Trevecca Nazarene University launched the public phase of a $75 million capital campaign November 4. The announcement is the culmination of a year marked by record enrollment gains, valuable property acquisitions, and much-anticipated campus and community betterment projects.

More than $52.8 million has already been pledged toward the $75 million goal during the quiet phase of the campaign. Key donors, both alumni and friends of the university, made commitments toward the campaign.

The fundraising effort is the largest in the university’s 115-year history. Announced in a musical showcase during the university’s Homecoming Weekend celebration, the campaign is centered on the theme “Making Great Stories Possible.” While the campaign is comprehensive and includes all gifts and pledges made through the 2015-2020 time period, the campaign is centered on six goals, which include expanding scholarship funds, enhancing facilities, ensuring future impact, and building operational infrastructure.

“When the announcement of the quiet phase total was made, there was a palpable joy in the auditorium,” said Dan Boone, university president. “This tells me that Trevecca is etched into the fabric of thousands of lives. Each person has a story from their past association with Trevecca. It is now our time to assure that coming generations will have the same transformative etching on their lives.”

Trevecca alumnus and board member Wendel Nixon (Class of 1972), a resident of Columbia, South Carolina, will serve as the chair of the campaign steering committee. Other volunteer committee members include Deborah Story (’94) of Brentwood, Tennessee, Roy Rogers (’69) of Locust Grove, Georgia, and Charles Davis (’70) of Winter Haven, Florida.

Nixon is excited to invite Trevecca students, alumni, friends of the university and the public to participate in the campaign.

“We all can choose to be a part of this story," he said. "No matter if amounts you choose to contribute are great or small; you can be a part of the story. My challenge to classmates, former and present students, and everyone acquainted with Trevecca is to contribute according to the blessings that you have received. Make a difference and join in this opportunity to be a part of the continuing Trevecca story!”

Specific campaign goals include:

• Reducing debt of graduating students and expanding available scholarship funds so more students can experience Trevecca’ educational experience, $13 million;
• Expanding and updating Trevecca’s music facilities — including the Center for Music and Worship Arts currently under construction — so graduates better serve the community, schools, and the church, $5 million;
• Expanding athletic facilities to better serve NCAA Division II athletic programs and a growing student body, $4 million;
• Increasing staffing and expanding Trevecca’s Urban Farm to create greater opportunities for student employment and research opportunities as well as community outreach, $1 million;
• Building operational infrastructure to support university growth, $2 million;
• Focusing on estate planning to ensure the university’s future impact on Christian higher education and the world, $50 million.

For more information about the campaign, visit trevecca.edu/campaign.

--Trevecca Nazarene University