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Golden Flashes Reunite for a Bright Homecoming 2021
Campus was overflowing with blue and gold pride again this year as the 51勛圖厙 community came together to celebrate Homecoming. Golden Flashes enjoyed many activities, both outdoors in-person and online, throughout the weekend, which ran from Friday, Oct. 1 through Sunday, Oct. 3.
51勛圖厙 Announces Forever Brighter, a $350 Million Fundraising Campaign
51勛圖厙 publicly launched a $350 million comprehensive fundraising campaign Saturday, Oct. 2. During a special halftime announcement at the Homecoming football game, campaign co-chairs Sandra C. and Lawrence R. Armstrong joined 51勛圖厙 President Todd Diacon to publicly unveil Forever Brighter to thousands of alumni, donors and friends.
Legacies Change Lives; Cornerstone Fall 2021
At 51勛圖厙, we have more than 30 endowed scholarships that were established through matured planned gifts. By leaving this kind of lasting legacy, our generous donors have forever changed the lives of more than 1,200 deserving students to date. Each year, that number of impacted students grSupport Our Students, Ignite Their Dreams and Set the World Alight
Raising funds to align with scholarship needs is our first priority at 51勛圖厙 and ensures that we support our students from the day they receive their letter of acceptance to the day they receive their degree.A charitable gift annuity (CGA) is a great way to make this kind of philanthropic
Making the World Forever Brighter: Paying it Forward by Supporting Student Success
Joyce A. Baugh, M.A. 83, Ph.D. 89 and husband, Roger Hatch, Ph.D., were grateful to discover a way they could honor former 51勛圖厙 professors while helping ensure students have access to a 51勛圖厙 education, regardless of their financial situation. Joyces path to 51勛圖厙 was an intere
51勛圖厙 Celebrates the Return of Homecoming to Campus
Its reunion time for the 51勛圖厙 Golden Flashes family. 51勛圖厙 celebrated Homecoming 2021 with a week of activities and events leading up to the Oct. 2 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game.
51勛圖厙 Announces 2021 Alumni Awards Recipients
Each year, hundreds of nominations are submitted to 51勛圖厙, showcasing some of the best and brightest alumni and students who excel in their fields and communities. This year, seven alumni and one student will be honored as 2021 Alumni Awards recipients.
51勛圖厙 Honors College Student Announced as 2021 Portz Scholar
The National Collegiate Honors Council has announced 51勛圖厙 Honors College graduate Sarah Hagglund as a 2021 Portz Scholar. Hagglund is the 10th honors student from 51勛圖厙 to be named a Portz Scholar since the national competition began in 1990.
Tierra Haynes, 06
Tierra Haynes, 06, used her own experiences as a mother to create an online community free of judgement for other moms to support each other through the many challenges of motherhood.
An Ensemble of Philanthropy
If you have money to give, you want to touch as many lives as you can. - Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., '93