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UW-Superior Foundation kicks off ambitious $20 million fundraising campaign
Months before COVID-19 changed life as we know it, the UW-Superior Foundation had been planning and initiating an ambitious $20 million comprehensive fundraising campaign to catapult the university into the next level of growth. Many alumni and friends have already stepped up and made financial commitments, lifting us to 70 percent of our goal when this magazine went to print. Some may think that the pandemic would have stopped or significantly impacted our campaign goals. Indeed, we did ask the question of how best to proceed at such an uncertain time. The answer became clear when we had our most successful Superior Day of Giving ever this past spring, right after the virus necessitated the shift to distance learning for the remainder of the semester. As we’ve known all along, Yellowjackets swarm together to meet challenges and support one another. “Our vision for the future is to be the college of choice within our region, and to continue to be a force for positive economic, cultural and social change,” said Chancellor Renée Wachter. Over the past 125 years, UW-Superior has equipped students with the tools, knowledge and support they need to build great careers and meaningful lives. More than 26,000 students have earned their degrees and gone on to make a positive impact on our world. Through the generosity of our donors, we’ve made critical investments in our facilities in the past decades, creating a campus that is well suited for a world-class
UW-Superior education. Now, we invite you to join us in investing in our people, programs and future. Together, we will invest in our students. Our students are the reason we exist. In them lies hope for the future and positive change for today. We pride ourselves in being an access university, one that makes a college degree attainable for the greatest number of students possible. Forty-six percent of our students are the first in their family to attend college. Eighty-two percent receive some type of financial aid and 16 percent receive foundation scholarships. With your help, we will increase the number and amount of scholarships available for our students. “The scholarships I’ve received through the UW- Superior Foundation have made a huge impact on my education,” said Britta Larson ‘21, natural sciences major. “They’ve allowed me to focus more on my education rather than having to get another job to try to pay for school. It’s definitely helped me to become a better student.” In addition, campaign funds will be used for more undergraduate research fellowships, conference and leadership opportunities and stipends for students who are participating in unpaid internships. All are crucial experiential learning opportunities.
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