Wagner Launches $50 Million Capital Campaign October 20

     More than 300 members of the Wagner College family gathered at Ellis Island, on the evening of October 20, to celebrate the kickoff of the school's most ambitious capital campaign to date. President Richard Guarasci urged those assembled to join him in supporting Wagner in order to take it to the next level of achievement.

    “Putting Wagner First: The Campaign for Wagner College” will provide the financial resources to make major investments in students, through increased scholarships and tuition assistance; in faculty, through the establishment of distinguished chairs and funding for research, scholarship, and professional development; and in the college itself, through upgrades to facilities and campus infrastructure.

    This campaign will build upon Wagner’s legacy of excellence and match its resources to its aspirations, guaranteeing a future of distinction.  Financially stable, Wagner College is in the healthiest financial position it has enjoyed since its founding. Now, our challenge is to secure this stability for the future. “The challenge that Wagner faces now is to solidify its competitive edge,” states Jay P. Hartig, Chair, Board of Trustees. “In order to perpetuate our strengths, we must expand endowment funding, enlarge our appeal to students, and attract and retain faculty of the highest possible quality while we embark on the plans to educate a diverse student body with high potential.” To build on Wagner’s legacy of excellence, Wagner will undertake a major capital campaign to raise $50 million. The campaign will address three critical areas: the endowment fund, campus enhancement and the annual fund.   

    "The future of this gem of a college is in our hands," says President Richard Guarasci. "We can take comfort in our achievements and rest on our laurels – a sure path to mediocrity. Or we can find the resources to leverage these accomplishments, endow them, and further shape this very special college to better serve the students who choose to study here, the faculty who come here to teach, and our alumni who are living what they have learned here in their personal and professional lives. “Putting Wagner First” means deepening teaching and learning, internationalizing our curriculum, and providing the technology and facilities to enhance the excellence and achievement of our graduates. "