Literacy is essential. The gift of reading is special. The Morgridge family has made a generous contribution to the UCF College of Education so that professionals in the college may teach this special gift to others. John C. Hitt President, UCF
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iteracy is not just the ability to read critically, but also to write, speak, listen, and think critically. Without these skills, your world would be a very different place. Imagine how many tasks, from trivial to crucial, you complete every day that require these skills—that is what millions of people in America and abroad struggle with every day. The Morgridge International Reading Center, will be housed at UCF’s College of Education—made possible in part by the generosity of John and Carrie Morgridge, philanthropists with a passion for supporting reading initiatives. Join the Morgridges in helping the Center become a reality— your support is needed. T h e M o r g r i d ge I n te r nat io nal R ea ding Cente r
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Literacy is a global concern. There is so much we could learn by looking across cultures and languages. I’m looking forward to your understanding of how children in all cultures come to be literate beings.
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Carol Vukelich Professor, University of Delaware
mericans do not face unique literacy problems. Literacy problems are shared worldwide, as many countries have struggled with how to address poverty and literacy, how to work with second-language learners and what works best for students with special needs. Sharing information with communities from around the world can help people here in the U.S. and abroad. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< L I T E R A C Y
• 42 million adult Americans can’t read • I lliteracy costs American taxpayers an estimated $20 billion a year
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• 2 0 percent of American adults are functionally illiterate and read below a fifth grade level
• I lliteracy has been proven to cause children to drop out of school
• A ccording to the International Reading Association, worldwide, approximately 500 million women are illiterate, making up two- thirds of the adult popu lation that cannot read
• A mong 215,000 students surveyed from 40 countries, children’s enjoyment, and appreciation for reading is on the decline
• 5 0 percent of American adults can’t read an eighthgrade-level book
• U NICEF estimates that one billion children and adults, approximately 15 percent of the world’s population, lack basic literacy skills
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The Morgridge International Reading Center Phase I conceptual rendering
The Morgridge International Reading Center Phase II conceptual rendering
The Morgridge International
Reading Center
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he Center aims to transform lives. It will bring people and ideas together to solve real-world problems. Literacy will be advanced globally through communicating, collaborating, learning and researching with scholars and programs across the globe. The building and programs housed within will be designed to have a major impact on developing the literacy skills of children and adults. The Center will also be a resource for those interested in the art and science of teaching and reading. The Center will collect and distribute the most successful reading strategies used internationally and facilitate on an international scale communication, collaboration, learning, and research efforts to improve literacy.
The Morgridge International Reading Center Phase I conceptual rendering
We get excited about teaching and education because UCF educators’ best practices show they understand the whole child and the whole process. It isn’t simply one program for one child, but many things together that make a difference. That’s why we all have to collaborate. We are thrilled about our investment in UCF. Carrie and John Morgridge
The Morgridge International Reading Center Phase II conceptual rendering
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ce n ter ’ s w o r k w ill :
• C ollect and disseminate educational information based on research • H ouse a comprehensive collection of reading initiatives from around the globe • S erve as a communication hub for stakeholders from states, countries, associations, organizations, foundations and individuals committed to reading excellence • P rovide opportunities for professional learning
Help provide access to education.
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rom teachers to school administrators to parents and policymakers, the Center will allow access to information for those interested in the education of children—online and in person. It will create opportunities to discover and share the most successful approaches and methods for helping children improve their reading skills. The Center and its programs will be a collective effort among professional educators, research scholars, and other stakeholders interested in enhancing literacy and teaching children to read well through the use of proven research and best practices. The Center will be a place for connections between theory and practice, between researchbased institutions and the classroom, and between strategies and the day-to-day activities of teachers.
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The Center has great potential to help everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; professionals, teachers, parents, lay peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to think differently about reading, to question reading practices and to find better ways to help children learn to read, especially those children who are failing to learn to read. Timothy R. Blair Professor, University of Central Florida
The global communication room connects multiple global partners simultaneously
Provide a place to learn.
