As the largest fundraising campaign in College history, 令人鼓舞的成就 called on the generous support of alumni and friends to extend IC’s extraordinary legacy and change the lives of students. When the College 启动公众阶段 of the Campaign in 2019, 美高梅赌场 than $36 million had been raised. 从那时起，8000多名慷慨的校友和朋友在全球挑战中推动了它的发展，人们的兴奋之情不断增强。

Among them is Trustee 72年的德尔·邓纳姆 who served as Campaign chair and who, with his wife, 丽莎, made the 美高梅赌场 gift for 克里斯平大厅翻新的第一阶段.

"I feel a deep sense of pride in the entire 伊利诺斯州 College 美高梅赌场 and how we responded to 鼓舞人心的Achievement — starting with the board of trustees and continuing with the faculty and staff and the entire IC alumni base,” he said. “每个参与活动的人都对学院充满了兴奋和信心，并强烈希望学院能够在未来成功地继续教育和赋权年轻人，为他们的生活和事业做准备。”

在整个校园，这项运动已经对学生的生活产生了巨大的影响。 It focused on four pillars: recruiting and retaining students with 奖学金, expanding access and opportunities for 实习和实践学习, renovating academic and athletic facilities, and making an 直接的影响 through direct support for students and faculty.

“这场具有历史意义的竞选活动的结束不仅仅是对伊利诺伊大学作为一个机构的财政支持。 它是关于学院每天所做的鼓舞人心和赋权的工作——世界现在比以往任何时候都更需要这些工作。 Through 令人鼓舞的成就, our 美高梅赌场 answered a call to action to ensure future generations of students have access to the life-changing opportunities the College has long given its graduates,” President 芭芭拉·法利 said.

现代化的学术学习环境的改善，以及受欢迎的学术课程的扩展，在为学生在发展领域的成功职业做好准备、招募和留住优秀学生以及帮助学院实现显着的招生增长方面发挥了重要作用。 该运动支持的课堂改革提供了必要的技术和灵活性，以支持21世纪的教学和学习，这是IC毕业生在竞争激烈的就业市场中脱颖而出所必需的。

体育设施改善 让新学员和他们的家人感到敬畏，并加强了IC项目的竞争力。 英格兰体育场的新灯光和草皮，布鲁克斯棒球场和坎普垒球场的翻新，泽尔克斯健身中心的增加和贝拉蒂举重室的重新设计，谢尔曼体育馆的新楼层都是令人印象深刻的翻新。

The most visible Campaign priority currently underway is 克里斯平大厅的翻新, the second phase of which is scheduled to open in August 2023. 建筑的内部和外部已经无法辨认。 This state-of-the-art academic building will be a contemporary learning environment that will attract, engage and inspire students in a number of 前沿学科.

法利说，IC社区将在整个学年庆祝。 There will be celebration events around the country, kicked off by the 10月21日，星期五，学校将举行鼓舞人心的成就庆祝活动, where the official total raised by the Campaign will be announced.

她说：“我们共同完成了一件了不起的事情，超过了5000万美元的历史性里程碑。” “伊利诺伊大学鼓舞成就和赋予学生改变世界的能力的愿景至关重要，我们将在全国各地举办活动来庆祝我们的捐助者和他们支持的学生。”

Learn 美高梅赌场 online about 鼓舞人心的成就：伊利诺伊大学运动 and the ongoing work of 克里斯平大厅的翻新.