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At the check presentation held March 19 at Caterpillar's Decatur plant are, from
left, first row: Millikin student Mohand Aalsaleh of Saudi
Arabia; Marilyn Davis, Millikin's Chief of Staff and Board Secretary; Carmen
Aravena, Director of Millikin's Center for International Education; Millikin
students Dominic Hart of Australia, Jordan Moxey of the Bahamas, and Tom Pardo
of France; and Millikin's Interim President Rich Dunsworth. Second
row: Caterpillar Factory Managers Dwight Stewart, Rick Moore and Adam
Mize; LeAnn McQuellon, Caterpillar Business Support Manager; and Mark Siwiec,
Caterpillar EHS Manager.
On Tuesday, March 19, the Caterpillar Foundation made its second payment of $1 million to Millikin University as part of the Caterpillar Foundation's $7 million pledge made in 2011. This charitable investment is specifically earmarked for construction and renovation to transform Aston Hall into a Center for International Education on the university's campus.
In 2011, Caterpillar Inc. Chairman and CEO, Doug Oberhelman, a 1975 Millikin graduate, announced a charitable investment of up to $11.5 million toward Millikin's "Transform MU" capital campaign, the largest show of support in Millikin's history.
The investment, made both by the Caterpillar Foundation and personally by Oberhelman and his wife, Diane, will support the creation of a new university center that will house the Oberhelman Leadership Development Center, help renovate Millikin's oldest residence hall to create a Center for International Education and double the number of students supported by the university's Long-Vanderburg Scholars Program for minority students.
The $1 million check presented March 19 by Caterpillar Decatur's General Manager Walt Hupe is designated for Caterpillar's committed total of $3 million to help renovate and develop the new Center for International Education, which will provide housing for international students and serve as a home for multicultural affairs staff, international programs, study abroad and global awareness.
Millikin University Interim President, Rich Dunsworth; Director of the Center for International Education, Carmen Aravena; Chief of Staff and Board Secretary, Marilyn Davis; and four of Millikin's international students attended the check presentation at Caterpillar's Decatur office to express their support of the project: Jordan Moxey of the Bahamas, a biology major; Dominic Hart, an exercise science major from Australia; Mohand Aalsaleh of Saudi Arabia, a pre-pharmacy major; and Tom Pardo, an international business major from France.
"Thanks to the generosity of Caterpillar and the Oberhelmans, the new Center for International Education will serve a vital role in enhancing a critical area of our university mission – to prepare our students for democratic citizenship in a global environment," says Dunsworth. "Our students are going to work in an environment, far more diverse than any previous generation has. To not only achieve professional success in tomorrow's expanding global workplace, but to have a life of meaning and value, we must understand the world around us. The development of the Center for International Education is a vital piece in developing that understanding."
Millikin's partnership with Caterpillar extends back nearly six decades to 1955 when the company made its first investment in the university.
BREAKDOWN OF CATERPILLAR’S PLAN OF SUPPORT FOR THE “TRANSFORM MU” CAMPAIGN
Creation of the Oberhelman Leadership Development Center - $6.5 million
Total funding to create the Oberhelman Leadership Development Center on the second floor of the new University Center includes a $3.5 million challenge matching grant by the Caterpillar Foundation to match donations made by Caterpillar employees and retirees, as well as $3 million donated personally by the Oberhelmans, for a total gift of $6.5 million. The proposed center will be home to more than 100 student leadership organizations, including student government, Greek life and the multicultural student council. Emerging and seasoned student leaders will have the opportunity to share their resources and practice leadership, management, marketing and technical skills. The new Center will include student organization and development areas, collaboration rooms and three flexible laboratory areas.
Creation of a new Center for International Education - $3 million
The Caterpillar Foundation has also committed $3 million to help create a new Center for International Education through the renovation of Aston Hall, originally built in 1907. The proposed center will complement the academic experience, offering a variety of cultural, educational, social and recreational programs for students. Plans for the Center provide for residence hall space for up to 70 international and domestic students, faculty offices, a lecture/conference hall, two "smart" classrooms and a resource room.
Challenge gift for donors to the new University Center - $1.5 million
The Oberhelmans have also committed to a $1.5 million personal challenge matching grant for potential donors to the new University Center. To date, Millikin has secured $1.1 million from other donors in response to the Oberhelmans' challenge.
