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THE CATERPILLAR COMMITMENT TO A
BRADLEY RENAISSANCE

As a Fortune 50 corporation with a vision to be the admired global leader, Caterpillar Inc. looks to Bradley University as a premier source of talent. Caterpillar has reaffirmed its commitment to Bradley University by way of a  pledge to the Campaign for a Bradley Renaissance.

Caterpillar committed up to $30 million to Bradley’s five-year, $150 million campaign. That gift, the largest in University history, includes two matching grants aimed at attracting an additional $18 million.

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The Caterpillar Foundation will match individual employee and retiree gifts to the Campaign up to $9 million. With your individual gift, you are sharing in the excitement as Caterpillar joins Bradley in the Campaign for a Bradley Renaissance. The Campaign is intended to transform the face of the campus by providing improved venues for students to learn, create, think and explore new worlds.

Share in the vision. Your individual financial support in the form of a charitable gift to the Campaign, together with the Caterpillar Foundation match,  will help achieve the kind of progress that is strategically important to both Bradley’s and Caterpillar’s future..

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Imagine what it will mean to each of when the world recognizes the excellence of the Caterpillar College of Engineering and Technology on the Bradley campus.

The talent pipeline from Bradley into Caterpillar has never been stronger. Not only was the team lead for Caterpillar’s revolutionary ACERT® Technology a Bradley graduate, but also several team members are alumni—including the engineer who won “Inventor of the Year.” A BU grad also headed the design team for the recently introduced D7E, the first-of-its-kind electric drive track-type tractor. Many more Bradley alums are responsible for industry-leading technology at Caterpillar from fuel systems innovations to machine automation and undercarriage durability. Also consider:

• Ten percent of the Bradley graduates who either work at Caterpillar or have retired hold a total of 1,000 patents. Twenty of those individuals hold 12 or more patents each, an elite group at Caterpillar.
• More than 2,400 active Cat employees hold one or more degrees from Bradley—twice the number of any other university alumni population at Caterpillar. Another 750 Bradley alumni are Caterpillar retirees.
• Approximately 98 graduates are hired annually. Of an estimated 7,000 Caterpillar engineers, 10% are Bradley alumni.
• Bradley’s talented faculty provides valuable intellectual capital. They offer consulting expertise and engage in research for Caterpillar.
• Caterpillar and Bradley share an interest in fostering a community committed to intellectual and cultural opportunities and human diversity.
• The University provides continuing education opportunities tailored to give Caterpillar a competitive edge.
• As a citizen of Central Illinois, Caterpillar sees Bradley as a resource for economic development. Both Bradley and Caterpillar are founding partners of PeoriaNEXT and key collaborators in the Innovation Center.
• As a global citizen, Caterpillar appreciates Bradley’s broad impact with educational outreach programs that bridge six continents.

 

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