The UC Irvine Foundation

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    James Mazzo, Chairman of the UC Irvine Foundation is awarded the 2008 University Medal, the highest honor bestowed by UC Irvine.
    James Mazzo, Chairman of the UC Irvine Foundation is awarded the 2008 University Medal, the highest honor bestowed by UC Irvine.
    C Irvine Foundation trustee Tom Tierney and his grandson sign the beam for UC Irvine Douglas Hospital. Tierney, and his wife, Elizabeth, led a successful $50 million effort to raise funds to create the new state-of-the-art hospital in Orange County.  

    UC Irvine Foundation trustee Tom Tierney and his grandson sign the beam for UC Irvine Douglas Hospital. Tierney, and his wife, Elizabeth, led a successful $50 million effort to raise funds to create the new state-of-the-art hospital in Orange County.

    Setting our path

    to the future

     

    The University of California,  Irvine Foundation is the premier volunteer organization supporting the university.

     

    The foundation's 43-member Board of Trustees is composed of leading philanthropists in Southern California from all walks of life ... business, medicine, law, science and public service.

     

    The UC Irvine Foundation is the driving force of the "Shaping the Future" campaign that aspires to raise $1 billion to support key initiatives that will help realize the campus’ vision for the future.

     

    Foundation trustees share UC Irvine’s vision to be regarded among America’s top-10 public universities and believe that, in order to have a world-class community you must have a world-class university.

     

    A vast array of international and influential corporations have selected Orange County as the location for their corporate headquarters, making Orange County the 25th-largest economy in the world and the second-largest county in California.

     

    Many of the chief executives of these companies serve on the University of California, Irvine Foundation board as trustees and ambassadors – providing their invaluable counsel and global perspective to the university.

     

    The campaign was established by the foundation to support the overall strategic plan of the university. There are more than 50 different major initiatives in the campaign, and four overarching hallmarks of the university were identified by the foundation trustees in consultation with the university faculty and administration and the community.

     

    Faculty champions have teamed with foundation trustees to marshal support for these hallmarks – identifying key projects in each area that have already attracted international acclaim and interest for UC Irvine and are indentified as "key drivers" for each hallmark of the university.

     

    The foundation wants UC Irvine to be defined by what it aspires to be, rather than the challenges it has already overcome. The foundation’s Shaping the Future Campaign is an expression of that ideal.

    SHAPING THE FUTURE OF HEALTH
    Leading Edge Driver: Stem Cell

     Convener: Vice Chancellor Sue Bryant

    Trustee Leader: Tom Tierney    		  
     

    SHAPING FUTURE LEADERS

    FOR THE NEW GLOBAL COMMUNITY
        Leading Edge Driver: The Global Village Campus

     Convener: Dean Andy Policano and Dean Sharon Salinger

    Trustee Leader: Paul Merage    		  
     

    SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR

    PLANET THROUGH SMART ENERGY

    AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
        Leading Edge Drivers: AirUCI and the National Fuel Cell Research Center

     Convener: Dean John Hemminger

    Trustee Leader: Doug Freeman    		  
     

    SHAPING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION

    THROUGH FRONTIERS OF LEARNING

    AND THE MIND
        Leading Edge Driver: Frontiers of Learning and the Mind

     Convener: Professor Deborah Vandell

    Trustee Leader: Ted Smith