University of Michigan

Faculty and Staff Campaign

Heart of the Michigan Difference

The Michigan Difference campaign is complete, and the results are truly amazing! 16,898 U-M faculty, staff and retirees came together as the Heart of the Michigan Difference, generously supporting professorships and programs, scholarships and state-of-the-art campus facilities.

Here are just a few highlights of this philanthropic leadership:

• Together, we contributed nearly $165 million in support for the University, or more than five percent of the historic $3.2 billion campaign total.
• Nearly one in every three of us made a gift, established a pledge or created a bequest benefiting Michigan during the campaign.
• The more than $44 million in new bequests from faculty and staff demonstrated our collective commitment to the future of great education and culture, research and medical care at U-M.

The Michigan Difference matters to all of us because Michigan matters to all of us. It is the sum of our efforts and commitment that makes a difference for our students, our patients and our communities.

Thank you for your generosity and for all the good that you do for U-M every day.

Sincerely,

Paul Courant

Patricia Warner

Faculty and staff campaign spokespersons

"There is no gift that means more to me than the thousands that have been made by our own staff and faculty"
-- President Mary Sue Coleman

Campaign spokesperson Paul Courant, dean of libraries, credits faculty and staff’s willingness to give back to their understanding of the University’s needs and opportunities

"Faculty and staff donate because they want to give back to this dynamic institution that has given them so much "
-- Campaign spokesperson Patricia Warner

Faculty and Staff Participation

Milestones in Giving