{"id":24502,"date":"2018-04-23T10:55:36","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T14:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=24502"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:54:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:54:52","slug":"pope-ppe-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=24502","title":{"rendered":"UNC-Chapel Hill receives $10 million commitment from Pope Foundation to advance core areas of excellence and service"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(photo by Donn Young)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

$3.75 million of the $10 million gift will support the Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) Program<\/a> in the College of Arts & Sciences.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

On April 23, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced a $10 million commitment from the John William Pope Foundation to support a combination of core areas where Carolina excels: cancer research, multidisciplinary and innovative thinking, excellence in sport and being of and serving the state\u2019s citizens.<\/p>\n

The gift supports For All Kind: the Campaign for Carolina<\/a>, the most ambitious fundraising campaign in the University\u2019s history. On Oct. 6, 2017, Carolina launched the second largest fundraiser for a public university in the nation. With a goal of\u00a0$4.25 billion by Dec. 31, 2022,\u00a0the Campaign for Carolina is inspired by the Blueprint for Next, the University\u2019s overall strategic plan built on two core strategies: \u201cof the public, for the public,\u201d and \u201cinnovation made fundamental.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, Morehead-Cain Alumni Distinguished Professor, directs the PPE Program. (photo by Steve Exum)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI am so grateful for this wonderful gift from the Pope Foundation,\u201d said Chancellor Carol L. Folt. \u201cThey are providing much needed support in critical areas from growing educational programs to fighting disease to supporting our student-athletes. Taken together, this gift will touch our students and faculty, promoting their success, leadership and impact in North Carolina and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe foundation supports the challenge to give back to UNC\u2019s \u2018strategic triad\u2019 of teaching, research and public service,\u201d said Art Pope, Pope Foundation chairman and a Carolina alumnus. \u201cWhen Chapel Hill and other state institutions of higher education succeed at their core missions, we all succeed. My family and I are honored to contribute to that success \u2014 to achieve the Lux et Libertas<\/em>, the \u2018Light and Liberty,\u2019 that graces the University\u2019s seal. We encourage other North Carolinians to do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

The commitment announced today will provide:<\/p>\n