October 23, 2007 Heads Up: Join in Friday’s Celebration The university officially marks the start of work on the HEDCO Education Building at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, on the construction site between 16th and 17th Avenues on Alder Street. Lokey Makes Largest Academic Gift in UO History A $74.5 million gift from philanthropist Lorry I. Lokey—the largest single academic donation in University of Oregon history—will dramatically transform science teaching and research at the UO. :: DETAILS, PHOTOS ONLINE Faculty Recognition Event Has a Few Surprises Faculty members attending the first annual faculty excellence recognition event on October 16 were delighted with the event’s “surprise guest," UO benefactor extraordinaire Lorry Lokey. :: READ MORE     :: PHOTOS ONLINE Campus, Transformed The impact of Campaign Oregon is being felt in all corners of the campus. :: READ MORE     :: MAP ONLINE Campaign Highlights $717.5 million raised (exceeding $600 million goal) $95 million raised in 2007 (exceeding $90 million goal) Increased alumni giving to 17.4 percent (goal is 18 percent, the mean of our peers) $85.9 million raised toward $100 million goal for student scholarships and opportunity initiatives $98.1 million raised for faculty support Faculty Recognition Event Has a Few Surprises Faculty members attending the first annual faculty excellence recognition event October 16 were delighted with the event’s “surprise guest," UO benefactor extraordinaire Lorry Lokey. And Helen Neville, professor of psychology and holder of the Robert and Beverly Lewis Chair in Neuroscience, had a surprise for Lokey, whom she has met many times. “Lorry loves to see my human brain, which I have often brought in a bucket when meeting with him," Neville recounted. “I told him I had a present for him, so when I walked over with the bucket and told him he’d better put on the rubber gloves, he probably figured he was getting a real brain. The surprise was a beautiful brain made by my husband out of figured Oregon maple." Frohnmayer had announced earlier Tuesday that Lokey was the previously anonymous donor who gave $10.4 million to establish the Faculty Excellence Awards, first given last February to twenty faculty members. Also Tuesday, Frohnmayer announced a new $74.5 million gift from Lokey—the largest academic donation in state history—to benefit the sciences, the Science Library, the humanities, the social sciences, journalism, the UO Alumni Center, and the President’s Special Projects Fund. “The event gave faculty a unique chance to celebrate and greet Lorry Lokey in person," said Suzanne Clark, professor of English and a member of the Faculty Advisory Council. “We learned that he is an impressive person. He listened carefully to everyone who spoke to him. His own respect and admiration for teaching as well as for research was manifest." At the event, about 115 UO faculty members were recognized by the university for distinguished performance in teaching and research. Held in the EMU Ballroom, the evening reception drew a large turnout of faculty members and administrators who enjoyed drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and music while listening to remarks by President Dave Frohnmayer, Provost Linda Brady, and Lokey. “Building and sustaining academic excellence is at the top of the university’s agenda," said Brady. “This event in honor of endowed and distinguished professors is one example of our efforts to celebrate the strengths and accomplishments of our faculty." “Folks really loved it—people stayed around until 8 o’clock and talked," said Russ Tomlin, vice provost for academic affairs, who helped organize the event. “It seemed to be an event that marked a sea change in the future of the university," said Clark.“Inviting distinguished faculty to gather was itself a signal that new and amazing opportunities for academic excellence are now within our reach." The initial recipients of the Faculty Excellence Awards were among those honored at Tuesday evening’s event. Also invited were current occupants of the UO’s approximately 140 endowed faculty chairs and professorships. All the endowed positions were funded with private gifts, and about thirty were made possible by gifts to Campaign Oregon: Transforming Lives, the university’s $600 million fundraising campaign. Increasing faculty support is one of the top priorities of Campaign Oregon, which has raised to date almost $100 million for the purpose. :: BACK TO TOP Campus, Transformed The impact of Campaign Oregon is being felt in all corners of the campus. Private gifts are responsible for upgrading many buildings and facilities on campus and funding new ones as well. For many of the projects, private gifts helped leverage state or federal funding. Some of the projects have