KU First goals
Here’s a breakdown of the $500 million goal for the Kansas University Endowment Association’s “KU First: Invest in Excellence”:
Students
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
Distinguished professorships, $50 million
Teaching and research professorships, $24 million
Faculty scholars, $12 million
Teaching and research awards, $5 million
Total: $91 million
Research
Medical research building, $30 million
Institute for Genetics Medicine, $18 million
Research facilities and 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
KU Med Health System, $14 million
Primary Care and Public Health, Wichita Campus, $5 million
Institute for Child Development, $1 million
Center for Urban Child Health, $1 million
Dole Institute of Politics, $3 million
Hartley Family Center for Hearing Impaired Children, $1 million
Total: $25 million
Science Education
Undergraduate natural sciences laboratory, $30 million
Biodiversity research center, $15 million
Total: $45 million
KU Information Technology
Engineering laboratory building, $15 million
Information technology for teaching and research, $10 million
Library acquisitions and support, $10 million
Total: $35 million
Arts and Humanities
Facilities for performing and visual arts, $20 million
Hall Center for the Humanities, $6 million
Lied Center programming, $2 million
Total: $28 million
Sense of Place First
Student athletics facilities, $45 million
Edwards Campus, $10 million
Lawrence campus master plan, $8 million
Kansas Alumni Association and Center, $3 million
Total:$66 million