One of the Largest and Most Visible Components

Supporting Clemson students and faculty, and the facilities and engaged learning opportunities needed to provide an exceptional education. AnneMarie H. Jacques ©2012 “One of the largest and most visible components of the Road Map will be a comprehensive capital improvement plan to ‘fix what’s broken’ and protect existing assets, leverage information technology to improve research productivity and administrative efficiency, and provide The Will to Lead for Clemson is a $1 billion capital campaign to support Clemson students and faculty 864-656-2121 nationally competitive facilities.” with scholarships, professorships, facilities, technology and enhanced opportunities for learning and [email protected] research. Through initiatives that drive innovation and build a knowledge-based economy, a Clemson clemson.edu/giving Clemson University 2020 Road Map education will propel the leaders of tomorrow. 130327-04 SUPPORTING THE GOAL OF BUILDING AN EVEN GREatER CLEMSON. Building for the future In mid-2012, Clemson announced that the University’s Build to compete — generous donors had exceeded our initial capital campaign facilities, infrastructure and technology New and upgraded facilities are needed in every area of goal of $6 million by raising $608,839,594. Clemson University. Specific areas of urgency have Buildings are certainly not what makes Clemson truly been targeted: Through these gifts, Clemson was able to advance every Clemson. But buildings are the shared spaces, the settings, priority area, including planning, new construction or the gathering spots for living and learning. And these Student life renovation of over one million square feet of facilities, facilities must provide the right environment for a university • Core campus redevelopment of housing and such as the following: that is looking ahead, anticipating future needs and acting to dining facilities • Watt Family Innovation Center improve the economy around us. • Douthit Hills • WestZone In short, facilities support every other priority of the • Recreation facilities • Class of 1956 Academic Success Center 2020 Road Map. • Fraternity and sorority housing • Harris A. Smith Building A 2006 study by the Association of Higher Education • Clemson House renovation/replacement • Lee Hall Facilities Officers revealed the surprising extent to which • Thomas F. Chapman Grandstands at students are concerned about campus facilities and Academics and research Doug Kingsmore Stadium their upkeep. The study shows that 73.6 percent of their Athletics • New construction • Zucker Family Graduate Education Center respondents named facilities related to their majors as • New construction “extremely” or “very” important in choosing a college. In College of Business and Behavioral Science building New basketball venue with additional But, the need continues. And a new goal was set — fact, the survey revealed that some potential students reject Project One practice space Zucker Family Graduate Education Center a bigger goal, a goal that reflects the potential colleges based on the absence or maintenance of facilities. • Enhancements/additions at CURI of the University and the generosity of our donors. Clearly, aging, out-of-date, inadequate or uncomfortable Memorial Stadium: completion of the WestZone, buildings are detrimental in faculty, staff, student and Spaulding-Paolozzi Center renovation of suites $1,000,000,000 student-athlete recruitment, student performance, Watt Family Innovation Center New baseball player facility located within Doug engagement, research and outreach. Engineering facility Kingsmore Stadium The number is big. It’s the largest goal ever for a public Expansion of the tennis complex including a new university with an alumni base our size. It is bold. It is The average age of 75 percent of Clemson’s core space is • Renovations and expansions six- court indoor facility visionary. And it is right for Clemson. 49 years or older. Meanwhile, since 2000, other universities Long Hall Renovation of the south side of Dr. I.M. Ibrahim have invested heavily in facilities: Lowry Hall Stadium at Historic Riggs Field • University of North Carolina, $3.1 billion Freeman Hall Enhancements to Vickery Hall • University of Georgia, almost $2 billion Sirrine Hall • University of South Carolina, $200 million Holtzendorff Hall Earle Hall To build to compete, our fundraising goal is $80 million. Greatness comes only with great goals Facilities and technology are the University’s tools. They house and feed us. They bring us together and enable our success. They showcase and enable. They are sources of comfort and information. And they must be supported. Your gift to the Will to Lead for Clemson will help provide that support. $1,000,000,000. It is a goal never before achieved by a public university with an alumni base our size. It’s important. It’s bold. It’s audacious. And it is just the kind of goal Clemson loves. Go Tigers! clemson.edu.giving • 864-656-2121.

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