kicks off May 7. The fiscal year-end fundraising effort supports the Fund for ���ϲ����� with an ambitious goal: 3,000 donors to ���ϲ����� by June 30. Alumni, parents, friends, faculty and staff are encouraged to make a gift of any size supporting the part of ���ϲ����� they love most.

Gifts to the Fund for ���ϲ����� bridge the gap between tuition revenues and the actual cost of a ���ϲ����� education. They also provide many of the special opportunities that make the ���ϲ����� experience so valuable and unique for each student.

Those experiences cultivate lifelong relationships with ���ϲ�����. They define what it means to be Orange.

David Robusto ’19 experienced this connection as a student.

“Every week, I see members of the community advocating for one another, trying to connect one another, or otherwise just being a true Orange Family. I wouldn’t trade it for the world,” Robusto says.

Fund for ���ϲ����� gifts are especially powerful since they can be spent quickly on key initiatives or to cover special opportunities that arise. Donors can also choose to give to the Annual Fund to support the University’s highest priorities.

Following a successful Make Your Mark 2018 campaign, organizers will continue a real-time feel for 2019. When you make your gift online, you’ll see our heart fill as ���ϲ����� moves closer toward the fundraising goal.

Every gift counts, so make your gift to an area that shaped your ���ϲ����� experience before June 30!

To make your fiscal year-end gift, visit . Then, help spread the word using #MySUMark.

Recognizing the love that our community has for ���ϲ����� and the incredible power of Orange, SU is once again turning #GivingTuesday into #GivingCUSEday. Participating tomorrow is simple; alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends are asked to come together and support the part of SU that touched your lives the most. We know there are many great causes in each community and nationally, but we hope that you will choose to support ���ϲ����� on #GivingCUSEday.

The continued support of the Orange community enables life-changing experiences for current and future students. From scholarships to immersion trips, and even research endeavors, your support helps mold our future leaders, teachers and innovators.

“Giving CUSEday is a day to reflect on how SU has shaped you, and then support that experience for another person. The loyalty and passion that this community shows is unmatched by any other institution, and that pride is why I choose to support my alma mater,” says Jeff Neal ’06, G’15, ���ϲ�����’s executive director for direct response programs.

Members of the Class of 2019 can participate in #GivingCUSEday by making a gift of $20.19 to the , which kicked off as part of –SU’s second annual day of giving–on Oct. 25.

Please consider joining the #GivingTuesday movement with your gift to support #GivingCUSEday. Your gift, your passion, your impact–!

The Orange community rallied for an incredible day: taking selfies with “Flat Ottos,” rocking Boost the ’Cuse socks all over the world, connecting with fellow alumni at regional events, joining in on the Shaw Quad for the Cash Grab Challenge and taco bar. And making a gift. Whether the gift was $1 or $10,000, each gift mattered and helped in achieving a total of 4,939 donors and more than $1.76 million raised for the University. Boost the ’Cuse II saw 20 percent more donors than last year, with participation from all 50 states and 16 different countries.

Alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents, friends and loyal SU fans gave generously to the areas around campus that meant the most to them. Gifts were designated for everything from scholarships to school and college dean’s funds to units like ���ϲ����� Libraries and ���ϲ����� Athletics. Each donor helped to unlock more than $600,000 in additional challenge dollars that were given by advisory board members and individuals from each unit on campus.

The power of Orange is inspiring. See the thank-you video at

And for those who missed the chance to join Otto’s crew, it’s not too late to make a gift at

One year later, Otto is ready for a new mission—one that is bigger and more daring than before! Boost the ’Cuse II launches on Oct. 25. As we announced last week, Boost the ’Cuse II hopes to inspire 5,000 alumni, faculty, staff, parents and friends of ���ϲ����� to make a gift on 10.25.18. Thanks to the leadership and support of ���ϲ�����’s school, college, and unit advisory boards and regional councils from around the country, over $500,000 in challenge funds are ready to be unlocked. These challenge funds will ensure that your gifts on that day have an even greater impact.

Your mission details are now ready at —your headquarters for all things Boost the ’Cuse II.

So, are YOU ready to join Otto’s crew?