Choose a Giving Opportunity

Giving to Maryland means supporting the expectations and the fulfillment of excellence. As we position ourselves among the world's best research universities, your support enables us to continue attracting talented students, staff and faculty, funding quality teaching and research facilities and creating innovative approaches to address the most challenging issues of our time.

Your gifts toward the bold $1 billion goal of Great Expectations, The Campaign for Maryland will propel the university forward, giving us the ability to champion innovations to sustain our environment, improve our health and protect our security as we inspire new entrepreneurs and leaders with experiences that extend beyond the classroom.

The Great Expectations campaign will help move the university forward in four crucial areas:

• Students:
  $350 million
  Help exceptionally talented students with low to moderate financial means; offer every freshman the opportunity to engage in a special learning experience beyond the classroom; provide resources to attract and support exceptional graduate students
  
  
• Faculty:
  $225 million
  Enhance the university's ability to successfully compete for the most distinguished faculty and provide them with the intellectual, physical and financial resources necessary to be top teachers in the classroom and recognized nationally and internationally for their scholarly research
  
  
• Facilities/Environment:
  $175 million
  Provide facilities in which learning, teaching, research, and artistic and athletic performance can flourish; assure a physical setting on and around campus that is vibrant, visually appealing, pedestrian-friendly and environmentally sensitive
  
  
• Innovation:
  $250 million
  Stimulate "big ideas" and support entrepreneurial programs and innovation; provide the flexible, venture funding that enables the university to seize new opportunities

Each college, school and selected unit identified strategic priorities to help achieve our great expectations for excellence in academics, research and service to society.

Taken collectively, their individual efforts toward the university's $1 billion goal represent a strong commitment to embracing the impossible.

• College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  Goal: $10.5 million
  
  Students and faculty in the college study, among other critical issues, wetlands health, food safety and avian influenza virus vaccines. The campaign will ensure they have the resources to keep pace with emerging diseases, new environmental risks and rising safety concerns.
  
  
• School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
  Goal: $10 million
  
  From restoring ancient sites to helping city planners design environmentally smart communities, gifts help the school provide valuable tools to future architects, developers and industry leaders.
  
  
• College of Arts and Humanities
  Goal: $50 million
  
  Along with offering outstanding arts training and exposure, the college is fostering cultural understanding and appreciation through its centers and student study opportunities. From creating interactive novels and exploring virtual worlds to studying electronic music and cyber art, the college is a leader in digital humanities.
  
  
• College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
  Goal: $35 million
  
  Whether it's contributing to conversations on world peace, shaping policies addressing recidivism, unearthing valuable communities or deciphering the secrets of language acquisition, the college offers relevant expertise for today's challenges.
  
  
• Robert H. Smith School of Business
  Goal: $100 million
  
  The school's extensive roster of working professionals offers students a dynamic curriculum and real-world opportunities that prepare them for entrepreneurship and global competition.
  
  
• College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences
  Goal: $80 million
  
  Formed in late 2010 with the integration of the College of Chemical and Life Sciences with the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences, students and faculty in the College of Computer, Mathematical and Naturals Sciences are at the forefront of scientific discovery and education. Joint research projects across the two former colleges are already underway and joint undergraduate programs are expected to develop. Our growing partnerships with federal laboratories in areas from black holes and the teleporting of information to genetics and environmental science provide opportunities which are unique in the country.
  
  
• College of Education
  Goal: $12 million
  
  More than one of the state's top producers of well-trained teachers, the college conducts research to better understand learning processes, improve teaching strategies in math and science, and create supportive learning environments for children of all cultures.
  
  
• A. James Clark School of Engineering
  Goal: $185 million
  
  Innovation happens in many ways at the school, from more efficient fuels to bioengineering tools designed to cure the human body from the inside. Researchers and students work hard to create solutions to a range of pressing issues.
  
  
• Philip Merrill College of Journalism
  Goal: $30 million
  
  As media outlets reshape the way they deliver news, students in the college learn new tools #and# sound fundamentals from seasoned professionals and practicing journalists.
  
  
• College of Information Studies
  Goal: $3 million
  
  The iSchool transforms the way individuals, organizations and communities connect with information. Researchers are exploring, among other things, better ways to store and retrieve information and how new technologies shape and preserve knowledge.
  
  
• School of Public Health
  Goal: $11 million
  
  By addressing health equity and literacy, work being done in the school affects quality of life issues on a broad scale. Theory become practice as faculty translate research and teaching into public policy with next-generation public health leaders.
  
  
• School of Public Policy
  Goal: $25 million
  
  Scholar-practitioners in the school not only advise local and federal agencies on international security, social policy and global development, they also share this expertise with the leadership of tomorrow.