Arts & Sciences
Rebecca W. Bushnell, Dean; Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Professor; and Professor of English
The Campaign for the School of Arts and Sciences
Campaign Chair(s): Christopher H. Browne, C'69
Campaign Goal: $500 million
Priority Highlights: Endowed Professorships, Endowed Scholarships, Graduate Fellowships, Undergraduate Programs, Facilities, Annual Giving
Fulfilling Benjamin Franklin’s vision of a new kind of education for the New World, the School of Arts and Sciences remains the intellectual heart of the University. Today it educates our future leaders with innovative, cross-disciplinary programs like Biological Basis of Behavior; Philosophy, Politics, and Economics; Visual Studies; Health and Societies; and Modern Middle East Studies.
Download the Making History in the Arts & Sciences case statement > (PDF, 984 KB)
UPDATE 2008: THE FIRST YEAR OF MAKING HISTORY Rebecca Bushnell reflects on the first year of the Campaign and looks ahead... |
Last year's greatest fundraising triumph?
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| | The unprecedented support we received for our faculty, a cornerstone of both the campaign and SAS's strategic plan.
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Biggest (and nicest!) surprise?
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| | The support for our graduate students, including a $6 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. |
Most memorable moment?
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| | The campaign kick-off -- sharing that phenomenal energy and enthusiasm on campus, and seeing that same excitement in London and Hong Kong.
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| Your main focus this year? |
| | A naming gift for the Neural and Behavioral Sciences Building -- needed in order to break ground on this critical piece of Penn's commitment to advancing brain science. Building endowment for undergraduate scholarships is also imperative.
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What's most exciting about Making History?
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| | It's invigorating to be engaged in so many multi-school, multidisciplinary collaborations, and what we're doing now will have a profound impact on the quality of a Penn education far beyond the years of this campaign.
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