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INSIDENEWS
The bigger, the better Though its final phase of
expansion was cut, Destiny USA continues to flourish. Page 3
INSIDEOPINION
INSIDEPULP
INSIDESPORTS
Building billions Though the university raised
Hoppy ever after Brews from four continents are
At long last Syracuse grinded out a win against Stony Brook on
more than $1 billion, it failed to meet other goals. Page 5
represented at the Syracuse Beer Festival. Page 11
Saturday, the team’s first victory since last October versus West Virginia in the Carrier Dome. Page 24
WHAT WAS IT?
Of the $1,008,612,731 that was raised:
$479,900,053 is from
alumni (about 48 percent) sam maller | staff photographer NANCY CANTOR AND RICHARD THOMPSON, Syracuse University chancellor and chairman of the SU Board of Trustees, respectively, help announce the news of SU reaching its fundraising goal.
Here ‘it’ is SU reaches billion-dollar fundraising goal, but comes up short in 3 of 5 categories
By Stephanie Bouvia
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DEVELOPMENT EDITOR
he Campaign for Syracuse University met its largest fundraising goal to date and raised $1 billion three months ahead of its scheduled end date. When the campaign was conceived in 2005, it was broken up into five subcategories that donors could delegate money to: student access and support, faculty excellence, cross connections, building futures
and annual support. In looking at the breakdown of how much money the campaign raised, it is clear that some subgoals were well exceeded, while others fell short. This, along with where the donations came from and how they are being used, is indicative of the university’s priorities — its greatest one being student access and support. In 2005, SU officials set a goal of raising $200 million for student
access and support by Dec. 31 of this year. So far, $176,839,532 has been raised in this category. Although this is $23,160,468 short of the university’s goal, enough money has been raised to create 350 scholarships for students. This support is crucial, said Don Saleh, vice president for enrollment management. There are a little more than 13,000 undergraduate students enrolled at SU
$248,801,988 is from corporations (about 25 percent)
$141,196,257 is from foundations (about 14 percent)
$138,714,433 is from
friends (people who aren't alumni) and parents (about 14 percent)
=$40,000,000
Syracuse University officials held a celebratory event Thursday at 4 p.m. on the Quad to announce the billion-dollar campaign brought in $1,008,612,731 as of Aug. 31, creating numerous opportunities for both students and faculty. It is the university’s largest fundraising campaign to date. The announcement was referred to as the “What is it?” campaign, building suspense across campus during the days leading up to it. Chancellor Nancy Cantor and the Board of Trustees developed the Campaign for SU in 2005 and launched it in 2007. The purpose of the campaign is to raise funds to improve access to education for students of all financial backgrounds and to improve the quality of the faculty and university as a whole. Although the campaign has already met its goal of $1 billion, Cantor said the university will continue to fundraise until the end of December. “What we want to do is make sure that some of these buckets, if you will, are filled. So we want to get that 100th endowed chair, we want to make sure that we get as many students scholarships as possible,” Cantor said. To do that, university officials have been reaching out to alumni, students, faculty, staff and the greater Syracuse community, and have been encouraging people to donate toward programs or initiatives they want to see at SU. Some of those programs include the establishment of the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center, the LGBT Resource Center and the Phanstiel Scholars Program. Donations will also be used for renovations to the Newhouse II studios, the construction of Dineen Hall and the renovation of Carnegie Library. —Compiled by Stephanie Bouvia, development editor, snbouvia@syr.edu
SEE CAMPAIGN PAGE 8
Syracuse University to open study abroad center in New York City By Mark Cooper EDITOR IN CHIEF
Syracuse University’s Fisher Center, a new study abroad center in Manhattan, will allow students to immerse themselves in New York City through a program that provides real-world experience.
The establishment of the center was announced on Thursday, as part of a celebration on the Quad during which SU revealed it surpassed the $1-billion threshold in the Campaign for Syracuse University. The center is named for Winston Fisher, an SU alumnus and member of
the Board of Trustees. While the center’s opening date has not been set, SU expects it to be an abroad program for students from all schools and colleges at the university, said Kevin Quinn, senior vice president for public affairs. Fisher was at the celebration on the Quad on Thursday, and took to
the podium to describe SU’s ties with New York City and the importance of these ties. As he spoke, visible proof of SU’s presence in New York City — photos of the Lubin House and the Syracuse football team at the Pinstripe Bowl in 2010 — cycled on the projector screen behind him.
“I just thought that New York City would be a great place for a semester abroad academic center because of everything New York has to offer,” Fisher said. “Alumni base, diversity, richness and culture, business and government, there’s so much going
SEE FISHER CENTER PAGE 8