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The Summer 2015 M2U newsletter highlights initiatives and achievements of the historic Momentum2 campaign and its dramatic beneficial impact on the U.

Maintaining Momentum

Our Moment to Shine

How It All Fits Together

Revisit highlights from the first Momentum campaign in the 2008 wrap-up report, Our Moment to Shine.

The University of Miami's Office of Media Relations is responsible for communicating information to the media regarding the Momentum2 campaign and coordinating press coverage of campaign-related stories and events.

To contact Media Relations call 305-284-5500 or e-mail ummedia@miami.edu.

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Latest News

Spring 2015

May 18: UM Surpasses $1.6 Billion Momentum2 Campaign Goal
February 23: New Design Studio Building Slated for School of Architecture
February 20: Pitch Perfect: UM Dedicates Patricia Louise Frost Music Studios
February 20: Committed Couple: Vance, B.B.A. '05, J.D. '08, and Mariella, B.S.C. '07, Aloupis
February 19: Cuban Heritage Collection Receives $2M Gift
February 12: UM Honors Its Scholarship Recipients and the Donors Who Make Their Dreams Possible
February 9: Cyclists Hit the Streets for a Wheel Good Cause—Fighting Cancer
February 4: UM School of Communication to create open educational resource on ocean health
January 28: Grand Opening Held for the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation BioNIUM Nanofabrication Facility
January 21: Pro Bowler Calais Campbell Endows Athletics Scholarship
January 14: A $1 Million Gift to Athletics Announced

Fall 2014

December 4: Former ’Cane Football Player Donates $1.5M to Athletics
November 3: Lowe Receives $1.5 Million Gift from Beaux Arts
October 23: A $50 Million Gift to Name UM’s New Health Care Facility
October 21: McKnight Brain Research Foundation Presents Endowed Chair to Dr. Clinton Wright
October 7: UHealth is the First Academic Medical Center to Use New da Vinci Surgical System
October 7: 29th Great Sports Legends Dinner Huge Success for Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis
September 9: Emmy-winning Director David Nutter Supports First Feature Film Fund
September 8: Miami Law Bricks Named
August 27: UM Receives CASE Award for Superior Fundraising Program
August 26: University of Miami Welcomes Stamps Scholars

Summer 2014

Spring 2014

April 23: University of Miami Health System is First Academic Medical Center in the World to Use New da Vinci® Xi™ Surgical System
April 09: UM School of Law Receives M2 Gift
March 25: A $2.5 Million Naming Gift to UM Hillel Announced
March 20: Generous Donation from Alumna Hilarie Bass Announced
February 07: UM Announces More Than $12.5 Million in Giving from Swanee and Paul DiMare to Momentum2 Campaign
February 07: Raising the Bar
February: My U: Faculty and Staff Campaign for UM
January 30: The Vital Role of the Parents Council
January 23: New High-Tech Digs
January 23: Osher Institute Receives Endowment
January 14: Inaugural James A. Kushlan Chair
January 10: Cuban Heritage Collection Acquires Brothers to the Rescue Archive
January 06: Hovering over Environmental Research
January: Eulen America Supporting UM Pediatric Mobile Clinic
Observatory to Bring New Worlds Closer

Fall 2013

December: Newman Challenge Focuses on Scholarships
December 12: Toppel Career Center Launches Brick Campaign to Impart Words of Wisdom
November 26: Miller School Recognizes Innovator, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Wallace H. Coulter on Anniversary of his 100th Birthday
November 26: DOCSumentary Premiere Held at Hollywood-Style Screening at Cosford Cinema
November 14: Miami Hurricanes Launch Football Victory Fund
November 08: Thousands Participate in Cycling Challenge
November 08: Amid the Buzz and Excitement of Homecoming, UM Celebrates the New Student Center Complex
November 07: UM Dedicates Kornspan Study Lounge
November: Beaux Arts and Lowe
October 31: Challenge to Benefit Simulation Hospital
October 14: Philanthropist’s Gift Benefits the UM Women’s Guild Endowed Scholarship Fund
October 07: Frost School of Music Honors Phillip and Patricia Frost on 10th Anniversary of Their Naming Gift
October 07: UM Dedicates Schwartz Center for Athletic Excellence
October 01: Iconic Sports Figures Gather to Raise Funds for Spinal Cord Injury Research
September 16: UM School of Law Alum Establishes Scholarship
September 13: Timeless Gift Benefits College of Arts and Sciences
September 03: Alumnus Pledges $1 Million to the University of Miami to Benefit Fraternity and Sorority Leaders
August 31: Kellogg Foundation Grants Funds Diverse Projects in Haiti
August 26: Family Establishes Scholarship at Miami Law in Memory of Judy Fried Hyman, JD '82
August 19: Law Firm of Weil Gotshal & Manges Creates Scholarship at Miami Law
August 15: GOLDstein Family Challenge
August 15: R. Kirk Landon Challenge Fosters New Era in Patient Safety
August 12: Friends and Colleagues Create Scholarship in Memory of Mitchell Bloomberg, JD '75
August 05: New Facilities Energize Student Life

Summer 2013

June 26: SONHS RWJF NCIN Grant Recipient
June 25: Honoring a Cherished Friend
June 14: Citizens Board Recognizes Sergio M. Gonzalez for Distinguished Service
June 10: Martin J. Nash Scholarship Created at Miami Law
June 10: Grant from Chase to Benefit Local Communities
June 7: Time to Gear Up for 2013 Dolphins Cycling Challenge
June 3: Pap Corps Annual Gift Reaches $3.6 Million
May 28: College of Engineering Celebrates 65 Years and Honors M2 Donors
May 22: Faculty and Staff Among New Heritage Society Inductees
May 22: Gift Establishes Ph.D. Program in Community Well-Being
May 22: Tropical Nights Gala Raises Record Amount
May 20: Miami Law Alumnus Andrew Leinoff and Wife Ellen Establish Scholarship for Students Interested in Family Law
May 7: Miller School Celebrates New Elaine and Sydney Sussman Family Crohn’s and Colitis Clinic
May 1: Local Law Firm Creates Scholarship at Miami Law for Students Committed to the Field of Litigation
April 30: J. William Harbour Awarded Endowed Chair at Bascom Palmer
April 22: School of Communication Receives $1 Million Gift

