 School of the Arts, an interdisciplinary hub for the visual and performing arts
  • More than 150 gifts of $25,000 and above to endowed scholarships
  • Six new endowed professorships and chairs in music, interfaith studies, business, entrepreneurial studies, and sociology
  • Improvements to athletics facilities, including the Donny Wichmann 鈥�89 Weight Room and Patricia Piepenburg 鈥�69 Women鈥檚 Locker Room
  • Gifts totaling over $10 million to endow the StepUP庐 collegiate recovery program
  • $6.1 million raised to support diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
  • $1.6 million raised for the President鈥檚 Strategic Fund

鈥淲e are humbled and grateful for the extraordinary show of support for Augsburg鈥檚 mission and vision from the thousands of alumni and friends who participated in the campaign,鈥� said Augsburg President Paul C. Pribbenow. 鈥淭hese investments will transform the lives of our students, who go on to lead and serve in their communities and throughout the world. From all of us at Augsburg: thank you.鈥�

绿茶直播 Announces $125 Million Comprehensive Campaign

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White text on maroon background reads "Great Returns," with smaller orange text beneath that reads, "We're All In"绿茶直播 leaders today announced the public phase of Great Returns: We鈥檙e All In, a comprehensive campaign to raise $125 million in endowment and core mission support. With commitments of more than $105 million received to date, it is already the university鈥檚 largest-ever campaign. A public launch event will take place on Friday, May 6, at 4:30 p.m. at the Hagfors Center for Science, Business, and Religion on Augsburg鈥檚 campus.

Rooted in Augsburg鈥檚 current strategic plan and following Augsburg鈥檚 sesquicentennial celebration in 2019, Great Returns seeks to provide long-term stability as the university looks ahead to the next 150 years. Specific campaign priorities include growing Augsburg鈥檚 endowment, including endowed scholarships and professorships; drawing on unrestricted community support for operating activities and athletics in the wake of the pandemic; and investing in campus improvements like the renovation to the athletic training center and locker rooms in Si Melby Hall.

鈥淒onors who care deeply about our mission have made the initial commitments that set the pace for the broader campaign,鈥� said campaign co-chair and Regent Emeritus Paul Mueller 鈥�84, MD. 鈥淭hrough endowed funds, we can invest in students and faculty and produce great returns for many generations to come. A gift to an Augsburg endowed fund for scholarships can help ensure that an Augsburg education is affordable in perpetuity.鈥澛�

In recent years, Augsburg has become one of the most diverse private institutions in the Midwest. Fifty-eight percent of traditional undergraduate students are students of color, and half are the first in their families to attend college. More than 97% of Augsburg undergraduates receive financial aid. Great Returns donors have made 111 gifts to endowed scholarships to date, out of a campaign goal of 150 such gifts, along with five new endowed professorships.聽聽聽

鈥淥ur vision is to be a new kind of urban, student-centered university,鈥� said Augsburg President Paul C. Pribbenow. 鈥淭he hardships of the past few years, and the challenges facing higher education as a result, make our work to educate students as stewards of an inclusive democracy all the more critical. We are profoundly grateful to the supporters who invest in making this vision a reality.鈥�

About Augsburg

绿茶直播 offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and 11 graduate degrees to approximately 3,200 students of diverse backgrounds at its campus in the vibrant center of the Twin Cities and nearby Rochester, Minnesota, location. Augsburg educates students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders. An Augsburg education is defined by excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies, guided by the faith and values of the Lutheran church, and shaped by its urban and global settings.

Learn more at Augsburg.edu/greatreturns.