Capital campaign to start on campus

A strong show of support from the university community will encourage outside alumni, friends and donors to take part in a major capital campaign that will be officially announced in the fall, UW–Madison and UW Foundation hope.

The campuswide effort, titled “Create the Future — From Within,” will lay the groundwork for the broader capital campaign that will boost student programs and scholarships, improve facilities, enhance learning opportunities, and support faculty and staff.

More details about how employees can give will be available in the coming weeks. A packet of materials, much like that provided for the Partners in Giving campaign, will be distributed to faculty and staff in March.

UW–Madison employees are already part of a quiet long-standing tradition of reinvesting in the university, says Gary Sandefur, professor of sociology, who is serving as campaign co-chair with Maury Cotter, director of the Office of Quality Improvement.

During the past 10 years, faculty, staff, emeriti faculty and spouses have given more than $72 million to UW–Madison.

An employee’s decision to invest is voluntary, and donations can be structured as payroll deductions. The UW Foundation will work confidentially with any member of the campus community to set up a payment structure that considers an employee’s budget, personal interests and goals.

Employees can designate where they want their money to go, giving them the opportunity to invest in people, programs and services that mean something to them in a way that is sensitive to their budgets.n

For information, contact Martha Taylor at 263-5792 or Erick Weber at 262-1591.