Dear Hampton University Community:
As we approach the Thanksgiving season, so much is changing across the learning environment, and I want to sincerely thank all who helped Hampton University meet this challenge. Many colleges and universities, large and small, public and private, are beset by money woes, forced closings, staff layoffs, and growing financial needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although we are not out of the woods yet, Hampton has been fortunate. So many of you have played an important role in Hampton’s goal to weather the COVID- 19 pandemic, and I can never thank you enough.
My thanks are also extended to those individuals, organizations, and corporations that have supported us over the past year with outside funding in the form of grants and gifts. We have received $41,761,951 million from private sources, including MacKenzie Scott, Southern Company, Dominion Energy, Thermo-Fisher, Peloton, Ernst & Young, Lily Endowment Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mellon Foundation, NBC Universal, Truist Bank, Amazon Robotics, and over $3.5 million from our wonderful alumni. Since January, we have also received $49,850,736 million in funding from various federal agencies. These contributions have aided us significantly during these difficult financial times.
What makes these donations and fundraising results even more noteworthy is the fact that they occurred during the national and world-wide COVID-19 pandemic. For their generosity, I am profoundly grateful to the donors. I also wholeheartedly thank and appreciate the faculty, staff, and administrators for their hard work, dedication, and intellectual prowess in securing funds for their research and grant-writing interests.
Outlined below is information pertaining to how the University is utilizing the funds we received to meet Hampton’s needs and support our mission.
Academic Buildings
| DuPont Hal | Upgrading 8 biology labs to include flooring, ceilings, cabinetry, scientific equipment |
| Freeman Hal | Exterior brick tuck-pointing and repairs |
| Research Center II | COVID-19 Testing Center |
| Turner Hall | Upgrading 8 chemistry and biochemistry labs to include flooring, ceilings, cabinetry, window replacements, 14 computers, equipment, water purification system |
| Buckman Hall | School of Business Finance Lab/Rotunda Stock Ticker, window replacements |
| Phenix Hall | Porch columns renovations |
| Instructional Classrooms | Infrastructure, Promethean boards, equipment, and software |
Academic Programs
| Communicative Sciences & Disorders | Renovation in audiology lab, equipment and computers in Speech, Language Pathology labs and diagnostic labs |
| Marine & Environmental Lab Sciences | Lab benches, sink and equipment |
| Mathematics | Computers, 2 wall mounts and monitors |
| Physical Therapy | 7 computers, 2 Promethean boards, patient simulators, 5 iPads and software |
| Physics | 7 laptops, 1 Promethean board, new experimental setups, upgrade of wireless instrumentation |
| Nursing | Simulation lab |
| Journalism | Overhaul of computer labs |
| Computer Science | Overhaul of computer labs |
Residence Halls
| All Residence Halls | Bottle Filter Stations, printers, toilet lids, bulletin boards |
| DuBois Hall | HVAC replacement and renovations in the bathrooms on the1st through 5th floors |
| Winona Hall | Bathroom renovations, rooftop solar panels |
| Moton Hall | Window replacements, roof replacement |
| McGrew Towers | HVAC replacement |
| Virginia Cleveland Hall | Floor repairs, renovations to bathrooms and residence rooms (K, L, and N) |
| Kennedy Hall | Repairs to room 203 |
| CEC Hall | Bathroom renovations |
| Stone Building | Structural repairs, bathroom renovations |
Other Facilities
| Softball Stadium | Installation of artificial turf |
| Armstrong Stadium | Training and weight room |
| Katharine House | Rooftop solar panels |
Students
| Student Scholarships | 250 – $1,000 Scholarships |
| Student Scholarships | 250 – $1,000 Legacy Student Scholarships |
| Student Scholarships | $5 Million for Quasi-Endowment Scholarships |
| Emergency Fund | $1 Million for students |
Other
| Proton Therapy Institute | Quasi-Endowment |
| Faculty and Staff Bonuses | Quasi-Endowment |
| Emergency Fund | $1 Million for faculty and staff |
| Salary Increases | 2% for faculty and staff beginning January 2021 |
Administrative
| Student Success Center | Academic advisors |
| Grants Management | Full-time grant writers |
| Technology Upgrades | Infrastructure, equipment, and software |
Thus far, the total spend on the above items is $35,937,613. Receiving these funds has been a blessing because they have allowed us to support student scholarships, upgrade academic laboratories and other facilities, initiate projects and programs as well as complete campus upgrades in technology and the physical plant. I am confident that the work supported by these donations will further enhance Hampton’s reputation as THE Standard of Excellence.
With all good wishes,
/s/ William R. Harvey
President
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