Transforming Lives
Transforming Lives “Together we can open the doors to the most significant opportunities envisioned by the University in its history.� University of Jamestown Board of Trustees
$60 million
campaign
Since its beginning, the University of Jamestown has educated men and women of character who are prepared to embrace the opportunities and meet the challenges of modern life. Inspired by a future filled with new possibilities, the trustees, administration, faculty and staff invite you to join us in a leadership role as we embark on a $60 million campaign. Through the Opening Doors Transforming Lives campaign we will build vitally needed facilities, grow the endowment, fund scholarships, provide support for faculty, and create new programs of distinction for the University of Jamestown.
Transforming Lives
What does it mean to be a University that Opens Doors and Transforms Lives?
“If it weren’t for Jamestown College, I would not be where I am today.” Alumni of the last 132 years
Our success at the University of Jamestown
depends on its people – the students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends who keep Jamestown’s mission alive. Rooted in the Presbyterian tradition, we hold fast to our Christian principles and liberal arts ideals as we shape new and existing programs and curriculum. We exist to educate the whole person and to graduate students who are inspired and equipped to lead impactful lives. To do so, we cannot rest on what is, but must continue to be a university that prepares men and women of the highest character for success. Please join us as we reimagine a standard of excellence for the University of Jamestown. In this rapidly changing world, small colleges stand at a crossroads. A university which does not meet the challenges of a changing higher education landscape is destined for irrelevance. But, a university which marshals the wisdom and support of its people to meet those challenges changes lives. Realizing that any entity is no more effective than those who participate in it, we ask that you join us on this journey.
Opening Doors
to Academic Excellence
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To remain a quality university in an evolving world, we must continue to invest in areas of excellence that set us apart.
niversity of Jamestown has developed a culture of flexibility, collaboration, and teamwork. An environment rich with opportunity for students to learn while fulfilling their passion for athletic, artistic and/or civic and community involvement, University of Jamestown has risen to the top among North Dakota schools in the rankings of U.S. News and World Report, and has been named North Dakota’s most influential college or university. Our graduates include leaders in business, medicine, law, education, science and technology, church and community. To remain a quality university in an evolving world, we must continue to invest in areas of excellence that set us apart. With the expansion of careers in science, technology, engineering and math, we must be mindful of the opportunities these fields offer our students. Through this campaign, the University seeks to develop graduate programs in the health sciences and an undergraduate program in engineering. These programs will unite the University of Jamestown’s liberal arts experience with the professional training and rigor associated with such programs. With your help, we will develop new programs that will capitalize on our diverse strengths and empower the creative capacity and confidence of our students and faculty in order to equip them for success.
$21 million
Gifts totaling $21 million will allow us to create and enhance offerings in the following programs: • Doctor of Physical Therapy • Mechanical Engineering • Science and Nursing • Graduate Programs in the Health Sciences and Leadership
Opening Doors
to Athletic and Co-Curricular Excellence
Now it is time to support our studentathletes by providing them with on-campus athletic facilities including an arena, locker rooms, coaches’ offices, and spaces for training, rehabilitation, and intramurals.
$19 million
Home is a word used often to describe the University of Jamestown. Those who have experienced the campus personally know that one of our greatest responsibilities is to steward this special place we called home. We must preserve and protect our campus and ensure that it meets the diverse needs of future generations. Of primary importance are the athletic and recreational spaces that support our student-athletes, and promote school spirit and campus community by providing a “home” for both varsity and junior varsity competition and intramural activities. Appropriately aligned with the University’s commitment to academic excellence, over $60 million has been invested throughout the past 20 years to support the infrastructural needs of the academic programs, the performing arts, and the residential and dining experience for our students. Now it is time to support our student-athletes by providing them with on-campus athletic facilities including an arena, locker rooms, coaches’ offices, and spaces for training, rehabilitation, and intramurals. Sixty percent of our student population participates in one or more of our 16 varsity sports, and many more desire space for wellness and intramural activities. As well, space for student leadership and social interaction must be enhanced. The need for improved facilities is critical.
