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Inspiring Innovation by Bringing Opportunity to Diverse Talent
It was the mid-1960s and Nicholas “Nick” Donofrio G’71, H’11 described it as a “great time” for electrical engineers. They were in huge demand and the young graduate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute took a job at IBM in Poughkeepsie, New York. That’s where he was introduced to Syracuse University. The University offered an extension program at IBM, sending professors to the Hudson Valley offices to provide graduate courses on site to full-time employees.
The bond between Donofrio and Syracuse University grew so strong that it inspired his service and philanthropy, as he saw opportunities to help new generations of students with generous gifts that went beyond dollars.
The Class of 2021 Makes Their Mark
Class Act is the Class of 2021 Giving campaign and is led by student ambassadors who encourage their peers to make a gift in honor of their graduation. As a thank you and as recognition of their generosity, donors are given special Orange, white, and silver Class Act cords to wear at Commencement.Orange Team Challenge. Calling All Former Student-Athletes!
Our goal is to create a level playing field where every former student-athlete can make an impact on their sport and show their Orange pride while supporting current student-athletes. Your contributions will help us to recruit, retain, and develop student-athletes and coaches to build and sustain championship programs in every sport.Virtual Whitman Day is April 29!
The Whitman School of Management aims to inspire and prepare students for a world of accelerating change. Every day, we strive to be an exemplary business school by providing highly relevant experiential, interdisciplinary and international initiatives. We hope you can join us on 4/29 for a virtual Whitman Day 2021 address by Dean Anderson and consider supporting the Whitman Day CuseFunder!
Class of 2021 Provides 235 Meals to Hendricks Food Pantry
This year, the Class of 2021 has given more than $1,175 to ensure all Syracuse University students have consistent access to enough food for an active and healthy lifestyle. By providing more than 235 meals, they helped students worry less about what they need to survive and focus more on what they need to thrive. A total of $7,721 has been raised collectively and there is still time to make a gift and see how other class years are stacking up!
Be the Silver Lining for a Student Today!
Our students have adapted and shown incredible grace and determination to make the most of their time on campus, and they’ll be ready to take on whatever else the world may throw at them. In this time of physical distance, the people and places that mean the most to us are held even closer to our hearts. Now more than ever, we appreciate your support of our Orange family and look forward to connecting with you!
Your Gift Can Have 3x the Impact!
When you make a gift for National Orange Day 2021, celebrating 151 years of Syracuse University, your gift will be matched 3-to-1 to the General Supported Scholarship Fund up to $50,000, thanks to a generous donor! From March 22 through March 28, our goal is for 151 donors to make a scholarship gift, because when you give to scholarship, you open doors for exceptional students from diverse backgrounds who aspire to be Orange.
Embodying the Orange Spirit
Though she moved nearly 700 miles away from Syracuse University after her graduation in 1950, Renée Schine Crown ’50, H’84 has never let the distance between Syracuse and Chicago stand in the way of a deep and abiding connection to her beloved alma mater.
Investing in the Student Experience
When it reopens in spring 2021, the newly renovated Schine Student Center will be an open, inviting, inclusive and fully accessible space—housing the University’s diverse cultural centers, student activities and organizations, a lively two-floor atrium and more. And within the transformed dining area, an iconic new “booth box” will acknowledge the generosity of Thomas (TJ) and Tara Maher ’93, who chose to celebrate their daughter Kylie’s graduation from Syracuse with a special tribute gift.
As members of the Joseph I. Lubin Society and the Parents Council, the Mahers are among the most involved Orange families, and the fondness for Syracuse begins with Tara’s own student experience in the early 90s.
Our Growing Philanthropic Culture
The Forever Orange campaign is truly for everyone, purposefully structured to include not only a dollar goal, but donor and engagement goals. For the past several years, participation-driven fundraising has attracted a broad range of donors and demonstrated the impact that gifts at all levels can make. And the message is getting through, with increased philanthropy among all constituencies-even in uncertain economic times.
Giving Back and Creating Opportunities: Gifting Textbooks for First-Generation Students
For Shelly Lotman Fisher ’80, a Syracuse University education came with lots of textbooks…and a whole lot more. “I loved every minute of my time there. I grew both educationally and as a person,” she explains. “It really helped give me the confidence to do all the things I’ve done in my life.”
Syracuse Responds, thanks to you!
Through the generosity of donors, more than $1.6 million has been raised for the Syracuse Responds relief effort through gifts to the Dean’s Funds, the Syracuse Responds Fund and the Food Pantry.
Susan Church Andersson ’84 Honors A Season Lost, Supporting the Syracuse Women’s Rowing Program
A January visit with the current Syracuse University women’s rowing team prompted Susan Church Andersson ’84 to make a choice. “I decided if I can support the program, I should do it now.” Andersson’s support will come in the form of a new boat for the program—one that will be named in honor of the season lost due to the COVID-19 world health pandemic.
Grateful and Paying it Forward: Christine Carona ’85 Shares Her Orange Story
Christine Carona ’85 might demonstrate one of the greatest examples of what it means to be Forever Orange. “I’m not exaggerating when I say that Syracuse literally changed my life three times. I’m pretty much the poster child for the impact SU can have,” Carona says.
Elliot J. Stamler ’60 Makes Living Legacy Gift of $5.48 Million to Support Academic Strategic Plan
When Elliot J. Stamler ’60 arrived at Syracuse University in the late 1950s, he was only 17 years old. Now 80, Stamler still recalls the words of Chancellor William P. Tolley, who welcomed the entering class at convocation in Hendricks Chapel: “From now on, you are all Syracusans. Your time here will be an experience you will never forget.”