The Centennial Campaign A Presentation to the Administrators’ Forum September 9, 2008

The Centennial Campaign Progress Report

Campaign Total vs. Campaign Plan Includes $5 million in verbal commitments. As of July 31, 2008 Total to date: $479.9M Year end goal: $600M

Campaign Commitments By Program (dollars in millions) Principal Gifts are those commitments from individuals of $5M or more. Major Gifts are those commitments from individuals of $50k - $4.9M. Other Gifts are those gifts from individuals of less than $50k (excludes gifts to Rice Annual Fund). As of July 31, 2008

Campaign Commitments by Source as of July 31, 2008

Recent Campaign Commitments $2.2M alumni bequest intention for engineering $1.5M alumni bequest intention for scholarships $1M alumnus gift for Asian Studies Distinguished Visitors $700k estate gift for departmental endowment

Campaign Progress: Schools and Programs as of July 31, 2008

Campaign Progress: Presidential Priorities as of July 31, 2008

Rice Annual Fund FY09 goal: $6.6M  FY07 actual: $5.5M  FY08 actual: $6.3M Alumni participation goal: 37%  FY07 participation: 35%  FY08 participation: 35%

How will our Centennial Campaign make Rice better?

It already has... Brochstein Pavilion Two new residential colleges funded and under construction $45.9 million in scholarship endowments $7.1 million in gifts to fund collaborative research between Rice and other TMC institutions

It already has... 8 new endowed faculty chairs New Ph.D. programs in Art History and Sociology $7.8M to fund initiatives to improve K-12 education in Houston Rice Annual Fund has increased 50% over a 4 year period

Transforming extraordinary students into extraordinary leaders. The Centennial Campaign will fuel the expansion of our deeply-held commitment to undergraduate and graduate education and prepare the next generation of leaders to make a distinctive impact in the world. Goal: $400M

What will be better? 25% increase in the endowed scholarship budget New educational models applied to universities across the globe 100% of students will have opportunities to participate in research or other original work Intense focus on communication skills and leadership development A dynamic and energetic campus life

Facing challenges. Generating solutions. The Centennial Campaign will generate extensive investment in our research enterprise so that we can put our interdisciplinary and multi-institutional collaborations to work to solve problems that face us all. Goal: $310M

What will be better? Rice will become known nationally for biomedical research Rice will be one of the great centers for energy research and education in the world Our basic science research will launch discoveries that fuel the development of new technologies 40 – 50 endowed chairs to recruit and retain outstanding faculty

Learning and leading, locally and globally. The Centennial Campaign will foster partnerships with leading institutions in Houston and across the world that will benefit our students and faculty and extend our global reach. Goal: $290M

What will be better? Every student will have the opportunity for an international experience Solutions to the many challenges that face our city will be replicated across the world We will attract talent to the city of Houston and prepare the workforce of this city’s future Improved professional development and training for local educators and non-profit leaders Research and collaborative relationships in Asia and Latin America

Centennial Campaign Launch

Centennial Campaign Launch Gala  November 6, 2008, 6 pm – West Quad Centennial Campaign Campus Launch  November 7, :00 am – Staff Town Hall, Shell Auditorium 11:30 am – All Rice Picnic, Central Quad Homecoming and Reunion activities commence 6 pm – Tudor Fieldhouse Dedication and Donor Recognition Dinner Centennial Campaign West Coast Launch  November 20, 2008 at 7 pm – San Francisco Centennial Campaign East Coast Launch  December 3, 2008 at 6:30 pm – New York City