E-Insight

September 2009

CVMBS Well on Way to Meet Goals Set in The Campaign

On Aug. 28, President Tony Frank made Colorado State University history with the announcement of The Campaign for Colorado State University, the first major comprehensive campaign the University has ever undertaken. Dr. Frank outlined the University’s goal to raise $500 million in support of key University priorities by 2012, including scholarships, endowed chairs and professorships, college initiatives, improved learning facilities, and programs to advance teaching, research, and outreach. The Campaign will build a strong cornerstone of private support for Colorado State – an important part of a sustainable financial foundation.

As part of the overall campaign, the goal for the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is to raise $100 million of the University’s $500 million campaign. To date, the College has achieved more than 85 percent of its goal.

The College is now reaching out to all members of the campus community - faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors, parents, friends, and clients whose animals have been treated at CVMBS facilities - to help Colorado State University become stronger with an increased base of private giving and support.

Within the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The Campaign for Colorado State University will:

• Enable CVMBS to attract and retain highly qualified faculty members who help heal animals and humans, who teach and inspire entire generations of students, and whose research expands the boundaries of knowledge.
• Fund new construction and renovation so that CVMBS facilities will be better able to support the important work done within them.
• Expand endowed scholarships to strengthen the College’s ability to attract the best students and create the next generation of veterinary and biomedical professionals.
• Provide additional support for College faculty members to continue to successfully compete for research grants and conduct clinical research that improves the lives of
  humans and animals today and in the future.

The Campaign provides an opportunity for everyone to join in support of the College. Your gift can support any of the College initiatives, be it scholarships for CVMBS students, research programs, or the Companion Care Fund that supports care for animals and their owners facing extenuating financial circumstances.

A gift to the College counts toward the larger University campaign. To learn more about the college funds you can give to, visit https://advancing.colostate.edu/csu.asp? VETMEDMASTER. If a fund you’re interested in is not listed here, contact JoEllen.Linderer@colostate.edu at the CVMBS Office of Development. For Colorado State employees, a link is available for gifts made by payroll deduction at https://advancing.colostate.edu/ASI/PAYROLL.