TRITON Magazine Spring 2017 | Page 15

POINT : CAMPAIGN EDITION

“ I want to do something transformative .”

Facebook pioneer Taner Halicioglu ’ 96 kicked off the public phase of the Campaign for UC San Diego with a gift of $ 75 million — the largest alumni gift the campus has ever received — to establish the Halicioglu Institute for Data Sciences at UC San Diego . The computer science major from Revelle College hopes the new institute will promote a cross-disciplinary field that is widely considered the backbone of many other disciplines .

$ 1.3 BILLION OF A $ 2 BILLION GOAL

THE MOST AMBITIOUS FUNDRAISING EFFORT IN THE UNIVERSITY ’ S HISTORY
Private support will help UC San Diego enhance the student experience , enrich our campus community , and spark research and innovation .
Learn more at campaign . ucsd . edu

$

1.3

BILLION OF A $ 2 BILLION GOAL

95K + unique donors from around the world — and growing !

391 + distinct divisions , departments and programs have benefited .

+ 50 %

of the Campaign ’ s leadership are UC San Diego alumni .
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