UNCW has embarked on a the “silent phase” of its fundraising campaign and will now open to the public, hoping to take in an additional 50,000 gifts. (Port City Daily/Preston Lennon)
WILMINGTON UNCW will launch the next phase of its comprehensive fundraising campaign in early February. Work has been ongoing for a while to raise millions of dollars at the university. During the campaign’s “silent phase,” which started around the time Chancellor Jose Sartarelli took office in July 2015 and continued until this year, the university raised over $86 million.
With a $100 million goal in mind, UNCW will soon begin outreach to a wide pool of alumni and other affiliates of the university, hoping to secure an additional 50,000 gifts from alumni. The campaign was initially slated for an autumn 2020 launch, but was pushed back amid the continuing pandemic, according to Eddie Stuart, vice chancellor for university advancement.