Princeton officially launches comprehensive campaign to raise $1.75 billion

From left, President Shirley M. Tilghman and Campaign Co-Chairs Robert S. Murley and Nancy B. Peretsman spoke to reporters Thursday, Nov. 8, in Maclean House about the launch of a comprehensive fundraising campaign to raise $1.75 billion over the next five years. Tilghman and the campaign leadership are kicking off the campaign with three days of events, culminating in a dinner for alumni leaders, volunteers and donors on Friday evening, Nov. The University hopes to raise $250 million through Annual Giving, which is at the heart of Princeton's yearly tradition of alumni and friends giving back to the University. In 2006-07, nearly 60 percent of undergraduate alumni participated, providing unrestricted funds that flow directly to the operating budget. A portion of the funds raised during the campaign will go toward campus sustainability. This past summer (from left), Ben Elga, Diana Bonaccorsi and Ruthie Schwab spearheaded the Garden Project , a student initiative overseen by the Office of Sustainability to educate the campus about sustainable food systems and the environment.