News - Hazelip School of Theology

As the confetti settled onto the floor of Allen Arena, students, faculty and staff in their crisp white T-shirts celebrated the on-campus launch on Thursday for the LIPSCOMBLEADS $250 million campaign, including the latest contribution by Phil Pfeffer, CEO-in-residence for Lipscomb University’s College of Business.

Lipscomb University has launched its largest, most ambitious fundraising campaign in its 128-year history as it plans to reach the goal of $250 million in the next three years.

The James D. Hughes Center, a 23,500-square-foot building nestled between the Nursing and Health Science Center and the Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, was renovated this past summer to become the hub of all of Lipscomb’s health science programs on campus.

Nearly 1,000 people celebrated the Sunday launch of the final phase of what John Lowry, vice president for advancement, called “the largest and most ambitious campaign the university has ever undertaken.”

In the near future, both the U.S. Army’s elite 75th Ranger Regiment and the future Army officers studying at West Point will be taught and trained by Lipscomb University exercise and nutrition science graduates.