1.0College of Sciences Newshttps://sciences.ucf.edu/newsjerriann.sullivanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Hg7c0TPCc2"><a href="https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/endowments-can-transform-lives/">Endowments can transform lives</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/endowments-can-transform-lives/embed/#?secret=Hg7c0TPCc2" width="600" height="338" title="“Endowments can transform lives” — College of Sciences News" data-secret="Hg7c0TPCc2" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2012/09/PEO_ST_52.jpg19201280By William F. Merck II, Vice President for administration and finance and chief financial officer for the University of Central Florida. Only the truly wealthy can create an endowment. Or, at least that is what I thought. However, the reality is that many of us have an opportunity to make a difference through an endowment. […]