Expansion of the University’s Long-Vanderburg Scholars Program - $500,000
The Caterpillar Foundation is also investing $500,000 in MU's Long-Vanderburg Scholars program, which recognizes high scholastic achievement among historically underrepresented students by providing scholarship support and development opportunities. The program will double from 60 to 120 students in a four-year period.
The $85 million "Transform MU" campaign was launched in May 2010 and will revitalize the east side of Millikin's campus, as well as make significant advances in creating new student scholarships, increasing endowment and faculty development funds, and improving infrastructure. To date, the campaign has raised $65.3 million dollars.
For more information, visit the campaign website at www.millikin.edu/transform.
3/20/2013 10:51 AM Allan Sloan, senior editor-at-large at Fortune magazine, will speak on Tuesday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Kirkland Fine Arts Center on Millikin University's campus. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations required. In his talk, entitled, "Yes, It Can Be Done: The Threat to the U.S. Economy and What to Do about It," Sloan will propose some common-sense solutions to the problems of a $16 billion federal budget deficit, rising entitlement expenses, our complex tax system and the divided, partisan national government. Before writing for Fortune, Sloan spent 12 years as Newsweek's Wall Street editor. He also has been a columnist for Newsday and held positions with Forbes and Money magazines, among other publications. Sloan has been awarded business journalism's highest honor, the Gerald Loeb Award, seven times. He received these awards over the course of four decades in four categories for five different employers and also was awarded the Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award and the Distinguished Achievement Award in 2001 after 40 years in business journalism. Sloan earned his bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College and his master's degree from Columbia Journalism School. Originally from Brooklyn, he lives in New Jersey with his wife. They have three grown children and two grandchildren. Sloan's appearance is this year's 2013 T.W. Samuels Lecture. The T.W. Samuels Lecture Series was created in 1977 in honor of attorney T.W. Samuels, senior partner in the Decatur law firm of Samuels, Miller, Schroeder, Jackson and Sly. Samuels was active in Decatur community affairs until his death in 1989 at age 103. Samuels' sons, William J. Samuels of Menlo Park, Calif., and the late Dr. Thomas W. Samuels Jr., created an endowment fund to finance the series in recognition of their father. The endowment is used to bring great thinkers and speakers to Millikin for the purpose of community enrichment. 2/15/2013 12:23 PM
 Attorney, author and producer Mark London will showcase his 60-minute documentary, "Shark Loves the Amazon," on Monday, March 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Albert Taylor Theatre, Shilling Hall on Millikin University's campus. A question and answer session will follow the film presentation, which explores critical issues in the Amazon region, including the decimation of its rain forest. The event is Millikin's 2013 James W. Moore Lecture and is free and open to the public; no reservations or tickets required. "Shark Loves the Amazon" written and produced by London in 2011, provides his personal view of the history of the Amazon region, highlighting perennial problems and providing ideas for solutions that have shown success. London originally traveled to the region during his last year of study at the George Washington University Law Center of Washington, D.C. to fulfill a childhood dream. His visit turned into a 30-year mission to advocate for the rain forest and improve the standard of living of the people in and around it. A full-time Washington, D.C. attorney in the area of commercial litigation, London is co-author of "Amazon" (1983: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Editora Record) and "The Last Forest: The Amazon in the Age of Globalization" (2007: Random House, Editora Martins Fontes). Along with the Amazonas Sustainability Foundation and Marriott International, London helped create the Rio Juma Reserve in the State of Amazonas, a revolutionary project tying the sale of environmental services to carbon avoidance. The James W. Moore Lecture was established in 1991 to honor the late James W. Moore of Decatur. Moore's children, Madeline and James "Mac" Moore, created the endowed fund to present speakers on campus who represent "innovative or progressive political or artistic views." For more information on this event, please contact the Millikin University Alumni & Development Office at 217.424.6383. 10/11/2012 12:15 PM Millikin University is bringing two former congressmen, a Democrat and a Republican, to speak on the implications of the 2012 presidential election on Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Richards Treat University Center on the Millikin campus. This event is free and open to the public and is the 2012 Thomas W. Ewing Lectureship.
The appearances of Jack Buechner (R-Mo.) and William Robert Roy (D-Kansas) are made possible through the Congress to Campus program, a program designed to connect former members of Congress with college students. The program made its debut at Millikin in 2008 during the previous presidential election. Fueled by a growing concern about young adults’ lack of interest in government and voting, the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress created the program to bring students into contact with former congressmen who can share their insights and experiences about working for the U.S. government. Over the course of two days, the former congressmen conduct lectures and meet with students and faculty, delivering a message about the importance of bipartisan cooperation and encouraging students to become involved in public service.
