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THE CAMPAIGN FOR ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY THE ROBERT MORRIS STORY IS THE STORY OF TRANSFORMATION: TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS, OUR REGION, & OUR WORLD.
THE RMU 100: READY TO RISE CAMPAIGN IS AN INVITATION FOR YOU TO HELP WRITE THE NEXT CHAPTER.
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TO RISE READY 100 RMURMU 100 READY TO RISE RMU 100 “EVERY DAY, MEMBERS OF THE ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY
COMMUNITY LIVE THE READY TO RISE INSTITUTION’S MISSION READY TO RISE RMU 100 READY TO RISE RMU 100 TO BE BIG ENOUGH TO MATTER, YET SMALL ENOUGH TO CARE. OUR GRADUATES WORK FOR THE NATION’S TOP EMPLOYERS. WE HAVE RMU CHAMPIONSHIP-WINNING DIVISION I SPORTS TEAMS, ENGAGE IN CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH, AND BUILD WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES. BUT IT IS THE PERSONALIZED 100 ATTENTION OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE THAT ALLOWS THEM TO THRIVE AS ENGAGED READY CITIZENS AND ACCOMPLISHED PROFESSIONALS. THE RMU 100: READY TO RISE CAMPAIGN WILL ENSURE THAT WE CAN
TOREADY TO RISE RISERMU 100 CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH THESE ADVANTAGES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.”
– DR. CHRIS HOWARD 8TH PRESIDENT RMU ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY 100 RMU READY TO RISE 100 READY RMU 100 READY TO RISE TO RMU 100 READY TO RISE RMU 100: READY TO RISE THE CAMPAIGN FOR ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY
THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY, ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY HAS EVOLVED AND ADAPTED TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF ITS STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY, BUT ITS MISSION HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT: TO LAUNCH STUDENTS INTO GREAT CAREERS AND GREAT LIVES.
RMU GRADUATES ARE STRIVERS, DRIVERS, cyber security, and advanced manufacturing. AND DOERS. MANY COME FROM HUMBLE The Pittsburgh story is an RMU story, a story of BACKGROUNDS AND MODEST MEANS, transformation. but with a Robert Morris education, they rise to the top of their professions. They rise to As Robert Morris enters its second century, it the top at Fortune 500 companies, healthcare will encounter new opportunities and face new systems, and Super Bowl-winning teams. challenges. Many of our students still come from They rise in their communities, and their modest means, and we want to provide them communities rise with them. with scholarships and other financial assistance so they can write their own RMU story. We Robert Morris University was founded in want to build a state-of-the-art facility for downtown Pittsburgh as the Pittsburgh School engineering, mathematics and science students, of Accountancy in 1921, but we soon outgrew as we have done for students in our other that name. We rented rooms in the William degree programs. We want to help our student Penn Hotel, but we soon outgrew that space. athletes compete at the highest levels, knowing We moved to our own building downtown, until that the lessons they learn on the court, on we outgrew that. We bought a former estate the field, and on the ice will serve them in just a few minutes from the airport and built any career they choose. We want to support the campus that has grown along with us. research, professional projects, and community service, to improve the lives of our neighbors, One thing we have never outgrown is our our region, and our world. hometown, even as we attracted more and more students from across the country and around The RMU 100 campaign is about our shared the globe. Many of those students have chosen history, and our shared vision for the future. to stay in Pittsburgh after they graduated, and Robert Morris University is ready to rise. they have helped to transform the Steel City WITH YOUR HELP, THERE IS NO LIMIT into a high-tech hub for healthcare, robotics, TO HOW FAR WE CAN GO. RMU 100: READY TO RISE CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES
SCHOLARSHIPS, AFFORDABILITY, AND STUDENT SUCCESS Robert Morris University is one of the most affordable private institutions in Pennsylvania, but we continue to attract many first-generation college students and others whose families are of modest means. Therefore, our top priority for the RMU 100 campaign is to raise funds for the university’s endowment in order to erase the $500,000 in unmet financial need our students face each year. In addition to scholarships, the RMU endowment supports teaching and research – including endowed professorships – and affords the university the freedom and flexibility to launch new programs to keep pace with a changing world. A strong endowment ensures that RMU will thrive for its next 100 years, and empowers our students to pursue their dreams.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND EDUCATIONAL VITALITY The success that our graduates enjoy throughout their career starts in the classroom, thanks to faculty whose academic credentials are augmented by professional expertise and experience. Interdisciplinary collaboration, the hallmark of all four of RMU’s schools, teaches students real-world problem solving which they apply to professional projects that benefit local corporations and communities. The Center for Cyber Research and Training, the Massey Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and the Center for Veterans and Military Families are only the most recent examples of how RMU faculty and students contribute to our region’s prosperity. Engaged learning opportunities such as Colonial Theatre, study abroad, and club sports provide a complete collegiate experience to all students.
WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES RMU’s 230-acre campus in Moon Township is a home to all our students and alumni, including those who earned their degree when we were still based in downtown Pittsburgh. The campus has grown significantly since it first opened in 1962, and it continues to do so to meet the evolving needs of our students and our community. The Robert Morris brand of professional education is enhanced through state-of-the-art academic facilities, including the new building that is in the works for the School of Engineering, Mathematics and Science. Energy and high-tech manufacturing are fueling Pittsburgh’s revitalization, and with your support, RMU and our students will remain at the forefront of this renaissance.
ATHLETICS – THE COMPETITIVE EDGE RMU offers 16 NCAA Division I sports, and your support ensures that our student-athletes achieve success on the court, on the field, and on the ice as well as in the classroom. Thanks to the generosity of donors, we have now built the UPMC Events Center and Peoples Court to showcase our excellent basketball and volleyball programs and create a more exciting alumni fan experience. And we are just getting warmed up. The Colonials have won championships and historic upsets, and we want them to continue to compete at the highest levels. THE RMU 100 CAMPAIGN IS ABOUT OUR LEGACY. IT IS ABOUT OUR FUTURE. MOST OF ALL, IT IS ABOUT OUR STUDENTS. RMU IS READY TO RISE. NOW WE ARE ASKING YOU TO LIFT US UP.
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THE RMU 100 CAMPAIGN IS A CELEBRATION OF OUR HISTORY AND A CALL TO BUILD A SHARED RMU 100 LEGACY FOR THE FUTURE.
As Robert Morris University approaches its READY TO RISE
100th anniversary in 2021, we invite youREADY TO RISE to RMU 100 READY TO RISE RMU 100 help us raise $100 million to ensure that successive generations of RMU students will get an education to transform their lives, so that they can go on to transform our city, our nation, and our world. RMU We invite you to invest in Robert Morris University – in our students, our campus, and the experiences that bind us together.
OUR GOAL: $100 MILLION RAISED BY 2021. 100 READY
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