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IMAGINE THIS IOWA STATE

Today’s Iowa State is the result of very thoughtful and diligent work and visionary thinking by many who have preceded our time at this great university. But we must do more to keep pace with the demands of the future. It is our responsibility to look ahead and
plan now for the next generations of stu-dents. Let’s imagine what the exciting future of Iowa State in 15 or 20 years will be like!

This October we are launching the largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in Iowa State’s history. It will be a bold move – supported by our past pride and focused on our future purpose. We will be asking alumni and friends to invest in our students, faculty, programs, and facilities like never before to make a major impact on our university and enhance that special Iowa State experience for all our future students.

As we look to the future, imagine, …

- An Iowa State that offers students more opportunities than ever before through far more need- and merit-based scholarships to decrease the financial burden for families and draw the brightest young minds to our campus.

- An institution that is able to compete aggressively for the best world-class faculty by offering endowed chairs, professorships, and fellowships that attract and retain extraordinary scholars… who in turn attract the very best students.

- A campus filled with named colleges and buildings in recognition of donors who want to provide the best learning and living environments for students.

- An Iowa State that is home to a nationally renowned Honors College, greatly enhancing our current Honors Program to one of the best in the nation.

- A university that does even more to make Iowa and the world a better place by seeking answers to some of our greatest challenges – solving hunger, improving safety, creating thriving economies, discovering biorenewable resources, sustaining our environment, and curing diseases.

- An institution that offers a far wider range of high-quality academic, student, research, and outreach programs to serve students and provide enhanced learning opportunities.

- An Iowa State that provides all the extras that makes the student experience so meaningful and special, and that helps shape the future leaders of our communities, nation, and world.

A long and rich tradition of private support has played a major role in the development of Iowa State, and thousands of alumni have benefited from generous donors through the years. But, new investments and partnerships must now become the catalyst for a new era at Iowa State so even more students will benefit.
The achievements of this campaign will transform our university for many years to come. We will elevate Iowa State to a new level of greatness, and the impact of this greatness will be far-reaching as new generations of leaders emerge from ISU ready for a lifetime of amazing achievements. I invite you to join me in imagining this tremendously exciting future for Iowa State University and helping make it reality!

Editor's note: Iowa State's comprehensive fundraising campaign will officially be launched on October 19, 2007. Learn more about the campaign goals, priorities, and impact in the next issue of VISIONS magazine.

About the Writer | Gregory L. Geoffroy is the president of Iowa State University.