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he center will have national and international reading galleries that will allow visitors to view best practices in reading from across the globe. Hightech meeting rooms will allow interaction and provide the opportunity to address issues of shared interest. Areas will be designed for research, and space will be provided for scholars in residence. The childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s literature gallery will provide visitors with nationally and internationally renowned books. Virtual classrooms will provide learners experience with helping children improve their reading. A major part of the Center will be a global communication room where virtual learning experiences will occur. Space for learning opportunities, including an international conference, summer institutes, seminars and collaborative institutes will also be provided.
Under the leadership of President John Hitt and the guidance of Dean Sandra Robinson, we see a long relationship with UCF. We want to see our money spent wisely, and UCF does a great job of maximizing every penny.
Your donation will be remembered.
Carrie and John Morgridge
The center is in need of building and operational funds to achieve our goals. Several naming opportunities still exist.
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This Center could make a real difference in the world. The Morgridge International Reading Center has the capacity to identify important issues, solve problems, and ultimately make a difference in literacy for adults and children.
Gay Su Pinnell Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University
The Morgridge International Reading Center
Naming Opportunities.
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he naming of the center resulted from a significant gift from the Morgridge Family Foundation. Other naming opportunities exist for facilities or to endow programs and the operational needs of the Center, including:
Phase I Global Communication Assembly
$
500,000
Atrium
$
400,000
International Reading Gallery
$
300,000
U.S. Reading Gallery
$
300,000
Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Literature Gallery
$
150,000
Global Conferencing
$
100,000
International Collaboration Rooms
$
40,000
Featured Arrivals
$
25,000
Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office
$
10,000
apital gifts to the Center may be eligible for the C Alec P. Courtelis Grant Matching Program
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Morgridge Center Project
Phase I Building
(proposed)
$
5.2 MM
Equipment and Technology $
2.0 MM
Goal
7.2 MM
$
Phase II Literacy Assessment Suite
$
200,000
International Communication Lab
$
200,000
Global Education Lab
$
100,000
Early Literacy Research Lab
$
100,000
STEM Literacy Teaching Lab
$
100,000
Virtual Simulation Teaching Rooms
$
100,000
Global Conferencing
$
100,000
Virtual School Partnership Lab
$
50,000
Scholars in Residence Suite
$
50,000
Technology Collaboration Rooms
$
30,000
You are developing a unique place with a unique missionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a place rich in resources where teachers, researchers, scholars, and parents can meet and study, and a mission that reaches across continents and countries to address global literacy issues.
Sean Walmsley Professor, State University of New York at Albany
apital gifts to the Center may be eligible for the C Alec P. Courtelis Grant Matching Program
ENDO W M ENT NEEDS Program Endowment
$
2,000,000
Endowed Chair for the Advancement of Literacy
$
1,000,000
Endowed Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Authors Symposium
$
1,000,000
Gifts for endowments may be eligible for matching funds from the state T h e M o r g r i d ge I n te r nat io nal R ea ding Cente r
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The Morgridge International Reading Center can truly offer solutions, not merely detailed descriptions of the problems.
Don Deshler Professor, University of Kansas
We constantly engage stakeholders in enhancing education. This unique gift will facilitate on an international scale communication, collaboration, and the coordination of efforts to improve literacy. This is always our ultimate goal â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to ensure that everyone has the best opportunity to learn. Sandra L. Robinson
Dean, UCF College of Education
Children need your help.
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t UCF, we aim to change the future of literacy for the better. But such efforts are as high in cost as they are crucial to the children whose lives we seek to transform.
The Morgridge gift is the largest to UCFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College of Education and one of the largest to a college of education in Florida. The gift is eligible to be matched by the State of Florida. But we still need your help to make the Center happen. Please support the Center in its quest to advance literacy through communication, collaboration, learning and research by contacting us at 407-823-2140, or visit http://MIRC.ucf.edu. T h e M o r g r i d ge I n te r nat io nal R ea ding Cente r
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PHASE I : First FLOOR PLAN
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PHASE I : SECOND FLOOR PLAN
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PHASE I : SITE PLAN
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The Morgridge International Reading Center Phase I conceptual rendering
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