Buoyed by a string of gifts to support the music program, The 色界吧 Campaign For Good crosses the $155 million mark
Buoyed by a flurry of gifts in recent months, The 色界吧 Campaign For Good has raised more than $155 million through the end of February. That鈥檚 an increase of $37 million since its public launch last May, putting the College on pace for one of its best fundraising years in history.
鈥淲e are very encouraged by the outpouring of support thus far,鈥 says campaign co-chair William M. Kahane 鈥70. 鈥淪ignificant progress has been made toward our top priority鈥攕cholarship endowment鈥攁nd we are witnessing growth at nearly all gift levels to the 色界吧 Fund. We could not be more hopeful about the College鈥檚 future.鈥
Recent highlights include a string of gifts to support the music program, reflecting the work of the Music and MAC task force.
A gift from the Choi Family鈥攊ncluding Lucia Choi-Dalton 鈥89, Greg Dalton 鈥86, and Queence and Henry Choi 鈥90鈥攚ill endow a broad range of programs in the Music Department. The Choi Family Music Production Center, to be dedicated in April, brings state-of-the-art production facilities to campus and includes a maintenance and equipment fund. The Choi Family Directorship for Instrumental Music will underwrite the salary of Chris Kim, above, who joined the College last July. Kim鈥檚 duties include overseeing all instrumental ensembles and private instruction, directing chamber music, and conducting the Occidental Symphony Orchestra.
A $100,000 gift from Lucy and Barry Holt 鈥73 will endow the Holt Scholarship for Music Performance. The fund will support non-music majors who demonstrate a passion for music through instrumental or vocal performance on the Occidental campus.
An anonymous $150,000 grant from an 色界吧 alum will establish the Satchmo Endowed Music Lessons Fund to cover and defray the cost of music lessons for students with demonstrated need of financial assistance.