been finished while others are under way or still in the planning stages. Music The MarAbel B. Frohnmayer Music Building expansion will add much-needed space for practice, teaching, and performance in the School of Music and Dance. Cost: $17.8 million Funding: $10.2 million from private gifts; $7.6 million in state bonds Timeline November 3, 2006: Groundbreaking ceremonies Early 2007: Major construction began on two significant additions, the Leona DeArmond Academic Wing and the Thelma Schnitzer Performance Wing Spring 2008: Renovation of existing facilities begins Fall 2008: Completion Theater The renovated James F. Miller Theater Complex will expand theater facilities for the first time since 1949 to add a new arena theater, replace the costume shop, expand the scene shop, and upgrade the Robinson Theatre. Cost: $7.8 million Funding: $3.85 million in private gifts; $3.95 million in state bonds Timeline: Groundbreaking: May 2007 Construction start: August 2007 Completion: Fall 2008 Integrative Science Complex, Phase 1: Lorry I. Lokey Laboratories The first phase of the Integrative Science Complex will house the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute underground to shield instruments from vibration and allow the UO to collaborate with other Oregon universities to revolutionize the technology industry. Cost: $16 million Funding: $6.5 million in private gifts, $9.5 million in state bonds Timeline: Groundbreaking: June 2006 Completion: Winter 2007 Integrative Science Complex, Phase 2 Phase 2 will provide 100,000 square feet of space for labs, classrooms, and meeting area where UO faculty members and students can unlock the secrets of the human mind and brain. Cost: $60 million Funding: $30 million in private gifts, $30 million in state bonds Timeline: Groundbreaking: 2009 Completion: 2012 College of Education This new and expanded complex will bring together programs currently dispersed in twenty-one different locations in Eugene, provide modernized spaces for teaching and learning, and enhance clinical program facilities in the highly ranked UO College of Education. Cost: $48 million Funding: $19 million in private gifts, $19 million in state bonds Timeline: Construction start: August 2007 Completion: Summer 2009 Lillis Business Complex The stunning new Lillis Business Complex has provided new classrooms, meeting areas, offices, and labs designed around the school’s experiential learning curriculum. Almost the entire cost was met with private gifts. Cost: $41 million Funding: Almost entirely private gifts Timeline: Groundbreaking: April 2002 Completion: November 2003 Many Nations Longhouse The Many Nations Longhouse opened in 2005 to bring together UO students and faculty members, Oregon Indian tribes, and members of the community to honor and preserve tribal culture and history. Cost: $1.2 million Funding: $350,000 from student building fees; the rest in private gifts. Timeline: Groundbreaking: Spring 2003 Completion: January 2005 Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art The newly remodeled museum opened in 2005 at nearly twice its former size, providing more gallery space, better facilities for education outreach programs, a café, a larger museum store, and special-event spaces. Cost: $14.2 million Funding: $7.84 million in private gifts; $6.36 million in state bonds Timeline: Groundbreaking: September 2002 Reopening: January 2005 Autzen Stadium Expansion A $90 million expansion of Autzen Stadium, completed in 2003, increased capacity from 41,700 to 58,000. Cost: $90 million Funding: $2 million paid from additional ticket revenue; $10 million from new seat and sky suite assessments; the rest in private gifts Timeline: Construction started: 2000 Completion: Summer 2003 Basketball Arena Planning has begun for a new UO basketball arena on the old Williams Bakery site at the east edge of campus. Projected Cost: Not to exceed $200 million Projected Funding: Long-term Article XI-F(1) bonds that will be retired with athletic department revenues. Possible Timeline: Construction start: Summer 2008 Completion: Fall 2010 Alumni Center The new UO Alumni Center will welcome visitors to campus and provide a place for alumni and friends, faculty members and students to connect. The center will also house staff members of the UO Office of Development, UO Foundation, and UO Alumni Association and, with the new UO basketball arena, help form a new east gateway to campus. Projected Cost: $25 million Projected Funding: All from private gifts Possible Timetable: Groundbreaking: Spring 2009 Completion: Spring 2010 Campaign Impact is produced by UO Development Communications.If you do not wish to receive it, please send a message from your "@uoregon.edu" address to pmr@uoregon.edu with "Unsubscribe Campaign Impact" in the subject line.