St. PETER – Gustavus Adolphus College officials recently announced that $228 million in new gifts and pledges were contributed during Show the World, the largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in the college’s history.
The announcement was made Friday during the annual celebration of philanthropy.
Funds raised went toward major capital projects, endowed chairs and professorships, scholarships, as well as other initiatives focused on the academic and student experience and educational outcomes.
“You see the future in our students,” President Rebecca Bergman told an audience of more than 400 Gustavus donors, according to a university news release. “He believes in the excellence of our teaching staff and the stability of our management. And you want Gustavus to flourish, now and in the future.”
Show the World launched publicly in September 2019. Campaigns have funded major capital projects on campus, including the $70 million expansion of Nobel Hall completed in 2020 and the 72,000-square-foot expansion of the ‘athletics Lund Center, which opened in May 2022.
Other major gifts supported new initiatives in areas such as nursing education, student-faculty research, career development and student advising. Eight new chairs and endowed chairs have been created during the campaign.
Overall, the campaign has raised more than $46 million for current and endowed scholarships.
