$175 Million Commitment Helps Launch UW–Madison School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences, Support Transformative Mission
17 Septiembre 2021 - 10:30AM
Business Wire
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Computer, Data
& Information Sciences — a unique, forward-thinking
collaboration focused at the intersection of technology and
humanity — is announcing a $175 million private investment and
launching an effort to raise an additional $50 million to establish
a new beacon for high tech in Wisconsin housed in a
state-of-the-art facility in the center of campus.
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The interior of the planned School of
Computer, Data & Information Sciences Building at the
University of Wisconsin–Madison will be the center of the campus
computer science community. Image Credit - Kahler Slater and LMN
Architects
CDIS brings together UW–Madison’s highly ranked Computer
Sciences and Statistics departments and the Information School. The
new facility will be a hub for the bustling tech ecosystem in
Wisconsin, fostering academic research, supporting booming student
interest, and hosting collaborations with industry and community
partners.
“The School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences is a
place where our faculty and students will shape the way technology
influences and enriches our lives. This is an investment that is
central to the future of the university, as these fields are
infusing and changing all other academic disciplines,” says
UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank said at an event today
announcing the initiative. “We are fortunate to have the support of
visionary alumni John and Tashia Morgridge and the Wisconsin Alumni
Research Foundation, a partner in extending the impact of
UW–Madison ideas to the world, to build a new home for the school’s
vital work.
With a commitment of $125 million from the Morgridges — $50
million of which is in the form of a challenge grant, providing a
1-to-1 match to raise another $50 million from other generous
donors who see the importance of CDIS’ mission — and $50 million
from WARF, UW–Madison will use these funds to build a new,
300,000-square-foot home for the school.
“This is an investment in UW–Madison and the state of Wisconsin
that will help secure their place in our shared future,” says John
Morgridge, a 1955 UW–Madison graduate who helped build a leading
global innovator and supplier of computer networking products as
president, CEO and chairman of the board of Cisco Systems. “Tashia
and I hope our commitment will inspire others to see the
transformative potential of this project and help get it over the
finish line.”
Construction is scheduled to begin in 2023 and be complete in
2024. Read the full article at go.wisc.edu/cdis-launch.
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Veronica Rueckert, rueckert@wisc.edu, 608 262-7288; Chris
Barncard, barncard@wisc.edu