Carry the banner high
At K-State, the alma mater is more than a song, purple
is more than a color, and the word “family” describes
generations of Wildcats past, present and future. K-State
is an enduring presence in the lives of many, and its
influence is felt across Kansas, the nation and the world.
To ensure K-State’s future as a top 50 public research
university by the year 2025, we have launched Innovation
and Inspiration: The Campaign for Kansas State University.
This $1-billion effort will allow us to continue to carry the
banner high for this generation, and many more to come.
Inspiring the future
Kansas State University has embarked on a visionary
mission — by 2025, K-State will be recognized as one
of the nation’s top 50 public research universities. Key
university metrics have been identified to benchmark
and measure our progress in reaching that goal. Seven
theme areas with goals, associated action plans, and
expected outcomes were defined. You’ll learn more
about these themes in the following pages.
Achieving our goals will not be easy — many of the
initiatives will take several years to accomplish and may
raise additional strategic questions and challenges along
the way. Moving forward requires new ideas, new plans,
new resources and new ways of doing things.
Innovation and Inspiration: The Campaign for Kansas
State University will raise $1 billion to advance K-State.
The campaign is fundamental to the university’s research,
creative, academic, infrastructure, outreach, extension and
engagement efforts in support of the strategic 2025 plan.
Together we can ensure that K-State’s long tradition as a
public research university is preserved and enhanced to
a top 50 level nationally.
Kirk H. Schulz
President
April C. Mason
Provost and Senior Vice President
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Innovation and Inspiration will raise $1 billion to drive
Kansas State University forward toward our strategic vision
to become a top 50 public research university by 2025.
THEME I
THEME IV
Be a national leader and model for a reinvented and transformed public research land-grant
university integrating research, education and engagement.
Research, scholarly and creative activities and discovery
THEME V
Undergraduate educational experience
THEME VI
Create a culture of excellence that results in flourishing, sustainable and widely recognized
research, scholarly and creative activities, and discovery in a variety of disciplines and endeavors
that benefit society as a whole.
THEME II
Advance a culture of excellence that attracts highly talented, diverse graduate students and
produces graduates recognized as outstanding in their respective professions.
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Facilities and infrastructure
Provide facilities and infrastructure that meet our evolving needs at a competitive level with our
benchmark institutions and are an asset to recruit and retain quality students, faculty, researchers
and staff.
THEME VII
Graduate scholarly experience
Faculty and staff
Foster a work environment that encourages creativity, excellence and high morale in faculty and
staff, responds to changing needs, embraces diversity, values communication and collaboration,
and is respectful, trusting, fair and collegial for all.
Build a connected, diverse, empowered, engaged, participatory culture of learning and
excellence that promotes undergraduate student success and prepares students for their
professional, community, social and personal lives.
THEME III
Engagement, extension, outreach and service
Athletics
Strengthen the interconnectivity between intercollegiate athletics and the campus community
to prepare our student-athletes for success in school, in sport and after graduation and benefit
our university, community and state.
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THEME I
Research, scholarly
and creative activities
and discovery
How will we feed the world?
Through specialized research and training, K-State has
become synonymous with the innovation needed
to provide the world’s billions with safe, accessible,
high-quality food. But we’re not stopping there.
With your support, K-Staters are also working to cure
cancer, developing mental-health therapies using the
performing arts, studying the interconnections between
humans, animals and the environment, and creating
a more efficient and sustainable energy infrastructure.
The Innovation and Inspiration Campaign will empower
K-State researchers to tackle these global issues and more.
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THEME II
Undergraduate
educational
experience
We elevate undergraduates
At K-State, we create well-rounded students, empowered
personally and professionally to succeed in a connected,
diverse world. Our classroom experience empowers
students to do more, even as undergraduates. They serve
communities, engage with the arts, study around the
world, and participate in groundbreaking research. With
your help, the Innovation and Inspiration Campaign will
help elevate the K-State experience for undergraduates
from excellent to extraordinary.
