The College ofSaint Rose
432 Western Avenue
Albany New York 12203 1-800-637-8556
Five years ago, The College of Saint Rose embarked
on the $20 million Advancing the Saint Rose Difference Capital
Campaign. Today, as those five years come to a close, we are proud
to announce that we have not only met that challenge, but
have exceeded it by more than $5 million.
This historical achievement would not have been
possible without the support of thousands of alumni, friends,
corporations and foundations. The gratitude of the College’s
students, faculty and staff to everyone who supported this effort
is so deep and so heartfelt, it is difficult to put into words.
Each gift was a demonstration of faith in the future of this great
institution, of steadfast commitment to the distinctive values
of a Saint Rose education. To all of you, thank you very much.
This campaign was about transformation—transforming
the way our faculty teach and our students learn, transforming
the way we engage with the community and transforming the debate
about education in America. This campaign went far beyond bricks
and mortar. It was a bold statement about the importance of values-based
education in our society. It was a fulfillment of our mission
and our founding values set down 85 years ago by the Sisters of
Saint Joseph of Carondelet.
The Saint Rose Difference
is about challenging students
to achieve new levels of excellence. It is about inspiring intellectual
thought, critical dialogue and artistic expression. It is about
conveying the importance of faith, ethics and integrity to students
as they continue through a lifetime of decision-making and relation-
ship-building. It is about dreaming what others have not dreamed
and taking risks that others have not taken. This
is the Saint Rose Difference.
This Campaign
is about people and empowering them to change the world.
There were so many defining moments in this campaign—the
announcement of the $2 million gift from Kenneth and Thelma Lally,
the largest cash gift in the College’s history, followed just
a year later by Carl Touhey’s surprise $2 million gift. The
$600,000 Kresge challenge that inspired so much giving among our
alumni and community, and the Golden Knights Challenge, that turned
the Events and Athletics Center from a dream into reality. The bittersweet
emotional groundbreaking of the Thelma P. Lally School of Education
less than a month after September 11 and the moving ribbon cutting
and unveiling of the statue of Thelma on a beautiful April day 18
months later. On the following pages, you can re-live some of these
moments—moments that are more than snapshots of history, they
are about a community that unified around a common vision,
Advancing the Saint Rose Difference.
Like everything
we do at the College, this campaign is about people and empow-
ering them to change the world. It is about realizing our potential
as a truly outstanding college that embraces teaching excellence.
It is about Advancing the Saint Rose Difference.
1999 Campaign Case
Statement
It really is a
huge task for a college the size of Saint Rose to raise $20 million,
and this amount of money is critically important to the College.
My relationship with the College stems from my admiration for
its founders, the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet. They
taught students how to strive for excellence while always remembering
their core values, and the current faculty and staff continue
to carry out their vision. As a trustee, I know that Saint Rose
is different. We don't just say it is. It really is.
Carl E. Touhey, trustee
This
is surely a sign of confidence in the future of The College of Saint
Rose, which already enjoys a long and successful tradition of educating
teaching professionals who are stationed all over the globe and
who serve students of all races, of all cultures, and of all ages.
I am convinced and I do believe that mission and spirit of our pioneer
founders and all the members of the Saint Rose community throughout
the years permeates these new halls which we now have as the Lally
School of Education.
Sister Theresa Wysolmerski, CSJ ’53,
professor emeritus
Difference.
