Private fund-raising results at UConn have provided further evidence of our dramatic transformation. Unprecedented levels of investor confidence are the result of a thoughtful assessment of our goals, level of performance, and the ongoing State commitment of support.

> Seven years ago, the University received $8.2 million in total gifts. Each year since then, UConn has set new records in its fund-raising program, receiving over $50 million in gifts in 2001.

> The University's endowment has grown from $50 million in 1995 to $210 million today.

> In 2000, our investment performance, in comparison with all other higher education endowments nationwide, ranked in the top 15 percent over a five-year period.

> A record 33,545 people made gifts to UConn in 2001.