-: Half time!
The Huskers taking on the Maryland Terrapins today.
And we are visiting,
and very happy to be with UNL Chancellor Ronnie Green.
Earlier this week, the Huskies took on Virginia Tech.
That's your alma mater.
Is it fun to see how your current team
is taking on these teams from the region where you grew up?
-: It sure is, Matt.
It's always great to see our Huskers playing any opponent,
but you know, I do have a lot of personal connection
to this part of the country, and a native Virginian,
a alum of the great institution of Virginia Tech.
And to see our women play there again in the ACC Challenge.
I remember the first time they played there in 2016,
and Jane and I were able to be there for that game.
And then tonight here in College Park,
you know, our Big Ten part of the schedule now,
and just great to be on it at this point
in the season and see what our our Lady Huskers
have in store for us.
-: Well, as long as we're looking ahead
to the rest of the season.
The University of Nebraska Foundation recently
made a big announcement about the future,
a new fundraising campaign.
How can Husker fans be a part of it?
-: Well, we did have a big announcement
on November the 18th, here just a couple of weeks ago,
before Thanksgiving,
with the University of Nebraska Foundation
announcing the public phase
of a 10-year comprehensive fundraising campaign
for the university.
Our University Foundation, of course, covers all
of the campuses of the NU system,
and UNL being the biggest single part
of that as the flagship campus for the university.
This is a campaign that has a $3 billion goal.
This is the public phase of the campaign.
So the next five years, from now through 2027,
when we'll complete the campaign,
that is a pivotal one for the university in moving forward.
So the previous five years, we've been in the silent phase
of the campaign.
We're calling it the Only in Nebraska Campaign,
the campaign for the university's future.
It's a plan to invest in our faculty,
to invest in our students, with the single biggest component
of the campaign's priorities being scholarship
and financial support for the students at the university.
Especially at UNL, as an institution of access
for students to get a world class education.
And then a lot of priorities around faculty development,
and endowed chairs of our faculty,
as well as graduate student support.
So big priorities in all of those areas.
And then a number of things that we already
have completed in the five year silent phase
of the campaign, particularly around facilities development
for the university.
The new Kiewit Hall that's under construction
for our College of Engineering is a part of this campaign.
We've raised over a $100 million
for that facility's construction.
The Go Big Project that is now
in its final phases of Husker Athletics, to open in June,
is a part of this campaign as well.
So very excited to have launched
the Only in Nebraska campaign
on November the 18th.
And we're looking forward to, I should say,
far exceeding that $3 billion mark
as we move into this five year public phase of the campaign.
-: Well, always exciting things when I talk to you,
Chancellor Green, thank you very much.
-: Well thank you and look forward to a good second half
with our Lady Huskers, beat the Terrapins.
-: All right.
That is Chancellor Ronnie Green.
I'm Matt Coatney, more halftime in a few moments.
This is Big Red Basketball.