Former U.S. Congressman Jack Buechner, a St. Louis native, is the retired president and CEO of "A Presidential Classroom for Young Americans,” a nonprofit organization that seeks to prepare young leaders for responsible citizenship and provide outstanding high school students the chance to explore the political process firsthand.
A former U.S. Representative from Kirkwood, Mo., Buechner served Missouri’s 2nd District (St. Louis/St. Charles Counties) from 1987–1991. During his terms, he was vice-chairman of the Republican Study Committee and Deputy Whip to former Speaker Newt Gingrich. Buechner also served on the Budget Committee and the Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
From 1972 to 1983, Buechner was a state representative and minority leader in the Missouri House of Representatives and served as a Missouri Tourism Commissioner. Prior to that, he founded his own law firm in St. Louis and practiced law for 18 years before being elected to Congress.
In demand as a consultant, Buechner is also past president of the United States Association of Former Members of Congress, is of counsel to the law firm of Anderson Kill & Olick, and serves as senior counsel to the Virginia public affairs firm, The Hawthorn Group. He has represented the United States throughout the world at conferences on post Cold War developments, including The World Conference of Parliamentarians in Support of The United Nations.
Buechner earned his bachelor’s degree from St. Benedict’s College in Atchison, Kansas, and his law degree from St. Louis University in Missouri. He currently lives in McLean, Va.
William Robert Roy, a Bloomington, Ill., native, is a former U.S. representative from Kansas, a retired physician and a columnist for The Topeka Capital-Journal.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from Illinois Wesleyan University, a second bachelor’s degree and his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago and later earned a law degree from Washburn University Law School in Topeka, Kan. After medical school, he served in the U.S. Air Force for two years and was a military doctor at Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka, discharged with the rank of captain.
After practicing medicine in Topeka for 15 years, he was elected to Congress as a Democrat, serving four years. In 1974, he was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the U.S. Senate in a bitter race against Bob Dole, losing by only a few thousand votes. He ran for the U.S. Senate again in 1978 but lost to Nancy Kassebaum. He resumed practicing medicine in Topeka until 1989 and lives in Topeka.
The Thomas W. Ewing Lectureship was created by Millikin University and Congressman Ewing’s colleagues in recognition of his many years of public service. Ewing, a 1957 Millikin graduate, retired in 2001 after serving nine years in the U.S. House of Representatives from the 15th District of Illinois. Ewing served 17 years in the Illinois House of Representatives, where he was assistant Republican leader from 1982-1990 and was named deputy minority leader in 1990.
During his political career, Ewing received numerous state and national awards from business, education, environment, senior citizen and agriculture organizations. He has been recognized for his leadership in the areas of crime prevention, welfare reform, economic growth and health care. Ewing is currently of counsel with Davis and Harman LLP, a law firm in Washington, D.C.
Previous speakers have included Robert F. Kennedy Jr., environmental advocate; Former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert; and Peter Hoekstra, Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The lectures focus on public policy and service, and visiting lecturers are selected based on their prominence in those fields as well as their ability to inspire others to serve.
For more information on the event, call 217.424.6383.
3/29/2012 4:30 PM James Bradley will discuss his best-selling book, “Flags of Our Fathers,” during Millikin University’s annual T.W. Samuels Lecture on Tuesday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kirkland Fine Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public; no reservations required.
Bradley burst onto the national scene as an author in 2000 with his New York Times No. 1 best-selling book, “Flags of Our Fathers,” the story of the six men who raised the American flag on Iwo Jima. The photograph of the flag-raising is the most reproduced image in photographic history. One of the figures in the iconic shot is Bradley’s father, John Bradley.
“Flags of Our Fathers” was released as a motion picture in 2007, and was directed by Clint Eastwood. It is the companion film to the Academy Award-nominated “Letters from Iwo Jima.”
Bradley’s second book, “Flyboys: A True Story of Courage,” is the true story of young American airmen who were shot down over Chichi Jima. Eight of these young men were captured by Japanese troops and taken prisoner. A ninth flyboy was rescued by an American submarine and went on to become president.
In 2009, Bradley released his third book, the critically acclaimed “The Imperial Cruise.” An in-depth exploration of Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy, it was hailed by The New York Times as “startling enough to change conventional wisdom.”
