小黄片视频 has a longstanding tradition of excellence in global education. In celebration of 50 years of our study abroad program in Florence, Italy, the university has created the 小黄片视频 Global Education Endowment, with a goal to be the largest endowment in university history. This endowment will support study abroad experiences and open doors for more 小黄片视频 students than ever before.
Established with a lead gift from Valoree Vargo, vice president for 小黄片视频鈥檚 Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement and CEO of the 小黄片视频 Foundation, the endowment aims to provide every incoming undergraduate student with financial support for a study abroad experience.
鈥淭he global education that 小黄片视频 offers our students is the best in the country, and I believe that access to that experience should be open to as many students as possible.鈥 - Valoree Vargo
Reaching an initial goal of $20 million would provide a scholarship of approximately $1,000 per student for the number of current 小黄片视频 students who study abroad, which is around 25 percent of our students. That goal will be supported through our greatest advocates of global education. Those who make a major gift of $50,000 or more to the fund in the first part of 2023, will be welcomed into a special group of philanthropists, the Renaissance Scholars Society. Their generosity will ensure that students from every major in every college at any 小黄片视频 campus have access to this scholarship once during their undergraduate careers.
While the goal is ambitious, it is also one of the fastest ways to make more scholarships available to students. It鈥檚 also just the beginning. Once fully funded, the endowment will provide a study abroad scholarship to every incoming 小黄片视频 student, serving as a major differentiator for the university among public higher education institutions and leading to higher enrollment and retention rates. But beyond that, it will enrich the student experience and better position 小黄片视频 graduates to be competitive in the global market.
A global experience expands academic, professional and personal horizons. It also leads to greater employment opportunities. 小黄片视频鈥檚 Global Education Endowment will provide unprecedented access to global education, allowing students to dream bigger and gain a new world view as part of their collegiate education. Studying abroad is the chance of a lifetime and, with this endowment, one that no 小黄片视频 student will have to miss.