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Together, we will invest in programs .
Together, we will reach new heights .
Together, we will invest in faculty .
UW-Superior believes in providing a learning environment that educates the whole person, one that includes ample opportunities for our students’ intellectual, social, physical and emotional growth. Through this campaign, we will invest in academic, non-academic and co-curricular programs that shape a student’s complete UW-Superior experience and provide a margin of excellence above and beyond state funding. Options for investing in academic and co-curricular programs include (but are not limited to) specific academic majors, technology enhancements, study away programs, student clubs and organizations, leadership training and certificates, athletics, the arts, Lake Superior research and outreach programs.
Whether you’ve experienced UW-Superior firsthand or have seen the important role it plays in the Superior community and the broader region, we invite you to partner with us by supporting this campaign. The challenges facing higher education institutions today and our students are significant. In order to continue to provide a world-class education at an affordable cost and continue to seize new opportunities and higher levels of excellence, we need your help. Whether you’re interested in supporting one of the identified pillars of this campaign, our general fund, or a different area that is near and dear to your heart, we will work with you to match your gift with your area of interest. Gifts of all sizes are welcomed and needed. We invite you to join with us through this campaign because Together We Are Superior.
A university is only as good as its people and we are fortunate to have the very best. Our faculty are passionate about teaching and helping their students reach their goals. They are practitioners who are experts in their fields, continually seeking to grow their knowledge through research and study, transferring that knowledge to their students. Unfortunately, state funding for professional and career development is sorely lacking and not enough to cover travel or registration for even one regional conference for each of our faculty members. Through this campaign, we will increase current funding ten-fold by creating an Instructional Excellence Endowment Fund to provide a sufficient level of continuous investment in high- achieving faculty that will last in perpetuity. “While past fundraising campaigns have focused on infrastructure and facilities, this one focuses on people, programs and the future, and it couldn’t come at a more opportune time,” said Ephraim Kotey Nikoi, communication professor. “Funds will support students who depend on scholarships to continue their education, as well as faculty research and professional development, which translates directly to our students’ education and increases the visibility and reputation of our great university.”
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.
Together, we will invest in the future .
When you include the UW-Superior Foundation in your long-term estate plans, you help ensure that a first-rate education is available to future generations of UW-Superior students. We encourage you to consider a legacy gift, to include (but not limited to), provisions in wills, trusts, retirement accounts, insurance policies, and life income arrangements.
Renée Wachter
Chancellor
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