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麻豆村 today announced that it had surpassed its initial financial goal of $2 billion for its ongoing fundraising campaign 鈥�听a significant milestone reached more than 18 months ahead of schedule. To date, supporters of Make Possible: The Campaign for 麻豆村 have committed more than $2.13 billion to accelerate 麻豆村鈥檚 mission and strategic priorities in education, research and societal impact.

麻豆村 also revealed that the campaign would be extended by a year until June 30, 2025, to continue this impressive momentum and complete key capital projects and other initiatives, and to coincide with the anticipated 125th anniversary celebration of the founding of the university鈥檚 originating institution 鈥� the Carnegie Technical Schools 鈥� by Andrew Carnegie, whose original philanthropic gift established it.

鈥淐arnegie Mellon was founded by an extraordinary act of philanthropy, and that spirit of giving is only stronger today as evidenced by supporters of our Make Possible听campaign,鈥� said President Farnam Jahanian. 鈥淲hile $2.13 billion 鈥� and counting 鈥� is a remarkable measure of the exceptional generosity of our community of supporters, even more important are the opportunities those gifts create for our research and education mission.鈥�

The remarkable impact of donors to the campaign to date is felt across each of the university鈥檚 seven colleges and schools, as well as its libraries. Supporters have established more than 50 new endowed professorships, including three headships and four deanships (for the听,听, the听 and听).

Supporters also have answered the call to increase support for students and advance academic excellence, giving more than $400 million and establishing over 374 new endowed funds for scholarships and fellowships, as well as signature success programs like听 and the听 and the largest.

鈥溌槎勾� has made investing in our students and their experience a top priority,鈥� said Gina Casalegno, vice president for Student Affairs and dean of students. 鈥淲ith our donors鈥� contributions to Make Possible, we are building cutting-edge facilities for health, wellness and athletics where we will have the resources needed to deliver critical programs to support our Tartans鈥� well-being and success. We are so grateful for their generosity.鈥�

Campaign supporters also have made possible an incredible transformation of the Pittsburgh campus. Major projects such as听,听 and听 have opened in recent years, as well as the renovation of Hamburg Hall. Currently under construction are the听Highmark Center for Health, Wellness and Athletics(opens in new window) and the new听, and planning is underway for the Robotics Innovation Center and the Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences.

At the college level, philanthropy has established the听 (College of Engineering), the听 (Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy), the听 (College of Fine Arts), the Center for Machine Learning and Health (School of Computer Science) and the PNC Center for Financial Services Innovation (Tepper School of Business).

鈥淲hen we launched the campaign, we believed in the Tartan community and their enthusiasm to contribute to achieving our ambitious $2 billion goal,鈥� said David Coulter, chair of both the 麻豆村 Board of Trustees and the Make Possible campaign. 鈥淭hat so many have stepped forward and helped us reach this milestone 18 months ahead of schedule 鈥� and during a global pandemic 鈥� is a powerful statement of support for the university鈥檚 vision of its future.鈥澨�

In the past year, the university announced听, which permanently endowed 麻豆村 in Africa, enhanced fellowship support for the students who study there, deepened connections between the university鈥檚 Pittsburgh and Rwanda campuses, and strengthened the research, entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem in and for Africa.

Numerous other gifts have created transformational impacts across the university, with an emphasis on student access and success. In February, 麻豆村 announced a听, made possible by a $116 million grant from the Norman and Ruth Rales Foundation. The 麻豆村 Rales Fellows Program will eliminate cost as a barrier to select master's degree and Ph.D. programs for students from under-resourced and underrepresented backgrounds. The Tartan Scholars program, launched in 2019, is also supporting students who are academically high achieving but come from under-resourced backgrounds. In 2021, the program听.

In addition, a听 will support the Robotics Innovation Center, the Manufacturing Futures Institute and the Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences, and a cutting-edge sciences facility. The Hall of Sciences will include a听 thanks to a commitment from the Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation and the Henry L. Hillman Foundation. Among the many gifts that are driving forward research and discovery with real-world impact are a $30 million grant from the Heinz Endowments that has supported the听, and a $20 million gift from entrepreneur and blockchain pioneer Charles Hoskinson that established the听.

The university is especially proud that more than 61,000 members of the 麻豆村 community have made a gift to 麻豆村 during the campaign, including alumni, parents, friends, faculty and staff, corporate partners and foundations, and students. This represents a major expansion of 麻豆村鈥檚 donor community at all levels of giving, including critical unrestricted annual gifts made to the university, to the colleges, and to departments and programs across the institution.

With the extension of the Make Possible听campaign for an additional year, Carnegie Mellon will focus on raising philanthropic support for several priority initiatives. These include continuing to expand access to a life-changing 麻豆村 education through student scholarships and fellowships; enhancing the 麻豆村 experience, including through multiple capital projects underway; supporting faculty through endowed professorships and grants to support their research and creativity; and elevating significant initiatives within each college as well as University Libraries.

鈥淒onor support has already helped us achieve so much, but we know there is still work to be done to make possible the goals and aspirations of our talented students, faculty and staff,鈥� said Scott Mory, vice president for University Advancement. 鈥淓xtending the campaign will help provide the foundation for 麻豆村鈥檚 next century, and we look forward to celebrating with our community during the festivities in honor of the 125th anniversary of Carnegie Mellon鈥檚 founding.鈥