Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie announced Oct. 13 that the "Matching the Promise" fundraising campaign for the IU Bloomington campus has surpassed the $1 billion threshold on the way to its $1.1 billion goal.

Twenty-one Indiana University undergraduates have been honored with selection as Cox Scholars for the 2009-10 academic year.

Indiana University Foundation President Gene Tempel announced today that Marsha (Marti) Heil will join the Foundation as senior vice president for development on Oct. 1. Heil was selected after a nationwide search.

Indiana University and its Kelley School of Business today are remembering Indianapolis-area businessman and philanthropist William R. Fry with expressions of condolences and appreciation for his support of IU and his desire to help people who were less fortunate.

The Indiana University Archives of Traditional Music has been awarded a third grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, valued at $347,682, to continue its collaborative research and development project that will digitally preserve critically endangered sound recordings.

The IU Circle of Life Mini Marathon and 5K races at Indiana University Bloomington, which were moved from September to April in 2008, will now feature more campus-friendly courses this April.

Indiana University officials noted the passing of Cincinnati business leader and philanthropist Edward L. Hutton with expressions of condolences and appreciation for his longstanding support of IU and passion for helping students. Hutton, who died Tuesday, March 3, at the age of 89, has been a longtime benefactor of Indiana University.

Indiana University's Kelley School of Business publicly announced a $15 million gift, which will ignite an ambitious $60 million capital campaign to transform its facilities for undergraduate students. The gift is from a graduate of the Kelley School who wishes to remain anonymous.

Indiana University ranks 12th in the nation among public universities in the market value of its endowment, according to a survey released by the National Association of College and University Business Officers.

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie Dec. 4 announced the naming of the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington in honor of Indianapolis business and community leader Michael S. "Mickey" Maurer, J.D. '67. The school will be renamed the Michael Maurer School of Law in recognition of Maurer's longtime support for the school and his $35 million gift for law student scholarships. The scholarships will be known as the Michael and Janie Maurer Scholarships.

Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded the university $2 million over three years to support the IU Center for Urban Policy and the Environment and its work through the IU Public Policy Institute. In addition to CUPE, the Public Policy Institute includes the Center for Health Policy and the Center for Criminal Justice Research.

Recognizing the key role played by volunteer leaders in service and philanthropy, the Indiana University Foundation has honored seven individuals as outstanding "Partners in Philanthropy" for Indiana University.

For the fourth year in a row, Indiana University has emerged victorious from the blood battle against Purdue University. IU won the annual Indiana vs. Purdue Blood Donor Challenge, a friendly competition that encourages Indiana residents to donate blood.

A $15 million gift from William R. Fry, an alumnus of Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, will provide for a new, life-changing undergraduate scholarship program for financially challenged students from underrepresented areas of society.

A Grammy Foundation grant to IU's Archives of African American Music and Culture will enable it to digitally preserve and make accessible nearly 300 hours of interviews with rhythm and blues pioneers.

Twenty-one Indiana University undergraduates have been honored with selection as Cox Scholars for the 2008-09 academic year.

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie announced that IU received a record $408.6 million in private sector support in fiscal year 2008.

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie announced today that he has chosen Eugene R. "Gene" Tempel to succeed Curtis R. Simic as president of the IU Foundation. Tempel will be the seventh leader of the nonprofit organization established in 1936 as Indiana University's fundraising partner.

Indiana University and its fundraising partner, the IU Foundation, announced today (June 11) that IU Bloomington's "Matching the Promise" campaign has raised more than $60 million for graduate fellowships.

The Indiana University Alumni Association Scholars program, now in its 14th year, has awarded 27 scholarships to IU students. Each recipient is the son or daughter of an IUAA member.

A new $1.3 million scholarship endowment for student leaders at Indiana University Bloomington honors Curt Simic, president of the IU Foundation. Simic will retire in June after 20 years as head of the foundation, which raises gift funds for IU and invests its endowment.

A Bloomington man who died last year at age 100, never married or had children, lived simply and supported himself by caring for other people's lawns and property has left his entire $650,000 estate to IU's Hilltop Garden and Nature Center. A 1968 photo of a girl proudly holding a giant zucchini inspired the idea.

Indiana University officials noted the passing of Indianapolis-area entrepreneur Jesse Cox with expressions of condolences and deep appreciation for his extraordinary and longstanding generosity and support for IU. Cox, who died May 12 at his home in Carmel, Ind., and his late wife, Beulah, have committed a total of $85 million or more to IU for scholarships for students. This represents the largest gift ever received by IU from individuals, and also the largest individual gift for scholarships.

Indiana University ranks fourth in the Big Ten, seventh among all public universities and 19th among all colleges and universities in the nation in the amount of support it receives from the private sector.

While the IU Circle of Life Mini Marathon and 5K races at Indiana University Bloomington have been moved from September to April, they will feature a familar face from the fall collegiate sports scene. IU head football coach Bill Lynch will be a part of the IU Circle of Life Mini Marathon and 5K races on Saturday, April 5.