Campaign Progress
On May 5, 2007, the University of Notre Dame officially launched the public phase of the Spirit of Notre Dame campaign with news of its early success: just three years into a seven-year campaign, we are more than halfway to our $1.5 billion goal.
This outstanding achievement has been realized through the uncommon generosity and devotion of the entire Notre Dame family—from our most sizeable benefactors to the outpouring of support from the thousands of alumni, parents, and friends who contribute to the Notre Dame Annual Fund.
Dear Members of the Notre Dame Family,
The overriding theme of the Spirit of Notre Dame campaign is, in a sense, its commitment to the advancement of Notre Dame as a unique institution, distinguished from other universities by its character and vision, and by a mission that takes a less traveled path, one that sets it apart from its peers even as it seeks to perform academically on a level with the greatest institutions of higher education in the world.
Notre Dame is not simply a university; it is a way of life. We invite your support of this exceptional institution which is in a continual process of fulfilling its great promise. Our aim with this campaign is to preserve the best, most hallowed traditions of the Catholic universities of centuries past, even as we push the frontiers of what is known in order to teach the students who have been entrusted to us how to live a life that is thoughtful, good, compassionate, and wise.
Yours in Notre Dame,
John W. Jordan II (’69)
Campaign Chairman
Supporting the Spirit
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