Bradley was raised in Wisconsin and studied at the University of Notre Dame and Sophia University in Tokyo. He graduated with a degree in East Asian history from the University of Wisconsin. Bradley has traveled the world, living and working in more than 40 countries for nearly a decade. He has run companies in the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy. He has jumped out of airplanes at 15,000 feet, scuba-dived in deep waters worldwide, trekked to Mount Everest’s base camp and walked among lions in Africa.
He is president of the James Bradley Peace Foundation, which is dedicated to fostering understanding between America and Asia. The foundation sends American schoolchildren to high school in Japan and China, where they live with a host family.
For more information on James Bradley, visit www.jamesbradley.com.
The T.W. Samuels Lecture Series was created in 1977 in honor of attorney T.W. Samuels, senior partner in the Decatur law firm of Samuels, Miller, Schroeder, Jackson and Sly. Samuels was active in Decatur community affairs until his death in 1989 at age 103. Samuels’ sons, William J. Samuels of Menlo Park, Calif., and the late Dr. Thomas W. Samuels Jr. created an endowment fund to finance the series in recognition of their father. The endowment is used to bring great thinkers and speakers to Millikin for the purpose of community enrichment.
For more information on the event, call 217.424.6383.
3/19/2012 11:54 AM Educator and social justice advocate Jonathan Kozol will present the 2012 James W. Moore Lecture on Thursday, March 29, at 7 p.m. in the Kirkland Fine Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Kozol has devoted nearly 50 years to the issues facing public education and to the challenge of providing equal opportunity within public schools to every child. Currently, he is the most widely read and highly honored education writer in America and was called “today’s most eloquent spokesman for America’s disenfranchised” by The Chicago Sun-Times.
His first book, “Death at an Early Age,” a description of his first year as a teacher, was published in 1967 and received the 1968 National Book Award in Science, Philosophy, and Religion. Regarded as a classic by educators, it has sold more than two million copies in the U.S. and Europe.
Among his other nationally award-winning major works are “Rachel and Her Children,” a study of homeless mothers and their children; “Savage Inequalities”; and “Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation.”
Kozol has spent the past two years working with members of Congress and advisers to President Barack Obama to reduce the punitive aspects of No Child Left Behind while increasing the incentives and rewards that encourage urban districts.
Millikin University’s annual James W. Moore Lecture was established in 1991 to honor the late James W. Moore of Decatur. Moore’s children, Madeline and James “Mac” Moore, created an endowed fund to present speakers on campus who represent “innovative or progressive political or artistic views.”
For more information on the event, call 217.424.6383.
3/6/2012 11:15 AM As a part of the Caterpillar Foundation’s previously announced investment in Millikin University, Wednesday, February 22, 2012, marked another momentous occasion as the Caterpillar Foundation made its second payment of $1 million in Millikin University. This investment is part of the Caterpillar Foundation’s $7 million grant made in 2011. Presented by Caterpillar Decatur’s General Manager, Walt Hupe, this investment will help to create a new Center for International Education on the university’s campus.
One year ago, Caterpillar Inc. Chairman and CEO, Doug Oberhelman, a 1975 Millikin graduate, announced an investment of up to $11.5 million toward the capital campaign. This investment is the largest show of support in Millikin’s history.
The investment, made both by the Caterpillar Foundation and personally by Doug Oberhelman and his wife, Diane, will support creation of a new university center that will house the Oberhelman Leadership Development Center, help renovate Millikin’s oldest residence hall to create a Center for International Education and double the number of students supported by the university’s Long-Vanderburg Scholars Program for minority students.
The $1 million donation recently received by Millikin will give Aston Hall, the university’s oldest residence hall, new life as a Center for International Education. The Caterpillar Foundation has committed a total of $3 million to help renovate and develop the new center, which will provide housing for international students and serve as a home for multicultural affairs staff, international programs, study abroad and global awareness.
“We are extremely grateful to the ongoing support of Caterpillar and the Oberhelmans,” said Millikin President, Harold Jeffcoat. “This new center will serve a vital role in enhancing a critical area of our university mission – to prepare our students to be confident, inspired global citizens by providing expanded opportunities for leadership development and international education. The Center for International Education will serve as a hub for all things related to the international experience – both for students coming here from other countries and for Millikin students who seek to study abroad.”
