Wartburg College has announced a $75 million comprehensive campaign to fund student scholarships, academic and co-curricular programs and campus construction.

The $75 million goal includes $37 million to ensure student access, $14 million to enhance student living and learning, $16 million for programs enabling student success and $8 million for the annual fund.

Campaign priorities stem from the college’s strategic plan which focuses on the four key concepts embodied in the college’s mission statement: leadership, service, faith and learning.       

“Informed by the collective wisdom and vision of our alumni, friends, and campus community through an extensive strategic planning process, the Transforming Tomorrow campaign will maximize the potential and impact of Wartburg’s people, places, and programs,” said President Darrel Colson

“The Transforming Tomorrow campaign is vital to the future of Wartburg College — a future that is being made possible by generous alumni, parents and friends of the college,” said Michael J. McCoy of Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, who along with his wife, Marge, is serving as co-chair of the campaign steering committee.

The Transforming Tomorrow campaign has secured $53.9 million in gifts and commitments during its leadership gift phase, which began in June 2012. This includes an $11.5 million gift commitment from Wartburg Board of Regents Chair Ray McCaskey and his wife, Judy, of Chicago, and 12 other commitments of $1 million or more from board members, alumni and friends of the college. The total gift includes a $2 million challenge grant for Clinton Hall, a surprise gift  from the McCoys that Colson announced during the campaign's public kick-off event.

The campaign includes $35 million for scholarship funds that will help make a Wartburg education attainable for students with financial challenges and a marketing initiative to create broader awareness of Wartburg’s distinctive mission and educational programs.    

An $8 million update to Clinton Hall includes a new addition, faculty apartment, classroom and program offices and improved lounge area, as well as updates to first-year residence hall’s existing living spaces.

Wartburg’s outdoor athletic facilities — the baseball, softball, football and lacrosse fields, as well as the track — also will undergo updates. Additional support will be provided for instructional resources and state-of-the art equipment and technology.         

Funding for academic programs and faculty development to invest in the recruitment, development and retention of outstanding faculty also is included in the campaign.

New funding for experiential learning, student support services and co-curricular programs will increase support for community engagement; student-focused resources, including academic, career, vocation and counseling services; internships; service-learning and global and cultural immersion experiences.

“The campaign will help ensure that Wartburg can offer our students transformational opportunities for students for years to come,” Colson said. “We are thankful for the time, energy, and resources of committed alumni and friends who are engaged in the life of the college.”

For more information about the campaign, call 319-352-8495 or 866-219-9115 or visit www.wartburg.edu/transform.