To: All Faculty & All Academic Professionals & All Civil Service Staff
           <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "President B. Joseph White" <presidentwhite@uillinois.edu>

Reply-To: presidentwhite@uillinois.edu
 Subject: MASSMAIL - Campaign launch

Dear faculty and staff,

On June 1, the University of Illinois, its three campuses in Chicago, 
Springfield and Urbana-Champaign, and the University of Illinois 
Foundation will formally announce the most ambitious fund-raising effort 
in our University's history and one of the largest in the nation.

The greatness of an institution or enterprise resides in its people, their 
intelligence, ambition and motivation. That is certainly true here at the 
University of Illinois. So it is appropriate that the goal of our campaign 
is to provide the U of I family with more opportunity and more resources. 

I think of our University mission in terms of excellence and access. Our 
campaign will increase faculty support and our number of endowed 
professorships. I understand that in today's competitive world of higher 
education, endowed support of professors can mean the difference in 
attracting and retaining brilliant researchers, great teachers and valued 
colleagues. 

With this campaign, we will also raise funds for more student scholarships 
to open our doors more widely to bright students who need financial 
assistance. Once students get here, more resources will allow us to 
enhance their education with the latest classroom technology and more 
opportunities for international-education experiences. 

We are a consequential institution in the history and life of the state, 
nation and world. We have high-aspiration strategic plans for the 
University and our campuses, as well as for every school and college. The 
purpose of the upcoming campaign is to ensure we have the resources to 
turn our plans into reality. 

So please join me in support of our campaign. The University of Illinois 
is a great and distinguished institution. The success of this campaign 
will make it even better.

Sincerely,

B. Joseph White
President
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The Office of the President

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