Millikin’s partnership with Caterpillar extends back nearly six decades to 1955 when the company made its first investment in the university.
BREAKDOWN OF CATERPILLAR’S PLAN OF SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSFORM MU CAMPAIGN
Creation of the Oberhelman Leadership Development Center - $6.5 million
Total funding to create the Oberhelman Leadership Development Center on the second floor of the new University Center includes a $3.5 million challenge matching grant by the Caterpillar Foundation to match donations made by Caterpillar employees and retirees, as well as $3 million donated personally by the Oberhelmans, for a total gift of $6.5 million. The proposed center will be home to more than 100 student leadership organizations, including student government, Greek life and the multicultural student council. Emerging and seasoned student leaders will have the opportunity to share their resources and practice leadership, management, marketing and technical skills. The new Center will include student organization and development areas, collaboration rooms and three flexible laboratory areas.
Creation of a new Center for International Education - $3 million
The Caterpillar Foundation has also committed $3 million to help create a new center for international education through the renovation of Aston Hall, originally built in 1907. The proposed center will complement the academic experience, offering a variety of cultural, educational, social and recreational programs for students. The Center will provide residence hall space for up to 70 international and domestic students, faculty offices, a lecture/conference hall, two “smart” classrooms and a resource room.
Challenge gift for donors to the new University Center - $1.5 million
The Oberhelmans have also committed to a $1.5 million personal challenge matching grant for potential donors to the new University Center.
Expansion of the University’s Long-Vanderburg Scholars Program - $500,000
The Caterpillar Foundation is also investing $500,000 in MU’s Long-Vanderburg Scholars program, which recognizes high scholastic achievement among historically underrepresented students by providing scholarship support and development opportunities. The program will double from 60 to 120 students in a four-year period and be renamed the Long-Vanderburg Caterpillar Scholars program.
The $85 million “Transform MU” campaign was launched in May 2010 and will revitalize the east side of Millikin’s campus, as well as make significant advances in creating new student scholarships, increasing endowment and faculty development funds, and improving infrastructure. To date, the campaign has raised $52.5 million dollars.
For more information, visit the campaign website at www.millikin.edu/transform.
4/4/2011 11:22 AM With gas prices rising dramatically in recent weeks, consumers want to know what may lie ahead with the volatile oil market. Environmental expert Dr. Jay Hakes will share his insights on the impact that energy supply and consumption has on our world during Millikin University’s annual T.W. Samuels Lecture on Monday, April 18, at 8 p.m. in Kirkland Fine Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public; no reservations required.
Following last April’s Deepwater Horizon explosion that took 11 lives and caused a massive three-month oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Hakes took a leave from his position as director of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum to serve as director of policy and research for the investigative 2010-2011 BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Commission. The Commission’s recently released report was praised by the national media, including The Washington Post, which described it as the “…most comprehensive narrative of what happened … excellent investigators … a clear, readable, insightful tale.”
In addition to his work with the Oil Spill Commission, Hakes was involved in various energy-related aspects of the government for 23 years and was appointed administrator of the Energy Information Administration for the Department of Energy by former President Bill Clinton in 1993, a position he held for seven years. His most recent book, “A Declaration of Energy Policy Independence,” seeks to put contemporary energy issues into historical perspective and identify strategies for improving national security, the economy and the environment. CNN noted that Hakes’ book connected “the indisputable dots between oil imports and U.S. foreign policy adventures.”
Originally from Gallipolis, Ohio, Hakes graduated from Wheaton College in Illinois and earned his master’s degree and doctorate from Duke University, where he was a James B. Duke Fellow and a Shell African Studies Fellow. Upon graduation from both programs, Hakes was named assistant professor of political science in 1970 at the University of New Orleans, rising to associate professor of political science at the university in 1973.
Hakes is a noted spokesman on energy issues, frequently testifying before congressional committees and providing regular briefings on energy trends to the Secretary of Energy. A regular on the worldwide lecture circuit, he has been interviewed and quoted by most major news organizations and has been published in numerous journals. Hakes is also the brother of Joe Hakes, Millikin’s director of athletics.
