$500 million goals, projects detailed for KU First: Invest in Excellence campaign

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KU First Total Goal: $500 million

Students First<

Undergraduate Scholarships: $73 million
Law and Medical Scholarships: $12 million
Graduate Fellowships: $20 million
Study Abroad Scholarships:$5 million
Two New Scholarship Halls:$6 million

Total: $116 million

Faculty First

Distinguished Professorships: $50 million
Teaching and Research Professorships:$24 million
Faculty Scholars:$12 million
Teaching & Research Awards: $5 million

Total: $91 million

Research First

Biomedical Research Building: $30 million
Institute for Genetic Medicine: $18 million
Research Facilities & Equipment, Lawrence Campus: $12 million
Hoglund Brain Imaging Center: $10 million
Institute for Brain Research: $10 million
Kansas Cancer Institute: $5 million
Cardiovascular Research: $5 million
Medical Research Support: $4 million

Total:$94 million

Outreach First

KU Med Health Systems: $14 million
Expansion of Primary Care & Public Health, Wichita Campus: $5 million
Institute for Child Development: $1 million
Center for Urban Child Health: $1 million
Dole Institute for Public Service and Public Policy: $3 million
Hartley Family Center for Hearing-Impaired Children: $1 million

Total: $25 million

Science Education First

Undergraduate Natural Sciences Laboratory: $30 million
Biodiversity Research Center:$15 million

Total:$45 million

Information Technology First

Engineering Laboratory Building: $15 million
Information Technology For Teaching & Research: $10 million
Library Acquisitions and Support:$10 million

Total:$35 million

Arts & Humanities First

Facilities for the Visual & Performing Arts: $20 million
Hall Center for the Humanities: $6 million
Lied Center Programming: $2 million

Total: $28 million

Sense of Place First

Athletics Excellence: $45 million
Edwards Campus Building: $10 million
Lawrence Campus Master Plan: $8 million
Kansas Alumni Association & Center:$3 million

Total : $66 million

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