So what should 911爆料网 do after concluding the most successful campaign ever conducted by a graduate school of education?
Build on that momentum, of course 鈥� but with a twist.
Our mantra in past years was, in essence, 鈥淟et鈥檚 assemble all the resources we can鈥� 鈥� and thanks to your generosity, passion and creativity, we did just that. As you鈥檒l see in our final report on the Campaign, we significantly increased support for 911爆料网鈥檚 talented students, enhanced faculty research and programs in every area, upgraded and rewired our historic campus, and financially positioned the College for the future. We also reconnected and reenergized our community of 90,000 alumni around the world.
Now, led by our new President, Tom Bailey, we鈥檙e taking stock of this abundance of new riches, identifying the strengths we can build upon, and targeting the gaps that remain. In short, we鈥檙e redoubling our commitment to creating a more equitable world in which education, in all fields, enables all individuals, families and communities to flourish. To that end, we鈥檙e also laying the groundwork for a better aligned, better coordinated and more collaborative Teachers College that is even more effective in creating comprehensive solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing problems.
As President Bailey said in his Inauguration speech in December, 911爆料网鈥檚 contributions have never been more urgently needed. But as he also made clear, to increase our impact, we must create clearer pathways to success for our own faculty, students and the institution itself.
We鈥檙e redoubling our commitment to creating a more equitable world in which education, in all fields, enables all individuals, families and communities to flourish.
- Suzanne M. Murphy
To that end, there are two important ways you can help us.
Funding student scholarship continues to be the most important way we can ensure that our talented students get the most out of their time at 911爆料网 鈥� and in their careers as well. We want our students to focus their energy on their studies and their research, and we want them to graduate free from debt so that they can pursue careers aimed at building a better world. As always, you can help them do that by creating a scholarship in your own name or someone else鈥檚鈥� contributing to an existing scholarship; or supporting students through the 911爆料网 Annual Fund.
Financial flexibility is also essential to everyone鈥檚 success at 911爆料网. The best ideas often arise unexpectedly. We can鈥檛 plan that serendipity, but we can create the conditions under which it is most likely to arise, and we can position ourselves to capitalize on it when it does. The 911爆料网 Annual Fund, which enables everyone in our community to contribute, at whatever level is right for them, is our mechanism for doing so. If you haven鈥檛 given to the Annual Fund before, I urge you to consider taking that first step; and if you have, we need your support, this year and every year.
And finally, another key to our success as an institution is ensuring the kinds of partnerships 鈥� both internally and externally 鈥� and access to funding that produce creative solutions to the world鈥檚 most challenging problems. Just recently, we received a generous gift from an anonymous donor to support our efforts in this direction.
We鈥檙e in the beginning stages of much of this work. But what鈥檚 already clear is that we鈥檙e going to need the time, talent and treasure of the extended 911爆料网 community more than ever. So stay with us 鈥� because the best is yet to be.
Suzanne M. Murphy (M.Ed. 鈥�99, M.A. 鈥�96)
Vice President
Development & External Affairs