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Building on Excellence Campaign

It was January 28, 2006, in front of a record-setting President's Dinner Gala crowd at the Ontario Convention Center that University of La Verne formally announced its $42 million "Building on Excellence" Campaign.

ULV president Steve Morgan announces the $42 million "Building On Excellence" campaign to an audience of more than 800 at the 2006 President's Dinner Gala January 28 at the Ontario Convention Center's Mayoral Ballroom.

“We live in a time where the winds of opportunity are always blowing. It is up to us to raise the sails," University President Steve Morgan said. "The Building on Excellence Campaign will serve to strengthen, broaden and engage the University of La Verne as it strives to meet the needs of coming generations.”

That announcement marked the public phase of the five-year, $42 million capital campaign, aimed at expanding and enriching the university’s outstanding educational legacy. At that juncture, more than $27 million had been raised during the initial “quite” phase of the campaign.

On December 30, 2007, ULV formally announced it had exceeded its $26.1 million goal for the three-part Campus Center Project, meeting the conditions set to qualify for a $600,000 challenge grant from The Kresge Foundation. That landmark effort moved the university within $2.5 million of its overall campaign goal, scheduled to conclude on June 30, 2008.

Objectives of the "Building on Excellence Campaign" include:

Enhance the campus by updating facilities and infrastructure
Furnish the tools needed to prepare La Verne graduates for future challenges
Increase and encourage types of research that will affect lives and learning
Support the university's belief in the importance of diversity
Provide vital financial assistance to those seeking to further their education
Strengthen ULV's intercollegiate athletic program
Expand the university's leadership and legacy in the field of education
Sustain the growth and development of the ULV College of Law

The Campus Center Project is a key component of the overall campaign. Intended to establish a new crossroads for the university, the Campus Center Project features construction of the Sara & Michael Abraham Campus Center, creation of the Frank & Nadine Johnson Family Plaza, and renovation of the Sports Science & Athletics Pavilion (formerly known as the "Super Tents").