Gateway To the Future campaign raising money to enhance students education
By: Theresa Ludwick
Issue date: 3/13/09 Section: News
On April 5, 2008, Simpson University
President Larry McKinney announced
the public phase of the university's
Gateway to the Future Campaign,
a drive to raise $13 million by Dec.
31, 2010. The money raised through
the campaign will finance a number of
projects that university administration
believes will offer increased relevancy
to students seeking quality education.
The projects include the Student
Scholarship fund, a Fine Arts Center,
science buildings and curriculum and
staff development.
The present downturn of the nation's
economy is cause for concern
to Vice President for Marketing and
Development Gordon Flinn and the
campaign committee.
"The economy has had some impact
on the size, scope and timing of many
donors' abilities and willingness to
give," Flinn said, "There is good momentum
in the scholarship and faculty
development initiatives and those are
foreseeable goals within reach."
While the goal of the Gateway
Campaign is to raise at least $10 million,
$13 million, Flinn said, would
fully encompass all campaign projects
and initiatives. Depending on a donor's
stipulations for giving, funds received
may not always exactly match the university's priority goals, among which
two have special importance.
"Student scholarships are a consistent
initiative." Flinn said. Acquiring the
funds needed to construct the buildings
is another main concern.
Ashley Braxton, junior English
major and campaign member, agrees.
"I love it when a student gets to stay
because of a scholarship," she said.
Another campaign goal is to expand
curriculum development and increase
faculty opportunities. In addition, Simpson
hopes to add a nursing bachelor of
science degree by Fall 2010. This degree
is offered through ASPIRE, the university's
continuing education program,
though it is currently only for registered
nurses wishing to complete their studies.
President Larry McKinney announced
the public phase of the university's
Gateway to the Future Campaign,
a drive to raise $13 million by Dec.
31, 2010. The money raised through
the campaign will finance a number of
projects that university administration
believes will offer increased relevancy
to students seeking quality education.
The projects include the Student
Scholarship fund, a Fine Arts Center,
science buildings and curriculum and
staff development.
The present downturn of the nation's
economy is cause for concern
to Vice President for Marketing and
Development Gordon Flinn and the
campaign committee.
"The economy has had some impact
on the size, scope and timing of many
donors' abilities and willingness to
give," Flinn said, "There is good momentum
in the scholarship and faculty
development initiatives and those are
foreseeable goals within reach."
While the goal of the Gateway
Campaign is to raise at least $10 million,
$13 million, Flinn said, would
fully encompass all campaign projects
and initiatives. Depending on a donor's
stipulations for giving, funds received
may not always exactly match the university's priority goals, among which
two have special importance.
"Student scholarships are a consistent
initiative." Flinn said. Acquiring the
funds needed to construct the buildings
is another main concern.
Ashley Braxton, junior English
major and campaign member, agrees.
"I love it when a student gets to stay
because of a scholarship," she said.
Another campaign goal is to expand
curriculum development and increase
faculty opportunities. In addition, Simpson
hopes to add a nursing bachelor of
science degree by Fall 2010. This degree
is offered through ASPIRE, the university's
continuing education program,
though it is currently only for registered
nurses wishing to complete their studies.
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