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THEME III
Graduate scholarly
experience
Our graduate students
change the world
Every day, graduate students across Kansas State
University campuses develop innovative ideas to advance
society. From helping towns plan efficient infrastructure
to making our electronics safe from hackers, K-State
graduate students are addressing local, national and
global issues. The Innovation and Inspiration Campaign
will empower our graduate students to find solutions to
our toughest challenges.
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THEME IV
Engagement,
extension, outreach
and service
We bring knowledge
and inspiration to all
You see it in the eyes of all we reach out to — the joy of
discovery. Learning doesn’t just happen in our classrooms.
Your investment in the Innovation and Inspiration
Campaign helps K-State engage, enlighten and educate
through community outreach. Our typical day sees
elementary students discovering live theater, families
connecting through the arts, distance students accessing
library resources online, and farmers learning about the
latest conservation techniques, just to name a few. This
is how K-State is serving society and inspiring the next
generation.
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THEME V
Faculty and staff
We’re mentors, teachers,
researchers and leaders
Investment from alumni and friends like you empowers
faculty and staff to educate and train leaders,
entrepreneurs, artists and innovators. Our faculty and staff
find solutions for local, regional and global challenges.
They strengthen the economy by earning national
recognition, hundreds of patents and millions of dollars
in research grant funding. By investing in our faculty and
staff, the Innovation and Inspiration Campaign will create
a better tomorrow.
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THEME VI
Facilities and
infrastructure
Our spaces make
remarkable places
From your first moments on campus, you can feel it. The
energy is different here. There’s an indescribable sense of
belonging. It feels like home. That’s why every staircase,
sidewalk, classroom, laboratory, modern addition or
historic renovation is a personal priority for the K-State
family. The Innovation and Inspiration Campaign will
ensure future Wildcats have the very best training ground
and the most remarkable place to call home.
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THEME VII
Athletics
Together, we build champions
At K-State, we all strive to be champions, and we’re
defined by more than accomplishments. Rather, it’s
raising the bar higher each day. Compassion to be a good
citizen and neighbor. Strength to never stop reaching
toward the goal. Passion to inspire the next generation
with help from those who came before us. These
traits are seen throughout the K-State family, including
our student athletes. The Innovation and Inspiration
Campaign will inspire our next generation of champions.
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Supports the following 2025 themes:
Theme IV
Engagement, extension,
outreach and service
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Theme VI
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Supports the following 2025 themes:
Theme I
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Graduate scholarly experience
Financial support,
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Theme IV
Engagement, extension,
outreach and service
Theme VII
Athletics
Supports the following 2025 themes:
Theme I
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Annual gifts
Through annual giving, K-State
alumni and friends join together to
make a collective impact.
Gift planning is an investment in
K-State’s future, now or after your
lifetime, through estate planning.
Real estate gifts
Theme II
Undergraduate educational
experience
Theme V
Faculty and staff
Emerging
opportunities,
areas of
greatest
need
The endowment is the most
important component of the
university’s ability to serve future
generations of K-Staters.
Thirty-five percent of funds raised
will go to the K-State endowment.
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Ways to give
Planned gifts
Supports the following 2025 themes:
Importance of
endowed funds
A robust endowment, strategically
invested, ensures the institution’s
capacity to grow and thrive in
perpetuity. A percentage of the
earnings on the endowment are
returned to the university annually
for the purposes designated by
donors when they establish their
individual funds, while the principal
of the gift continues to increase.
The strength of our endowment
pool contributes to the success
of our university in many ways,
including the ability to attract and
retain national academy members
as faculty, to increase student
retention and graduation rates,
and to grow the percentage of
undergraduate students involved in
research.
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From providing an international
experience for all students, to
offering hands-on research
and learning opportunities, to
promoting optimal learning and
research spaces for students and
faculty, this campaign will touch
teaching, research and student life
in fundamental ways.
Every dollar invested in K-State makes the whole university better, supporting
all seven themes of K-State 2025. However, directed gifts support some themes
more than others. With your help, we expect to achieve some significant
outcomes from the Innovation and Inspiration Campaign to advance our goal
to be a top 50 public research university by 2025.
