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and professional development of our students, staff, researchers, and faculty members. This ranges from the landscaping throughout campus, which creates a pleasant environment providing spaces for students to relax, gather with friends, study, or take a break in between classes; to the labs in the Ruth Flinkman Marandy and Ben Marandy Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory Building, where cutting-edge research is being performed. Together, these resources and capital assets provide the foundation on which the education of our students and our advanced research rests. Their continued maintenance and renovation will ensure that they can continue to serve the BGU community for generations to come. Enlisting Support for Marcus Family Campus Renovations A wealth of naming opportunities are linked to the renovation projects performed on the Marcus Family Campus. While ensuring that existing named entities in the facilities are properly acknowledged in a suitable location at BGU, renovation projects create numerous new opportunities for naming. The buildings’ labs, classrooms, and specialized facilities, which will be upgraded during renovation, can be named, along with the equipment present in/purchased for the labs. With each gift, the donor contributes to the long-term growth and development of BGU and the Marcus Family Campus and ensures that the tools and infrastructure needed to support our students’ and researchers’ efforts are in place. The diversity of the projects – in terms of their scope and the domains they cover – ensures that there will be naming opportunities of interest for every potential donor. For example, the recent partial renovation of the Zalman Aranne Central Library resulted in the creation of numerous meeting and work spaces for our students. These well-lit and well-equipped rooms allow students to study or work on projects together, without disturbing other students seeking a quiet place to study at the library. Each of these rooms, which are already in high demand, can be named. Another recent renovation transformed Building 93B into the Department of Cognitive and Brain Sciences Building, offering essential new facilities for this expanding department and the School of Brain Sciences and Cognition to which it belongs. Dr. Nir Fresco, a recently recruited faculty member in the Departments of Cognitive and Brain Sciences and Philosophy, is based in the building. The

University’s students and faculty members for decades to come. Around half of BGU’s capital resources in Beer Sheva will be located on the Marcus Family Campus, and it is essential that they are modernized and well equipped to serve the BGU community now and in the future. BGU’s Commitment to Re-Investing in Existing Resources Most buildings on the Marcus Family Campus are named, a testament to the generous donor support that made their construction possible in earlier years. These donors, like the donors of today, entrusted us with their contributions, knowing that they would be put to good use, year in and year out, helping us achieve our goals for research and teaching excellence. We deeply value every contribution, honoring the individuals whose gift established a legacy here. It is incumbent on the University to re-invest in the buildings established thanks to their patronage. BGU’s rise to its current stature and position of leadership was made possible by the unwavering support of these donors and the visionary generosity of the Marcus family, whose belief in the University’s capacity for greatness continues to inspire us. The Marcus Endowment Fund supports the University’s continued growth, and we are committed to ensuring that the family’s legacy is upheld each and every day on the beautiful and thriving campus named for them. Our re-investment in the buildings and facilities on the Marcus Family Campus reflects that commitment. In addition, BGU is educating Israel’s future workforce and leaders. Their capacity to lead Israel into the future depends on access to cutting-edge facilities with state of-the-art labs, equipment, and classrooms. For example, one-third of Israel’s engineers are BGU graduates. While some of our engineering degree programs will relocate to the North Campus, the vast majority will remain on the Marcus Family Campus. The proper training and education of students enrolled in those departments, and many others, will rely on up-to-date facilities on the Marcus Family Campus. In this way, the progress of both Israel and BGU depends on continued re-investment in the campus. Realizing the Potential of Existing Resources Over the Long-Term Each facility and piece of equipment on the Marcus Family Campus contributes to the teaching and research performed on campus and to the personal

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MARCUS FAMILY CAMPUS RENOVATIONS