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The athletics campus in Ann Arbor is expected to be named the Stephen M. Ross Athletic Campus.
"Stephen Ross' vision has always been about the ability of facilities to transform the human experience," Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman said in the statement. "He understands the power of well-conceived spaces, and his generosity will benefit generations of Michigan students, faculty and coaches."
According to lists from The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Ross' gift is the third biggest to a higher education facility in 2013. Earlier this year, it was announced that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg would donate $350 million to Johns Hopkins University, and in July the A. Eugene Brockman Charitable Trust gave a $250 million donation to Centre College in Kentucky.
Ross' $200 million donation is among the 30 single largest donations to a U.S. college or university, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
In Michigan, specific projects will be announced in the coming months, the school said. In addition, scholarships will be available to Ross students.
The Ross School of Business proposes to create new spaces for students to study, collaborate and connect with each other, faculty and potential employers. Classrooms will include advanced technology to support in-person and virtual collaboration.
With the additional funding, University of Michigan Athletics plans to improve its campus to help athletes succeed on the playing field and in the classroom, improve its facilities and build sites to be a destination for local, state, national and international competitions.
"I think it means a whole lot to the university as a whole when you look at $100 million for academics and $100 million for athletics," Michigan football coach Brady Hoke told reporters Wednesday.
The athletics campus in Ann Arbor is expected to be named the Stephen M. Ross Athletic Campus.
"Stephen Ross' vision has always been about the ability of facilities to transform the human experience," Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman said in the statement. "He understands the power of well-conceived spaces, and his generosity will benefit generations of Michigan students, faculty and coaches."
According to lists from The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Ross' gift is the third biggest to a higher education facility in 2013. Earlier this year, it was announced that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg would donate $350 million to Johns Hopkins University, and in July the A. Eugene Brockman Charitable Trust gave a $250 million donation to Centre College in Kentucky.
Ross' $200 million donation is among the 30 single largest donations to a U.S. college or university, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
In Michigan, specific projects will be announced in the coming months, the school said. In addition, scholarships will be available to Ross students.
The Ross School of Business proposes to create new spaces for students to study, collaborate and connect with each other, faculty and potential employers. Classrooms will include advanced technology to support in-person and virtual collaboration.
With the additional funding, University of Michigan Athletics plans to improve its campus to help athletes succeed on the playing field and in the classroom, improve its facilities and build sites to be a destination for local, state, national and international competitions.
"I think it means a whole lot to the university as a whole when you look at $100 million for academics and $100 million for athletics," Michigan football coach Brady Hoke told reporters Wednesday.