Gifts totaling $19 million will allow us to achieve these critical campaign priorities: • Construction of a new Athletic and Training Center • Renovation of Hansen Center • Creation of a Student and Alumni Center inside Nafus Center • Restoration of the Chapel • Development of a Library Main Floor Commons
Opening Doors
through Endowment and Annual Support
The endowment enables the University of Jamestown to ensure affordability for all students, to recruit and retain top faculty, and to maintain high quality facilities.
$20 million
University of Jamestown’s endowment is valued at more than $36 million and provides nearly $2 million annually to support the University’s needs. As all of higher education adjusts to the mounting pressures for lower cost options, endowment will become an even greater differentiator between institutions that thrive and those that falter. With nearly $8 million of financial assistance provided annually to students, the need to increase our endowment is a core challenge and opportunity of this campaign. Through endowed gifts, donors have an opportunity to support student scholarships, faculty development, and to create a lasting influence on the programs and experiences that mean the most to them. As we consider the future of the University of Jamestown, we seek to secure $15 million in gifts to our endowment and $5 million to support annual operations, the largest portion of which supports annual scholarships for our students. Each time a donor supports an endowed scholarship or a Jimmie Generation Annual Scholarship, a simple truth is stated: We believe in the University of Jamestown and we believe in our students. By creating endowed or annual scholarships, donors pass on a permanent and potent legacy – the opportunity for others to live up to their promise and to influence the communities in which they serve – to transform lives.
Gifts totaling $20 million will allow us to create endowments to support the following: • Scholarships • Buildings and Equipment • Faculty Development • Program Support
You are the key... Opening Doors, Transforming Lives is both an ideal to be pursued with dedication and a challenge to be embraced with energy and imagination! You hold the key to opening doors. You have the power to transform lives. Will you join us in this exciting venture? We need you! Together, we can create a future for the University of Jamestown as worthy and wonderful as its excellent past.
You hold the key to opening doors. You have the power to transform lives.
Transforming Lives
Opening Doors
Transforming Lives Naming Opportunities
Numerous naming opportunities offer a way to leave a lasting impact on the University of Jamestown. Your name is more than a word on a sign over a door; it is a link between past, present, and future generations of Jimmies who value the mission of this institution.
Arena: Gymnasium Lobby and Athletic Hall of Fame Booster Club Room Medallions (12) Seats (2,200) Training Center: Training & Rehabilitation Room Football Locker Room Men’s Basketball Locker Room Women’s Basketball Locker Room Women’s Volleyball Locker Room Office Suite Visiting Locker Room (2) Larson Center Renovation: Wrestling Room Team Locker Room (4) Weight Room Renovation Turf Field Other Student Life Initiatives: Hansen Center – “The Ice House” Nafus Student & Alumni Center Chapel Restoration Library Commons Project Program Opportunities: Doctor of Physical Therapy Engineering Science & Nursing Building Endowment Opportunities: Scholarship Buildings and Equipment Faculty Development Character in Leadership Arts & Religion Annual Progress Fund
Transforming Lives
Campaign Steering Committee Ed Nafus ’63, Co-Chair Scottsdale, Arizona Elmer Schindel ’63, Co-Chair Wayzata, Minnesota Jim Unruh ’63, Board Chair Paradise Valley, Arizona Jo-Ida Hansen, Ph.D., Trustee New Brighton, Minnesota Kari Newman Ness, Trustee Jamestown, North Dakota Jeremy R. Wells ’00, Alumni Association Blaine, Minnesota University of Jamestown Staff Robert S. Badal, President Jamestown, North Dakota Polly L. Peterson ’89 Executive Vice President Jamestown, North Dakota Karen H. Crane, Ex Officio Member Director of Development Jamestown, North Dakota
Ways to Give...
There are many ways that you can support the University of Jamestown’s Opening Doors Transforming Lives campaign. You may choose to make a single gift, spread your contributions over a period of time, or establish a planned or deferred giving option. All gifts will make a difference and are deeply appreciated.
For more information on the University of Jamestown’s Opening Doors Transforming Lives campaign, contact: Office of Institutional Advancement University of Jamestown 6082 College Lane Jamestown, ND 58405 Phone: 701.252.3467 ext. 5576 UJ.EDU
Thank you for Opening Doors and Transforming Lives at University of Jamestown!