our country's social and economic well-being depends on innovation.

John F. Carney III Chancellor

The success of this $200 million campaign will ensure that this remarkable institution maintains its edge as one of the world's great technological universities.

Throughout our history, innovation has been a strong suit for Missouri S&T. Our ability to mold spirited, intelligent, hard-working students into leaders in business, education, scientific and engineering research, government and the non-profit world stands as a testament to Missouri S&T's innovative spirit.

Today's environment poses new challenges to Missouri S&T and our ability to build on this tradition of innovation. Globalization is strengthening the economies of diverse nations and improving the quality of life for more people in more parts of the world than ever before. At the same time, it is forcing multinational corporations, small businesses, governmental entities and even universities to rethink how they operate.

Clearly, organizations cannot thrive - or even survive - if they take a business-as-usual approach to their mission.

For Missouri S&T, the challenge of globalization presents wonderful opportunities: opportunities to prepare our students for this uncertain world; opportunities to lead the world in critical, emerging areas of scientific and technological research; opportunities to build on our traditions of excellence in education, research and scholarship; opportunities to instill in tomorrow's students that can-do spirit that has led to success for so many of our graduates; and opportunities to become a truly world-class technological university.

The success of this $200 million campaign will ensure that this remarkable institution maintains its edge as one of the world's great technological universities, and will equip Missouri S&T to transform the world – transform the future - by providing the resources needed to prepare a new generation of world leaders.

To accomplish all that we hope to achieve through this campaign, Missouri S&T needs your help. Many of our partners have already pledged their support to this initiative.

I hope you, too, will join us in our quest for excellence.