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Innovation and Inspiration will
have a broad impact on the full
range of activities at K-State. It will
provide financial support for all
seven themes of K-State 2025 and
its common elements such as
diversity, international experiences,
culture and technology.
Building a bold future
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Why the Innovation
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Research, scholarly and creative
activities and discovery
Theme IV
Engagement, extension,
outreach and service
Farmland or a home you no longer
need can have a significant impact
when donated to K-State.
Mutual fund or
securities gifts
When you donate cash or
appreciated securities, you provide
an immediate benefit to K-State
and maximimize your income tax
deduction.
Personal property gifts
Works of art, museum objects,
rare books, historical documents,
manuscripts and other property
can be useful to the university,
while providing substantial benefits
to you as well.
Gifts of grain
Producers now have the option of
gifting grain to the foundation to
support the university.
Matching gifts
Theme VII
Athletics
Some corporations and businesses
encourage philanthropic behavior
and enhance the impact of
employee generosity with
matching gift programs.
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Join us!
Innovation and Inspiration is the most ambitious
fundraising campaign in the history of Kansas State
University. This campaign is inspired by our land-grant
heritage, our reputation for an extraordinary student
experience, innovative research and academics, plus a solid
record of significant achievements. We believe our ability to
raise substantial philanthropic support through this effort
will be crucial to achieving the goal to become a top 50
public research university by 2025.
The quality of education for which we are known helps us
recruit and retain top students, faculty and staff. It helps
students who are applying for jobs and graduate schools,
doctoral students searching for careers as researchers,
and faculty members competing for research grants and
funding. It helps us build a robust athletics program that
connects alumni to the university and provides a platform
to promote the K-State brand.
Innovation and Inspiration will not provide all of the
resources needed to achieve the goals of K-State 2025, but
generous philanthropic support is absolutely imperative to
create and sustain true momentum for this transformational
strategic vision. As a top 50 public research university,
Kansas State will be a powerful economic driver for growth
and development by generating new knowledge and
producing graduates who will impact Kansas, the nation
and the world.
We believe in this vision, and we believe K-State has the
right leaders to inspire the hard work that must be done.
Along with the members of the campaign steering
committee, and many other alumni and friends who have
signed on as campaign volunteers, we are proud to put our
shoulders to the wheel to raise $1 billion for Kansas State
University.
We encourage your consideration of how you want to
make a difference at K-State, and invite you to join us in
supporting Innovation and Inspiration: The Campaign for
Kansas State University.
With K-State pride,
Rand and Patti Berney Dick and Mary Jo Myers
Your Campaign Co-Chairs
Campaign Steering Committee
Campaign co-chairs
Committee members
Rand and Patti Berney
McKinney, Texas
Lee Borck
Manhattan, Kansas
Carl and Mary Ice
Westlake, Texas
Dick and Mary Jo Myers
Arlington, Virginia
Dixon and Carol Doll
San Francisco, California
Jim and Laura Johnson
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Paul and Sandra Edgerley
Brookline, Massachusetts
Steve and Cathy Lacy
Des Moines, Iowa
Gary and Peggy Edwards
Houston, Texas
Warren and Mary Lynn Staley
Avon, Colorado
Dave and Ellie Everitt
Bettendorf, Iowa
Mary Vanier
Manhattan, Kansas
Mike and Becky Goss
Westport, Connecticut
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Campaign goals by college/major unit
Agriculture
Architecture, Planning & Design
$100 million
$28 million
Athletics
Alumni Association
$18 million
$48 million
Arts & Sciences
$100 million
Student Life
Business Administration
$100 million
University Programs
Human Ecology
$40 million
K-State Olathe
$2.5 million
K-State Salina
$20 million
• Libraries
• McCain Auditorium
• Beach Museum
• Global Campus
• Graduate School
• International Programs
• Staley School of Leadership Studies
• Diversity
• Undergraduate Studies
Veterinary Medicine
$55 million
Total
Education
Engineering
$15 million
$200 million
$200 million
$73.5 million
$1 billion
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