Chancellor's Fund for Excellence

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The Chancellor’s Club is one of the oldest and largest support groups on campus.  Founded in 1972, the club may count among its current and past membership 1,200 alumni, community leaders, business leaders and parents.

Contributions of donor members have helped fund scholarships, fellowships, faculty research, upgraded equipment, library materials, and other critical areas that help to make UC Irvine one of the top public research universities in the nation. 

Chancellor’s Club members benefit from a special relationship with the university. They are invited to enjoy the tremendous wealth of campus resources and attend cultural, athletic and social events throughout the year.  Additionally, through periodic small-group gatherings with high-level university officials, they learn first-hand of the campus’s emerging challenges and significant accomplishments. 

Today, the campus has more than 26,000 students. By 2015, the student population is expected to grow to 32,000 and additional faculty and staff will be hired to provide quality instruction and support.

As the school has grown, so has the need for private support groups such as the Chancellor’s Club.  When the campus was founded in 1965, 70 percent of our funding was provided by the state of California. Today, less than 24 percent of our funding comes from the state. With the current budget challenges, further cuts are being implemented that could threaten the growth and ultimately the quality of education at UC Irvine.

Gifts raised from our donor members are directed to The Chancellor’s Fund for Excellence, which was established for three main reasons:

• To recruit and retain the brightest and the best undergraduate and graduate students;
• To capture timely opportunities and recruitment of nationally renowned faculty;
• To inspire change including support for academic and research items not funded by the state, allowing campus growth with a focus on quality.

None of these goals can be accomplished with state dollars alone.  As a Chancellor’s Club member, you have an opportunity to make a positive impact on the campus through the Chancellor’s Fund for Excellence. 

Chancellor's Club Gift Levels

Donors will receive recognition at the following gift levels:

• $10,000   Chancellor's Council
• $5,000     Daniel G. Aldrich Business
• $3,000     Daniel G. Aldrich Society
• $1,500     Chancellor's Club Sustaining Member
• $500        GOLD Graduates Of the Last Decade