EducationSaturday, November 7
UA Little Rock raises a record $266.5 million, topping its $250 million goal
The 5AM Little Rock team
If you follow UA Little Rock, here's the number to repeat: the university raised a record $266.5 million in its seven-year Centennial Campaign, a final total of $266,532,569. It announced the total Thursday night at a celebration for donors, alumni and community partners in the Fine Arts Center.
UA Little Rock's Centennial Campaign beat its goal
- $266.5 million
- raised in the seven-year campaign
- $250 million
- was the campaign's goal
- 22,762
- donors gave to the campaign
- 192%
- growth in the university's endowment
Sources: FOX16.com, Arkansas Business
Chancellor Christina Drale said: “Seven years ago, a $250 million campaign for UA Little Rock might have seemed out of reach.” Private gifts have already launched the Half-Off Scholarship for incoming freshmen and the Trojan Guarantee, which covers remaining tuition for qualifying students who get both a Pell Grant and the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship.
- Gifts: 197,887 in all
- New endowments: 211
- Classrooms and labs renovated: 22
- Shellam Flake Planetarium: soft opening scheduled for December
The most visible change is Trojan Way, the north-to-south promenade from 28th Street to University Drive. Here's how the giving broke down by campus area.
The university itself drew 42% of campaign giving
Source: Arkansas Money & Politics
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| UA Little Rock | 42% |
| Humanities, Arts, Soc. Sci., Educ. | 21.5% |
| Athletics | 14.5% |
| Donaghey STEM college | 7.2% |
| Business, Health and Human Services | 5.9% |
| Little Rock Public Radio | 5.8% |
| Bowen School of Law | 2.9% |
Sources: FOX16.com, Arkansas Money & Politics, Arkansas Business