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Our WEB address is: http://www.ipt.com * NO PASSES OR SUPERSAVER ACCEPTED ON THIS FEATURE Development Foundation raises money to aid academic programs sa Nunnery Another $13.3 million supported academic Rose Ann Thomas, manager of commi ialign programs, while $300,000 went to institu- nications for the Development Founda By Melissa Nunnery The Battalion The Texas A&M University Development Foundation raises money each year to help support academic and departmental pro grams, faculty enhancement funds and scholarships for students. Gifts to the Development Foundation totaled $35 million last year. About $20 million of the money was given to the University in the form of endowments. The Development Foundation is a pri vate, non-profit corporation whose mis sion is to direct major gift fundraising and asset management to educational excellence at A&M. State funds have been cut in past years. Dr. Eddie J. Davis, president of the Development Foundation, said gifts to the foundation supplement the dimin ished state funding. “It (raised money) does help keep the cost of education down for students,” Davis said. “A large amount goes to scholarships for students.” Last year $5.5 million went to scholarships. “In a real way it helps students who can’t pay for their education,” Davis said. The Development Foundation also helps professors. Chairs and professorships re ceived a total allocation of $400,000. Another $13.3 million supported academic programs, while $300,000 went to institu tional development. The Development Foundation handles endowments and gifts over $20,000. For mer students, corporations and private foundations play a large role in gifts to WEI> July 3, n FOUNDATION ASSETS DISTRIBUTION ro'l'ion Chairs and Professorships $0.4 million Institutional Development $0.3 million ^cadem'^ - X \\ N , $13.3 ^ I mmmTm the Development Foundation. Most gifts to the foundation are restricted. “A vast majority is restricted by the donor,” Davis said. tion, said gifts to the foundation are vested through asset management. “A team of external investment profes sionals invests the gifts to make sim their value isn’t deflated,” Thomas said “They (the investments) are fairlj conservative. About 60 percent is stocks and 40 percent is in bonds.” Dwight Look, Class of ’43, donated total of $52 million to the University over a period of several years. Look’s donation was restricted. Tli! money he gave will help update the com puter system at Evans Library and i prove the College of Engineering. I said he gave to A&M because he be lieved the University would benefitmos: from his donation. “I hoped to further education at the school I have the most respect for, Look said. The foundation’s Capture the Spiri Campaign began in August, with the goal of raising $500 million The campaign will wrap up in Augusl and has already exceeded the goal Davis said the foundation plansto continue raising money through different mini-campaigns. “We’re going to have to continue raising money,” Davis said. § FLOPPY JOE’S ^ S COMPUTER West Campus Library utilizes electronic media By Ann Marie Hauser The Battalion Bft Prof Agg whe Mot Win 846 Cm woi Wo abl call Airi net ists Ca All Ea Bo Hardware: • RAM • Mother boards • Hard drives • Video cards and more Installation & Service Software for IBM and MAC. 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The West Campus Library offers electron ic information for the College of Business Administration, the Graduate School of Business and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Jane Dodd, head of the West Campus Li brary, said materia] is constantly updated for patrons. “Our objective is to provide access to ma terials that meet the needs of the faculty, staff and students on West Campus,” Dodd said. “This is done with electronic resources and document delivery requested from the Evans Library.” Dodd said people seem to appreciate the West Campus Library, which will celebrate its second birthday this fall. With up-to-date journals and periodicals and one of the biggest computer labs on cam pus, students and faculty have many oppor tunities to access materials. “People come completely confident with high expectations that they will find what they need,” Dodd said. Anne Coleman, a junior accounting major, said she likes the West Campus Library be cause its location is convenient when study ing for tests. “Being over there is easier to study be cause it is close to my classes,” Coleman said. “The environment is more conducive to studying.” Dr. Fred Heath, the dean and director of Evans Library, said A&M is spending ap proximately $90 million over a five-year pe riod on library construction — more that any other U.S. university. “We are at a watershed in publishing now,” Heath said. “Companies are beginning to let go of print and change to electronics, although print artifacts remain critical for some.” Heath said computers at Evans are dras tically being changed. "Over the next two years there will be a significant migration from print to electron ics,” Heath said. “We find the higher educa tion committee tends to prefer electronic re sources.” Pay and staff lots are available near the West Campus Library to accommodate stu dents in addition to the campus shuttle bus. By Quatro Sick of vegetables, Fluffy tries life as a carnivore. 4 k d i r^i—irr KlLiInf I The Junior Fulbright provides graduating seniors and graduate students of (I.S. citizenship the opportunity to develop" a proposal for a specific research project to be undertaken in the country of their choice during the 1997-1998 academic year. 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