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$1.4 billion

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Dr. Jackson
RPI President
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson
“It is now up to us to guarantee the success of this campaign and claim Rensselaer's place in changing the world for the new millennium.”
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News Flash: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute announced on October 1, 2008 that it has surpassed the $1.4 billion Renaissance at Rensselaer capital campaign goal. The announcement comes nine months in advance of the campaign’s target end date of June 30, 2009, launched under President Shirley Ann Jackson’s ambitious Rensselaer Plan. Read more..

Renaissance at Rensselaer: The Campaign for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute supports groundbreaking interdisciplinary programs which have at their core the technologies driving innovations in the 21st century: biotechnology, nanotechnology, computational information technology, energy and the environment, and experimental media and the arts.

Major gifts to specific initiatives allow Rensselaer to support new programs and build a foundation for future achievements and aspirations. At the same time, unrestricted annual giving ensures that we can deliver a superior education every day.

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