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ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ has launched the public phase of the largest fundraising campaign in the school’s history. The Board of Trustees voted Oct. 10 to set a goal of raising $100 million by 2011 through Ever ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ: The Campaign for the Future of Our University.

During this year’s Senior Class Giving Campaign, members of the Class of 2011 will be encouraged to make a gift to the university to show their support for their ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ experiences.

About 3,000 people have watched President Leo M. Lambert's message about the important role that alumni play in ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s future, including making annual gifts to support the best of an ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ education. This is the first of several videos the president will share with alumni this year via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter and E-Net.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ will begin upgrades to the Walter C. Latham Park baseball facility following the 2010 baseball season. The improvements are made possible by a group of generous donors led by trustee Dr. Bryan Latham and his wife, Janet, of Miami, who made a $250,000 commitment to fund the work.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ trustee Frank R. Lyon ’71 and his wife, Natalie Lyon, of New Canaan, Conn., longtime supporters of the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Academy, have made a major gift for the creation of an endowed scholarship that will aid graduates of the college enrichment program for high school students in Alamance County.

A major gift by ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ trustee Jeanne Robertson and her husband Jerry will provide lead funding for a renovation project for Alumni Gym in Koury Center. The project will upgrade ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's home for basketball and volleyball, convocations and other large campus events.

Douglas G. and Edna Truitt Noiles ’44, of New Canaan, Conn., have made a $1 million gift to ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ to support the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Academy, a university-run college access program for Alamance County high school students.