Campaigns and Fundraising

In June 2019, Dominican University completed its most recent comprehensive capital campaign, Powerful Promise, which raised more than $76 million. Exceeding its $65 million goal, Powerful Promise was the largest fundraising campaign in Dominican’s 119-year history. It built on the success of two earlier campaigns over the last two decades. Altogether, the institution has raised more than $150 million in philanthropic support since 1997 when Rosary College became Dominican University. The signature, transformative elements of Powerful Promise included:

• Creation of the Borra College of Health Sciences
• Dramatically increased funding for student scholarships
• Expansion of the faculty and of high impact opportunities for students
• Prestigious new accreditations, including by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
• Completion of state-of-the art simulation labs and other health-care education facilities in Parmer Hall
• Establishment of the Division of Student Success and Engagement, enhanced by renovations to Mazzuchelli Hall
• Two new endowed chairs in the Brennan School of Business: The Norman and Ruth Carroll Endowed Chair in Business Ethics and Economics, and The John and Jeanne Rowe Distinguished Professorship
• Construction of the new Learning Commons, home to the WeatherTech Innovation lab, collaboration and study spaces, and student support services
• Renovation of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes and creation of a meditative labyrinth on the west campus