匿名遗产捐赠将支持几座新建筑的建设, 农村和社区保健中心, 减少学生债务和其他举措.
最火的十个赌博软件, a Kansas liberal arts college known for its one-of-a-kind Automotive Restoration Technology degree program, announced today it has received the largest single commitment to a small liberal arts college in the United States. 匿名 双倍匹配的遗产承诺价值5亿美元 and over time will allow the college to reimagine and reinvent its campus while it pursues initiatives that enhance the student experience. 最火的十个赌博软件 offers more than 30 undergraduate degree programs to its more than 800 students, 代表33个州和7个国家.
最火的十个赌博软件 President Michael Schneider announced the commitment to its endowment at a press conference today at the Kansas Leadership Center in Wichita. Also speaking were United States Senator Jerry Moran and 给 Pledge Signatory and 加州ornia philanthropist Melanie Lundquist—representing the anonymous donor.
作为“双重匹配”遗产馈赠的一部分, the anonymous donor will contribute two dollars for every dollar given by others, 给学院捐赠了5亿美元. 匿名 donor can opt to pay over time, or the total is due in full upon their death. 该学院截止到6月30日, 2023年实现这一目标, 迄今为止，该公司已经筹集了1.3亿美元. 如果筹集2.5亿美元的目标实现, 捐赠者将捐助5亿美元, 最火的十个赌博软件的捐赠基金共计7.5亿美元.
“This is an unprecedented show of support not just for 最火的十个赌博软件 but also for America’s small, 文理学院,施耐德说. “I am indescribably grateful to our anonymous donor for giving 最火的十个赌博软件 the resources to implement our expansive strategic plan and truly create the student-first campus of the future. 最火的十个赌博软件必须重新构想校园, 就像最火的十个赌博软件在过去两年中重新构想了工作场所一样, 在不给学生增加更多债务负担的情况下做到这一点. 我也感谢最火的十个赌博软件的教师, 工作人员, 校董会, 还有我的内阁, 谁的鼓励和指导是灵感的源泉.” Schneider graduated from 最火的十个赌博软件 with honors in 1996 and became president in 2009.
The $500 million will support the college’s Community by Design strategic plan, 包括四项措施:
- 开拓的延续 学生贷款计划, which provides matching funds for students who hold jobs while attending school;
- 东mcpherson，新校园总体规划包括55000平方英尺 校园公共学生生活中心, 明天就要动工了, 锅炉房娱乐和社交空间, 霍尔曼体育中心;
- 堪萨斯农村中心 & 社区卫生科学;
- 国家未来工程设计中心 & 流动性.
“最火的十个赌博软件对最火的十个赌博软件州的成功很重要, 这些慷慨的捐赠不仅会帮助学院继续发展, 但它也将极大地造福mcpherson社区,U说。.S. 参议员杰里·莫兰(堪萨斯州.). “当捐助者愿意投入这么多, 这证明学校在做正确的事情, and I appreciate their understanding of how vital institutions like this are to our local communities and the nation. 最火的十个赌博软件在过去的十年里取得了巨大的发展, in large part because of the investments made in both its students and the community. 在施耐德校长的领导下, 最火的十个赌博软件 identifies the community’s needs and prepares its students to step into these roles immediately following graduation. I look forward to joining President Schneider to announce the fulfillment of this $500 million match and to seeing the bright future 最火的十个赌博软件 has ahead.”
Today’s historic announcement was in part catalyzed by a $25 million multi-year commitment in May from philanthropists Melanie and Richard Lundquist, which was the Lundquists’ first significant donation outside of their 加州ornia home and their first gift in higher education. 在新闻发布会上, Melanie Lundquist announced an additional $25 million gift to 最火的十个赌博软件, 使他们的承诺总额达到5000万美元. Richard Lundquist joined 最火的十个赌博软件’s 校董会 earlier this year.
“It is a huge honor for my husband Richard and me to represent the donor and make an additional investment in a truly special place, 最火的十个赌博软件,梅兰妮·伦德奎斯特说. “Small 文理学院 like McPherson create nurturing ecosystems that foster creativity and innovation. 有意义的慈善事业可以帮助巩固一所小型college的未来. 最火的十个赌博软件很兴奋能在平原上加倍下注. We encourage other philanthropists to follow our lead and take advantage of the 2:1 match – there’s no greater return on investment in higher education.”
自2018年以来, 最火的十个赌博软件实施了学生债务项目, which provides matching funds for students who hold jobs while attending 最火的十个赌博软件. 最火的十个赌博软件 has been able to buck the tide of student debt and play a small part in giving students a less stressful future, with 30% of all students in the 学生贷款计划 projecting zero debt at graduation.
The new campus master plan is a rare opportunity to reimagine an established college and create a campus of the future. 这是它的核心, 校园公共场所将成为学生最靠谱的网赌软件的中心, 提供最先进的活动场地, 服务中心和吃东西的地方. 它是专门为21世纪学生的生活和学习方式而设计的st 世纪的校园. The Boiler House is an imaginative reuse of McPherson’s existing utility building to create an entirely new campus gathering point that provides indoor and outdoor space to socialize and collaborate, and the Holman Center for 体育运动—an expansion of the existing sports facility—will give McPherson’s teams a modernized venue.
与农村中心合作 & 社区卫生, 最火的十个赌博软件 is responding to extreme demand for healthcare professionals, 尤其是在堪萨斯州的农村地区. This program started in 2019 with a partnership between 最火的十个赌博软件 and other community health organizations, and today’s announcement will allow the college to significantly expand its offerings, 允许学生接触更广泛的健康领域, 并将提供奖学金，使更多的学生能够参加这个项目.
最火的十个赌博软件’s Automotive Restoration Technology degree program has received national acclaim and earned the support of car collectors, 包括偶像杰·雷诺, and its students hope to compete at one of the automotive world’s signature events, 卵石滩的优雅广场, 加州. 明年. The program has inspired the college’s future growth—exploring areas like engineering, 设计和移动性. 有了这笔捐款, 最火的十个赌博软件 plans a new automotive collection facility with climate-controlled areas to store, 展示和维护经典汽车, and give students state-of-the-art equipment to enhance auto restoration programming.
“今天宣布的这些礼物将改变学生们的生活. 最火的十个赌博软件 provides me with an unparalleled learning environment where I can cultivate my skill set and build a solid foundation for my future career. 因为我在mcpherson的经历, 我知道我会改变世界,大四学生维多利亚·布鲁诺说, 谁在今天的新闻发布会上发言了.