THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY and CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY and CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
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A Campaign for Chemistry
Scientists need tools. Learning through practical experience is a fundamental principle of laboratory instruction. Scientific learning - which constantly changes - demands equipment and tools that utilize current technologies. In response to our growing need f or undergraduate educational resources, the University of New Mexico Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology has designed the "Elements of Success: A Campaign for Chemistry."
Scientists need tools. Learning through practical experience is a fundamental principle of laboratory instruction. Scientific learning - which constantly changes - demands equipment and tools that utilize current technologies. In response to our growing need f or undergraduate educational resources, the University of New Mexico Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology has designed the "Elements of Success: A Campaign for Chemistry."
The Goal
The goal of Elements of Success is to raise $100,000 or more to create an endowment that will produce a revenue stream for the purchase of undergraduate educational tools for the 1,000 freshman chemistry students, 800 organic chemistry students, and 100 declared majors that the department serves each year. These tools will take many forms, including computer hardware and software, laboratory instrumentation, chemicals, glassware or other exotic components and multimedia teaching materials.
The goal of Elements of Success is to raise $100,000 or more to create an endowment that will produce a revenue stream for the purchase of undergraduate educational tools for the 1,000 freshman chemistry students, 800 organic chemistry students, and 100 declared majors that the department serves each year. These tools will take many forms, including computer hardware and software, laboratory instrumentation, chemicals, glassware or other exotic components and multimedia teaching materials.
An Enduring Solution for a Changing Need
Chemistry is changing rapidly. Much of the manual manipulation in use a decade ago has been supplanted by instrumental methods. The department must upgrade the practical, experiential component of our program to produce graduates of maximum value to their employers -- which range from chemical industries to environmental organizations, forensics laboratories, pharma- ceutical companies, and other consumer-related areas.
Only an endowed fund can guarantee resources for changing needs in perpetuity. By spending only a portion of the income each year and returning the rest to the principal, the department will ensure that the fund will keep pace with inflation and provide an enduring solution to the problem of purchasing state-of-the-art educational tools.
Chemistry is changing rapidly. Much of the manual manipulation in use a decade ago has been supplanted by instrumental methods. The department must upgrade the practical, experiential component of our program to produce graduates of maximum value to their employers -- which range from chemical industries to environmental organizations, forensics laboratories, pharma- ceutical companies, and other consumer-related areas.
Only an endowed fund can guarantee resources for changing needs in perpetuity. By spending only a portion of the income each year and returning the rest to the principal, the department will ensure that the fund will keep pace with inflation and provide an enduring solution to the problem of purchasing state-of-the-art educational tools.