Spring 2013

April 09: Glassell Family Foundation Donates $5 Million to UM
March 20: Alumni Husband and Wife Team Establish Scholarship at Miami Law
March 15: Wolfson Foundation Gifts Inspire and Challenge Medical Students
March 7: Miami Law Alumnus and Wife Create Scholarship for Deserving Law Students to Be Known as Berger/Loevner Scholars
March 4: A Design-Build Upgrade
February 21: UM graduate Shajena Erazo shares her gratitude for scholarship support
February 19: Generous Gift Establishes Melanoma Division in Department of Dermatology
February 5: Watkins Distinguished Chair Established at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
January 29: UM Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies Receives $1 Million Gift
January 13: Gift Expands Mind-Body Wellness Program to All Patients at Sylvester at Deerfield Beach
January 8: Esman Foundation Pledges Support to Sylvester
December 12: Sylvester’s 20th Anniversary Gala Raises Record $1.3 Million

Fall 2012

November 27: Bascom Palmer Receives $10 Million Gift
November 16: Destination Fashion Raises $31M for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
November 13: UM Receives Charity Navigator Four-Star Rating
November 6: Grant Will Expand Cuban Theater Digital Archive
November 6: ALS Research and Patient Care at Miller School Get $1 Million Boost Gift expands upon existing programs and creates additional resources.
November 5: Dolphins Cycling Challenge raises more than $2 million for cancer research
November 2: Generous Gift Will Dramatically Expand Resources of Toppel Career Center
October 29: Miami Law scholarship established in memory of distinguished alumnus and renowned 'clear thinker' Richard Lapidus, J.D. '61
October 26: University of Miami’s Momentum2 Campaign Hits Billion-Dollar Mark
October 24, 2012: Campus Radio Station WVUM Now Reaching More Listeners, Thanks to Upgrades Made Possible by Campaign
October 19: Star-studded Destination Fashion event on November 10 at Bal Harbour Shops will raise funds for the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
October 1: UM Trustee's "Chaplin Challenge" Will Match School of Law Contributions
September 27: Great Sports Legends Dinner Raises Nearly $18 Million to Cure Paralysis

Summer 2012

August 2: New Funding Enhances Frost School’s Henry Mancini Institute
June 28: Miami Law Adjuncts Fund Scholarships
June 27: Grant Fast-Tracks New Nurses into the Field
June 25: Arsht Research on Ethics and Community Grants Awarded
June 22: Accelerated BSN Program Gets a Boost
June 18: Leading South Florida Trial Attorney Endows Scholarship at Miami Law
June 8: Marine Technology and Life Sciences Seawater Complex Breaks Ground

May 2012

April 2012

March 2012

March 27: Major Gift to Create Collaborative Institute in Biomedical Nanotechnology

February 2012

February 17: "Encore, Encore: UM Kicks off $1.6B Campaign" (Miami Herald coverage of campaign launch)
February 16: UM Launches Momentum2: The Breakthrough Campaign for the University of Miami
February 16: Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Takes Lead Role in University of Miami Momentum2 Campaign
February 9: Grant to Support Purchase of Helicopter

January 2012

January 31, 2012 : UM College of Engineering receives $1 Million Gift to Fund Scholarships for African-American Students
January 09, 2012 : New Playground Brings Joy to Linda Ray Kids
January 09, 2012: Beaux Arts Gives $1.7 Million to Lowe Art Museum

2008 - 2011

December 22, 2011: UM Acquires Orange Bowl Collection
December 12, 2011: UM Holds Groundbreaking for Schwartz Center for Athletic Excellence
December 11, 2011: Hybrid Catheterization Lab Brings Next-Generation Technology to University of Miami Hospital
December 01, 2011: UM Projects Get Funding from Citizens Board
November 08, 2011: Friends Give “Artfully” to UM Lowe Art Museum
November 07, 2011: Leadership for Fundraising Campaign Announced

October 26, 2011: A New Center for Student Life
October 18, 2011: Adrienne Arsht Gives $500,000 to Bascom Palmer

September 01, 2011: UM Athletics Receives $4.2 Million Gift

August 30, 2011: Pediatric Mobile Clinic Receives Gift from Himan Brown Trust
August 11, 2011: Fanjul Family Donates $1 million to Bascom Palmer
May 12, 2011: The Pap Corps Raises Near Record Amount for Sylvester
April 08, 2011: Philanthropist Christine E. Lynn Donates $10 Million to The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
April 06, 2011: UM Receives $20M to Build New Student Center
January 25, 2011: Groundbreaking Held for Children's Cancer Clinic
December 08, 2010: Family Medicine Program Receives $1 Million Gift and Matching Gift Pledge
November 29, 2010: Frost School Community Outreach Program Receives $1M in Funding
November 19, 2010: Athletics Receives $5M Lead Gift for Schwartz Center for Athletic Excellence
April 22, 2010: Barton's Foundation Announces $5M Gift for UM Ear Institute
February 18, 2010: School of Communication Receives Significant Film Collection
August 27, 2009: Miami Institute for Human Genomics Receives $20 Million Gift to Support Research
October 16, 2008: Adrienne Arsht Gives Five Million Dollar Gift to University of Miami

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