For more information on Hakes, visit www.jayhakes.com
The T.W. Samuels Lecture Series was created in 1977 in honor of attorney T.W. Samuels, senior partner in the Decatur law firm of Samuels, Miller, Schroeder, Jackson and Sly. Samuels was active in Decatur community affairs until his death in 1989 at age 103. Samuels’ sons, William J. Samuels of Menlo Park, Calif., and the late Dr. Thomas W. Samuels Jr. created an endowment fund to finance the series in recognition of their father. The endowment is used to bring great thinkers and speakers to Millikin for the purpose of community enrichment. 3/28/2011 3:46 PMCaterpillar Inc. Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman ‘75 today joined Millikin University Interim President Peggy S. Luy to announce an investment of up to $11.5 million in the “Transform MU” campaign, the largest such investment in Millikin’s history.
The investment, made both by the Caterpillar Foundation and personally by Doug and Diane Oberhelman, will support creation of a new university center that will house the Oberhelman Leadership Development Center, help renovate Millikin’s oldest residence hall to create a center for international education and double the number of students supported by the university’s Long-Vanderburg Scholars Program for minority students.
“One of the things that I remember so well from my time at Millikin is the spirit and confidence that was instilled in all of us – that we could go anywhere and do anything we wanted,” said Oberhelman. "Throughout my career, I've had the opportunity to travel the world and to hold a variety of jobs, and I've carried those early lessons from Millikin with me every step of the way. Diane and I are personally committed to the university's ongoing success and to making sure future Millikin graduates have the opportunity to thrive both personally and professionally."
“Millikin has enjoyed a long and successful partnership with Caterpillar, extending back nearly six decades to 1955 when the company made its first investment in the university,” said Luy. “We are tremendously grateful for the generous support that Caterpillar has demonstrated to Millikin through the years, and this investment will do much to further our mission of preparing students to be confident, inspired global citizens by providing expanded opportunities for leadership development and international education.” The $7 million investment from the Caterpillar Foundation, consisting of a $3.5 million core investment plus a $3.5 million challenge matching grant, will be supplemented by a $3.0 million personal donation and a $1.5 million challenge matching grant from Mr. and Mrs. Oberhelman.
“Caterpillar has hired hundreds of Millikin graduates through the years, including Doug Oberhelman, a Caterpillar employee since shortly after his graduation from Millikin in 1975,” Luy said. “Doug is one of the finest examples of how the unique performance-learning attributes of a Millikin education give rise to graduates who have the confidence to not only succeed, but thrive. He fulfills Millikin’s mission to attain professional success, democratic citizenship in a global environment and a personal life of meaning and value. The Oberhelmans’ commitment will help ensure that the same solid foundation Doug received at Millikin is available for future generations.”
FUNDING PLANS
Creation of the Oberhelman Leadership Development Center - $6.5 million Total funding to create the Oberhelman Leadership Development Center on the second floor of the new University Center includes a $3.5 million challenge matching grant by the Caterpillar Foundation to match donations made by Caterpillar employees and retirees, as well as $3 million donated personally by Doug and Diane Oberhelman, for a total gift of $6.5 million. The proposed center will be home to more than 100 student leadership organizations, including Student Government, Greek Life and the Multicultural Student Council. Emerging and seasoned student leaders will have the opportunity to share their resources and practice leadership, management, marketing and technical skills. The new Center will include student organization and development areas, collaboration rooms and three flexible laboratory areas.
Creation of a new Center for International Education - $3 million The Caterpillar Foundation has also committed $3 million to help create a new center for international education through the renovation of Aston Hall, originally built in 1907. The proposed center will complement the academic experience, offering a variety of cultural, educational, social and recreational programs for students. The Center will provide residence hall space to house as many as 70 international and domestic students, three faculty offices, a 70-person lecture/conference hall, two “smart” classrooms and a resource room.
Challenge gift for donors to the new University Center - $1.5 million Mr. and Mrs. Oberhelman have also committed to a $1.5 million personal challenge matching grant for potential donors to the new University Center.
Expansion of the University’s Long-Vanderburg Scholars Program - $500,000 The Caterpillar Foundation is also investing $500,000 in Millikin’s existing Long-Vanderburg Scholars program, which recognizes high scholastic achievement among historically underrepresented students by providing scholarship support and development opportunities. The program will double from a total of 60 to 120 students in a four-year period and be renamed the Long-Vanderburg Caterpillar Scholars program.
The $85 million Transform MU campaign was launched in May 2010 and will revitalize the east side of Millikin's campus, as well as make significant advances in creating new student scholarships, increasing endowment and faculty development funds, and improving infrastructure. To date, the campaign has raised over $46 million dollars. For more information, visit www.millikin.edu/transform. 1
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