{"id":15129,"date":"2021-10-16T16:30:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T20:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=15129"},"modified":"2022-09-06T10:13:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T14:13:14","slug":"brighter-light-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/brighter-light-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalamazoo College Launches Brighter Light Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

$150 million campaign will provide endowed and annual support for students, faculty and staff, curricular and co-curricular activities, athletics and campus facilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kalamazoo College has launched the public phase of its comprehensive Brighter Light Campaign<\/a> with the goal of raising $150 million to support its strategic plan, Advancing Kalamazoo College: A Strategic Vision for 2023<\/a>. One of the four pillars of the strategic plan calls for providing a sustainable source of revenue to support the College\u2019s objectives for years to come. As of today, $108 million has been raised from over 6,100 donors since the quiet phase of the campaign began on July 1, 2018, including 100 percent participation from the College’s Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The College celebrated the public launch with a special program during homecoming weekend on October 16. At the event, President Jorge G. Gonzalez noted, \u201cKalamazoo College is launching this comprehensive effort to create access and opportunity for our students, transform our campus to support 21st century scholarship and leadership, and build the endowment for the future. I\u2019m proud to support this campaign, and invite others to join me in helping K continue to develop and inspire future leaders and citizens of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Brighter Light Campaign will focus on three priority areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n