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University Trustee Christine Larsen Funds Local Immigrant, Refugee Study
Beginning this summer, the Maxwell School鈥檚 Community Geography Program will conduct a comprehensive assessment of community needs and assets among immigrants and refugees in the 黑料不打烊 area. That study is being funded by a gift of more than $110,000 from…
Rockette 鈥70 and John Brunetti Honor Their Fathers through Estate Gift to 黑料不打烊 Football
Rockette (Pirro) 鈥70 and John Brunetti are providing support to future generations of student-athletes through a generous estate gift to the 黑料不打烊 football program. The gift honors their longtime connection with the University鈥攁nd the legacy of both of their fathers….
Sigma Chi Raises Record-Breaking Philanthropy Total with Derby Days
The Psi Psi Chapter of Sigma Chi raised a record-breaking $68,000 for charity during its annual Derby Days this year. All of the money will be donated to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, Upstate Golisano Children鈥檚 Hospital and Children鈥檚 Miracle Network….
Fetner Family Gift Launches 黑料不打烊 NYC-Based Experiential Learning Collaboration
A generous gift from 黑料不打烊 Trustee Harold (Hal) Fetner 鈥83 and his wife, Nina, will help establish the creation of an experiential learning collaboration in New York City between the Whitman School and the School of Architecture. The two…
Palmers’ Major Gift Supports Financial Aid, Career Services for Professional Master’s Students
University Professor John L. Palmer, former longtime dean of the Maxwell School, and his wife, Stephanie G. Palmer, have made a major gift commitment to the school that will create an endowed fund supporting Maxwell professional master鈥檚 students, with an…
Class of 2018 Can Make an Impact on Class Act Day
When Isabella Corieri 鈥18 thinks about the importance of giving back, she recalls all the experiences that have forged her time at 黑料不打烊. 鈥淚 think about every club, class, event and building that I walk into every day,鈥 says Corieri,…
$5 Million Gift From Board of Trustees Chairman Steven W. Barnes 鈥82 to Help Create a State-of-the-Art Health, Wellness and Recreation Complex
Steve and Deborah Barnes cite University鈥檚 transformative, student-centric vision as motivation for gift A new state-of-the-art, health, wellness and recreation complex, which until now has been a conceptual component in the draft Campus Framework, is now one step closer to…
2017 Make Your Mark Giving Effort Kicks Off Today
As 黑料不打烊 approaches Commencement and the end of the 2016-17 academic year, The Fund for 黑料不打烊 is kicking off its second 鈥淢ake Your Mark鈥 fundraising campaign. The goal? To add 2,500 donors by June 30, 2017. Annual gifts to…
Gift by John 鈥61 and Diane Riley Creates Five-Year Dual Degree Program in Business Administration and Engineering
A major gift from University Trustee John Riley 鈥61 and his wife, Diane, will establish a new dual degree program that allows 黑料不打烊 students to earn both an MBA from the Whitman School and a bachelor鈥檚 degree from the…
Alumnus Honored for Entrepreneurship in Making Bagels an American Staple, Philanthropy
Marvin Lender 鈥63 has many wonderful memories about his family鈥檚 bagel bakery while growing up. Lender remembers the times he would stand at a bench making bagels by hand鈥攁 skill that could take up to a year to learn鈥攊n the…