A breakdown of groups who donated for academic and athletic programs at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 2011-12.
Source: University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville raised more than $100 million for the second consecutive year.
For the 2012 fiscal year ending June 30, the university recorded $108.1 million in private gift support, surpassing its goal of $103 million, according to a news release.
The total includes outright gifts of cash, gifts-in-kind, planned gifts and new pledges.
The amount is less than the $121.3 million raised in 2011, but is the second-highest annual fundraising total for the university.
Of the $108.1 million raised, $26.2 million was designated to support athletics and the Razorback Foundation.
“If you walk around our campus, it’s easy to see what gifts can do,” said Chancellor G. David Gearhart. “Several ongoing capital projects were made possible by private gift support. Many of our students would not be here if it were not for scholarships and fellowships funded by private gifts.”
Therts a lert erf merny.
Ermahgerd!
Soooo… they need Fayetteville to kick in a million bucks for the renovations to the Field House why, exactly?
The University is nothing if not well funded. In fact, I’d be happy to recommend additional savings by getting rid of the 2,678 or so redundant, completely pointless positions they currently staff. When I have to ask 17 people for something, none of whom know who can help me but all of whom are glad to push me off to the next person, we can easily consolidate some of that excess.
Yes, because more unemployed people is exactly what we need.
So we should support a deeply inefficient and bloated workforce at the UA because God Save the Admins? They’re state employees, I’m supporting them either way.