It is time to transform our university - and exceed the highest aspirations of our students and faculty.
Scholarships make it possible for talented young men and women to make their dream of a university education a reality. Today, a student who enrolls in UT must find a way to finance nearly two-thirds of the cost of tuition. More scholarships can make the difference between access to a quality education and a dream deferred.
Endowed chairs and professorships attract the best teaching faculty and researchers to a university - who in turn become a magnet for talented graduate students and external funding.
Technology upgrades are no longer a luxury at today's university. For a generation that grew up using video cell phones, laptops and flash drives, old hardware and software are simply not sufficient. Our students and faculty expect more - and deserve no less.
It is time to turn the historic Memorial Field House into a state-of-the-art classroom building. It will be a place where the past can be remembered - and innovation will flourish.
Carlson Library will always be the heart of our university - and it is now time to make it a learning and research center for a generation that grew up using search engines and accessing information 24/7.
Great researchers need modern equipment and laboratories in order to do what they do best - test ideas, discover cures and launch new products.
