Endowed Collections Funds
Albany's University Libraries are proud to announce current endowment opportunities for donors to the University at Albany. Housed in three facilities on our two university campuses, library collections are vital to the intellectual life of our students, faculty, and scholars wordwide. Goals: June 2009.
The Dean and Director's New Initiatives Fund for Albany's University Libraries. Established in 2004 by a gift from Dean Meredith A. Butler, this fund will allow future deans and directors to make strategic investments in new initiatives to advance the collections and services of the Libraries. Goal: $100,000.
Honoring Our Professors Endowed Fund for University Libraries. Established in 2004 by donors who wish to honor specific professors, this fund provides support to acquire, strengthen, and maintain the Libraries' collection of materials related to the arts and sciences. Goal: $100,000.
University Libraries Fund for Materials in Education. Established in 2007, this fund supports the purchase and maintenance of materials for scholars and students in the School of Education, one of the nation's pre-eminent graduate schools. Goal: $250,000.
University Libraries Fund for Materials in Fine Arts and Performing Arts. Established in 2003 by donors who care about supporting the arts at the University, this fund enables the University Libraries to enhance and maintain collections of materials related to the fine and performing arts. Goal: $250,000.
University Libraries Fund for Materials in Social Sciences. Established in 2007, this fund suports the purchase and enhancement of collections that serve Colleges, Schools, programs, and departments in the Social Sciences throughout the university. Goal: $250,000.
UAlbany's Greatest Generation Fund for the University Libraries. Established in 2003 by members of the Class of 1948 on the occasion of their 55th reunion, this fund provides support to the University Libraries' collections in arts and sciences. Other classes 1940-1949, the "greatest generation" of Americans, also contributed to this fund in excess of $200,000 by June 2007. The Fund remains open for investment.
University Libraries Fund for Materials in Economics. Established in 2003 by Jeremy Schrauf '75, retired professor in economics, this fund is used to strengthen and maintain the Libraries' collection of materials related to the research and study of Economics. Goal: $50,000.
University Libraries Endowment for Enriching Programs in Science and Technology. Established in October 2003 by members of the Library Development Committee, this fund will ensure that Albany's Science collections keep up with demands from students and researchers. Goal: $500,000.
The Preservation of Tradition Fund for the University Libraries. Established in 2004, this endowment assures the preservation of the University's history and traditions through support of the M.E. Grenander Special Collections and Archives related to this purpose. Goal: $100,000.
The University Libraries Fund for the Preservation Laboratory. Established by Meredith Butler in 2008, this endowment supports the work of the University Libraries' Preservation Laboratory.
