President's Report 2017-2018 | Page 20

“ ” The simplest and most practical lesson I know is to resolve to be good today, but better tomorrow. CATHERINE MCAULEY Good Today…Better Tomorrow is a fundraising initiative running from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2018 to support student and campus life. Good Today…Better Tomorrow provided five areas of support: $1 M ANNUAL GIVING $1.7 M ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE * * • Sustaining accessibility and affordability through unrestricted gifts • Competitive grant funding to support schools and programs • President’s Excellence Fund • Non-endowed scholarships for academic, experiential and service opportunities 8 $ MILLION GOAL $900 K STUDENT LIFE * • Baseball field • Softball field • Team activities and annual support 7.8 $ $1.7 M BUILDING * • Original estate garden MILLION * MONEY RAISED $2.3 M ENDOWMENT * Good Today….Better Tomorrow Highlights • • • • Maguire Scholars Program Frank O. Genuardi Legends Baseball and Softball Fields John Woolf Jordan, II and Martha Strank Jordan Endowed Scholarship Foundation grants from William Randolph Hearst Foundation, Independence Blue Cross Foundation, WW Smith Charitable Trust and Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation • Scholarships for academic, experiential and service opportunities • Graduate fellowships *As of September 30, 2018. 18 PRESIDENT’S REPORT