A five-year Aspire campaign, which ended on June 30, exceeded its $1.75 billion goal by raising $1.88 billion more than any campaign in Princeton University’s history to support programs of teaching and research as well as efforts to prepare students for leadership in a complex world.
”The success of this collective effort to strengthen the university to better serve the nation and the world is a tribute to the dedication, enthusiasm and generosity of our alumni, parents and friends,” said Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman.
The campaign focused on a set of priorities: strengthening the core Princeton experience; providing unrestricted funds through the annual giving program; and enhancing the university’s capacities in engineering and the environment, the creative and performing arts, neuroscience and global citizenship.
Among other purposes, these gifts established 26 new professorships, 120 new undergraduate scholarships and 25 new graduate fellowships.
The most notable achievements include:
In the creative and performing arts, a $101 million gift from Peter B. Lewis, a 1955 alumnus and university trustee, established the Lewis Center for the Arts.
In engineering and a sustainable society, a $100 million gift from Gerhard R. (Gerry) Andlinger, a 1952 alumnus, established the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment.
A center for public policy and finance within the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs is a hub for study across various disciplines that intersect with public policy and finance including economics, operations research, political science, history and ethics. A center for economic policy studies brings together experts in academia, government and industry for frank discussions about crucial financial issues.
