9/20/2002
"Our faculty and staff members are addressing the key issues affecting agriculture and natural resources so that they can continue to be economically, environmentally and socially sustainable for generations to come. The Campaign for MSU provides a great platform to further engage our alumni, friends and stakeholders in this process - allowing them to leave a long-lasting imprint on our students and programs, and on the future of agriculture and natural resources in Michigan and the world."
- Jeff Armstrong, dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
"At Michigan State University, the programs in the College of Arts and Letters provide educational opportunities that allow students not only to earn a degree in the arts or humanities but also to develop skills that will serve them well throughout their lives. We encourage all students to take our courses and to develop an appreciation for core liberal arts educational values. Private support helps us attract and retain excellent faculty, expand areas of benefit to the whole university community, support our students and really hone our areas of excellence, which include programs in the performing and visual arts, languages and literatures, writing, history and philosophy. Private support gives us that needed competitive edge; we look forward to continuing to work with our alumni and other friends to achieve capital campaign success."
- Wendy Wilkins, dean, College of Arts and Letters
"The permanent financial foundation that this capital campaign promises to provide us is crucial as we move to the next level of excellence. Our goal in this fund-raising effort is to enhance our intellectual capital - the primary resource that drives our success and ensures our future. It is Broad faculty, students and alumni - their ideas, experience and energy - that make our learning community unique."
- Robert B. Duncan, Eli and Edythe L. Broad dean, The Eli Broad College of Business
"The Campaign for MSU will enable us to take a giant step forward in lifting our academic programs to an even higher level of excellence. In the College of Communication Arts and Sciences, we expect to make major advances in strengthening support for students and faculty. By increasing endowment support for instruction, research and outreach, as well as for technology and facilities, we will be better positioned in the next five years to navigate the rapidly changing world of communications."
- James D. Spaniolo, dean, College of Communication Arts and Sciences
"The College of Education has among the best graduate programs in the country, and our commitment to preparing highly qualified teachers is second to none. The Campaign for MSU is essential to our ability to recruit and retain outstanding faculty members and provide increased financial support to our students in the form of scholarships and fellowships."
- Carole Ames, dean, College of Education
"The perspective from the College of Engineering is that the capital campaign is about the endowment. Endowed faculty positions allow us to be competitive with our sister institutions and assure that we can provide for our students the best possible instruction based on cutting-edge scholarship. Endowed discretionary accounts assure that, even as budgets are tight, the resources are still there to support student activities. Our students are winners; our goal is to assure that there will always be resources that allow them to succeed."
- Janie Fouke, dean, College of Engineering
"The capital campaign is an opportunity for the College of Human Ecology to promote collegewide momentum that maximizes our resources while building and sustaining programs of excellence and quality for the 21st century. Faculty, staff and alumni take pride in working collaboratively to communicate our mission, values and priorities - maintaining a climate for quality, competitive and innovative programs and assuring that our students provide leadership and remain marketable in the workplace. Ultimately, the campaign will assist us in preparing global-minded professionals to meet relevant societal challenges and opportunities of the future while strengthening and empowering individuals and families to interact effectively with their environments.
- Julia R. Miller, dean, College of Human Ecology
"Private support is critical to retaining and honoring our excellence in medical education and to supporting the research programs that are so very important to the educational process. Such support provides that "extra" that makes us more competitive nationally and will further enhance our reputation as providers of high-quality, community-based training and research."
- Glenn C. Davis, dean, College of Human Medicine
"The capital campaign is a great opportunity for MSU and, especially, James Madison College. Madison College has built a solid reputation for excellence in undergraduate education since 1967. We plan to quadruple our endowment funds to provide the financial resources to ensure an even brighter future."
- Sherman Garnett, dean, James Madison College
"We need to make direct investments in the research enterprise and in graduate and professional education to ensure that College of Natural Science remains at the cutting edge of intellectual exploration and continues to prepare the best students for academic and professional careers. Through The Campaign for MSU, we will improve the quality of undergraduate education in science and mathematics, as well as the preparation of new generations of science and mathematics teachers. Support from alumni, friends, corporations and foundations will enable us to initiate new programs and to provide additional scholarships for undergraduates that will enhance our position as the first choice for high-caliber students from all backgrounds."
- George Leroi, dean, College of Natural Science
"With the critical national nursing shortage, this capital campaign is essential to raise dollars needed to recruit and assist students to become nurses by providing scholarships, enabling us to develop innovative programs, recruiting and retaining highly qualified faculty, and renovating space for new programs."
- Marilyn Rothert, dean, College of Nursing
"The College of Osteopathic Medicine is committed to supporting student excellence, developing and retaining nationally renowned faculty and outstanding research programs, and enhancing diversity of faculty, staff and students. Through The Campaign for MSU, the college will focus its efforts on establishing scholarships and endowments that will allow us to grow to the next level of excellence."
- William Strampel, dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine
"Our social, behavioral, and economic sciences and professions are on the move, seeking new levels of excellence across our research, teaching and outreach missions. As our faculty, students, staff and alumni work together to advance knowledge and enhance lives, we are finding that sources of private support, such as those sought in The Campaign for MSU, are critical to our success. Such resources honor our signature programs of study and will allow us to grow and change for the future.
- Marietta Baba, dean, College of Social Science
"The capital campaign gives the College of Veterinary Medicine the opportunity to highlight and focus on its highest priorities for achieving its vision as an internationally premier college. At the same time, it will give prospective donors an opportunity to nurture and share in our dreams, enhance our mission and personally help us create an exciting and compelling future that will enable us to meet the changing needs of society and improve both human and animal health."
- Lonnie King, dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
"This capital campaign represents an important opportunity for the Law College, as a private and independent institution, to move forward in concert with the university to advance our mutual goal of providing a high-quality legal education. The affiliation between MSU and the Law College has strengthened both institutions and enabled us to form partnerships with other disciplines to study pressing societal issues and advance the cause of justice. Funds raised during the campaign will enable the college to develop innovative academic programs, support faculty scholarship, expand scholarships for talented students, and enhance the library and technology services of the college."
- Terence Blackburn, dean, MSU-Detroit College of Law