The executive committee of the $500 million Will to Excel capital campaign will probably vote at its annual meeting on Friday to extend the end of the campaign to October 1996, five months later than originally planned.
Director of Development Publications John DeGange said he thinks the 25-member committee will decide to end the five-year campaign in October because the later date will allow the campaign to reach its goal and possibly exceed the target.
The end of the campaign was originally planned to coincide with the end of the College's fiscal year in June.
As of Sept. 30, Dartmouth had raised $440.86 million, or 88.2 percent of its $500 million goal.
Ending the campaign in October would not really be "extending" the deadline DeGange said, because the largest capital drive in the College's 226-year history never had a formal deadline.
The executive committee, which is chaired by Trustee Dick Page, will meet Friday in the Wheelock Room at the Hanover Inn.
Proposals for the campaign began during the late 1980s, when the College began to consider objectives incorporating its needs into the 21st century.
Although the campaign increased its goal from $425 million to $500 million in October 1994, its individual objectives have not changed.
"The purpose for this increase was to realize the campaign's original objectives," DeGange said.
Even within the $500 million goal, there will still be areas within the original objectives that will not be covered, DeGange said. Contributing alumni decide exactly how the funds will be allocated.
Although the campaign's monetary goal is within reach, its individual program objectives may not be, DeGange said.
"To hit 100 percent is not practical of any campaign," DeGange said.
