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UPT ANNOUNCES "BLUEPRINT FOR PROGRESS"CAPITAL
CAMPAIGN
TITUSVILLE, Nov. 15
-- University
of Pittsburgh at Titusville President Michael A.
Worman and Advisory Board Chairman Richard W.
Roeder are pleased to announce the kickoff of
the “Blueprint for Progress Capital
Campaign.”
The
UPT Campaign goal of $1.5 million dollars is
part of the University of Pittsburgh’s largest
capital campaign in history, with a total goal
of $500,000,000.
UPT will utilize their Campaign monies
for the physical renovation of the campus, new
academic programs, the creation of student
scholarships, and other campus needs. Thanks
to a generous pledge of $100,000 by the John
Nesbit Rees and Sarah Henne Rees Charitable
Foundation, UPT has already realized part of its
goal. Renovations
were completed last summer to “Boomer’s,”
the large snack bar and student gathering area
in the J. Curtis McKinney II Student Union. “Boomer’s”
underwent a total floor-to-ceiling renovation
that included all new furniture, a new stage,
lighting changes and a host of other
alterations. Ideas from UPT students were incorporated into the finished
look, resulting in a warmer atmosphere and
reinforcing the Pitt identity. Another
major renovation will take place in the 500
block of Walnut Street next spring. This section of the street bisects the campus and was vacated
by the City of Titusville last summer.
UPT now will unite the campus with the
creation of a beautiful park-like area with
brick-lined walkways, a stone and brick
entranceway to campus, a campus green, a
specially designed clock tower, and new
landscaping.
The
project will be completed by August in time for
the 2002 student orientation and the annual
campus convocation.
According to UPT President Dr. Michael A.
Worman, “Both of these projects will
significantly enhance the physical beauty of the
campus as well as unify those sections that are
currently separate.” In
addition to physical renovations, UPT plans to
add a minimum of two new associate degree
programs in the next five years at a cost of
approximately $300,000. These programs will attract approximately 60 new students. Finally,
the Campaign will focus on new student
scholarships at a cost of $200,000. Currently, approximately 95% of the UPT student body receives
financial aid of some sort.
Approximately 80% of the students receive
institutional financial aid that comes from the
campus’s budget.
The creation of scholarships will enable
UPT to continue to assist students of limited
means to attend college. President
Worman is also pleased to announce that $800,000
of the $1,500,000 has already been raised or
promised, “This jumpstart in UPT’s capital
campaign is a positive reflection of strong
support that already exists and a firm
indication of this campus’s ability to reach
its goal.” UPT
has established several giving opportunities for
donors through memorial trees or benches.
Approximately 30 new trees will be
planted around the campus green and along the
new pathway. More benches will be added to the campus to give students and
visitors the chance to sit, rest and enjoy the
exceptional beauty of the UPT campus.
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