A Momentum2 gift from T. Kendall “Ken” Hunt, B.B.A. ’65, will endow a full scholarship in perpetuity for the running back position on the UM Hurricanes football team. To read the story, click here.
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Philanthropic Uptick
This past fiscal year was the University of Miami’s second-biggest fundraising year ever. Strong support from the ’Cane community totaled $180 million, with year-over-year increases at every school and college and a ten percent increase overall. Widespread engagement is also a hallmark of UM’s Momentum2: The Breakthrough Campaign for the University of Miami. As of […]
Matching Gift Challenge to Help Fund Nursing Facility
Planned simulation hospital could lead to safer practices A prominent challenge gift from a South Florida philanthropist will help the School of Nursing and Health Studies build one of the nation’s first education-based facilities dedicated to simulation training. The R. Kirk Landon Challenge will match all donations of $50,000 or more, up to a total […]
UM Dedicates Schwartz Center for Athletic Excellence
Peak Performance UM Dedicates Schwartz Center for Athletic Excellence Renderings of the Schwartz Center for Athletic Excellence were like Xs and Os on a chalkboard to Maurice Hagens when he first saw them in 2010 as a high school football recruit out of Riverview, Florida. Today, those renderings are a gleaming new reality, and Hagens, […]
Bullish on Books in the Internet Age
Citizen ’Cane Bullish on Books in the Internet Age Some might consider Mitchell Kaplan, M.S.Ed. ’80, a sort of Warren Buffett of the book world. The independent bookseller has survived and even thrived in an industry that has felled corporate giants like Borders. The Miami native is the first to admit his entrepreneurial path defied […]
Capital Contributions Continue
At $1 billion and rising, Momentum2’s impact is building University-wide Just over a year from its public launch, Momentum2: The Breakthrough Campaign for the University of Miami is indeed breaking through. It passed the $1 billion mark toward its $1.6 billion goal in October, with contributions reaching every corner of campus. Recent highlights include a $10 […]
New Opportunities for New Alumni
Young Alumni Program encourages recent grads to ‘be a force’ Ian Chambers, B.S.M.A.S. ’12, left, is among the many UM graduates of the past decade passionate about contributing to his alma mater’s new Young Alumni Program. Photos by Jenny Abreu With the University of Miami’s newest graduates blazing a trail toward bright futures, the UM […]
