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setting an all-time record. “At the onset of the campaign,we laid out the ambitious goal of doubling our Annualan exceptional number of alumni, students, parents, andfriends, that goal has become a reality sooner than we’dever hoped. Now we need continued support to sustainCornell Now expands fundraising goal to$4.75 billionOctober 22, 2011—campaign launched in 2006, citing Cornell’s capacityto develop solutions to the world’s most pressingchallenges as well as a redoubled commitment amongCornellians to the university’s founding principles inapproach of its 2015 sesquicentennial. The campaign,additional gifts by December 2015. The campaign goalsalign with the university’s strategic plan, which wasthe university. Cornell will seek the resources needed toimplement key priorities, including faculty renewal andscholarships.Atlantic Philanthropies revealed as techcampus donorDecember 20, 2011—and its founding chairman, Chuck Feeney ‘56, werebeing from an anonymous donor—made in support ofthe Cornell NYC Tech campus. “Cornell University andits president, David J. Skorton, are honored to be ableto confirm for all of those who support the vision of atransformative applied sciences and technology campusfounding chairman, Charles F. Feeney—is the generousand forward-thinking donor helping make that visionacademic mission that Cornell and the Technion-IsraelInstitute of Technology are undertaking in the city, butit will also prove to be a key milestone in the economicLaw School announces $25 million giftJune 8, 2012—from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. The giftwill be used to expand endowment support for facultyresearch, student financial aid, and a diverse array ofnational and international academic programs. “Thisgift commitment is one of the most generous in thehistory of legal education, and it will become a majorSchool, who announced the gift June 8 at a Reunionevent. The gift “is a profound investment in the peoplewho will teach and study in this building in the years toSustainabilityCornell to lead EPA environmentaleducation trainingAugust 12, 2011—Cornell has been selected toits national environmental education training program.Traditionally, environmental educators have focused onpristine, natural environments while teaching in schools,nature centers, and outdoor education centers. Morerecently, a new tradition is emerging in cities, withcommunity development, environmental restoration,and social justice groups also teaching environmentaleducation, largely to minority and urban youth. Cornell’seducators through workshops, online courses, and othermeans, and to create opportunities to exchange ideas,practices, and resources.Cornell announces new sustainabilityplanNovember 2, 2011—The new Cornell SustainabilityAnnual Meeting, provides a roadmap for operations,research, education, and outreach areas to collaboratein making the campus more sustainable. Called astrategies, governance, current efforts, grassrootsinitiatives, and future opportunities. An appendix38Annual Report 2011–2012