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Extraordinary Gift Ensures Dick Clark’s Legacy Lives on in Expansion of Los Angeles Program
One of Syracuse University’s most famous graduates, Dick Clark ’51 started his broadcast career in Central New York and grew to prominence in Philadelphia as host of “American Bandstand.” But it was Los Angeles that offered the greatest opportunity for…
Forever Orange Campaign Gift to Support Launch of Libraries’ Orange Innovation Fund
Syracuse University Libraries is launching an Orange Innovation Fund in fall 2023 thanks to a generous Forever Orange Campaign gift from Raj-Ann Rekhi Gill ’98, a member of the Syracuse University Board of Trustees and an operating partner of Silicon…
’Cuse Athletics Fund Raises Record-Breaking $45M in 2022-23 to Support Syracuse Student-Athletes
The ’Cuse Athletics Fund (’CAF) raised $45 million in support of Syracuse University Athletics during the 2022-23 fiscal year, a 54% increase from last year’s second largest total and now marks the highest fundraising year for athletics in school history….
Mowers Endow Newhouse Professorship of Persuasive Communications
Eric Mower ’66, G’68 can still name individual professors he had more than 60 years ago as a student at Syracuse University. “I have indelible memories of professors who thrilled me,” says Mower. Interestingly, the most memorable ones for him…
Ed Pettinella G’76 and His Family Lend Their Leadership Support Toward the John A. Lally Athletics Complex and the JMA Wireless Dome Transformation Project
Momentum continues to build around two of Syracuse Athletics’ most exciting and transformational projects—the JMA Wireless Dome and the John A. Lally Athletics Complex. Today, those projects received a significant boost from Syracuse University Trustee Edward “Ed” Pettinella G’76 and…
Nass Family Gift Establishes Business and Mental Health Initiative at Whitman School
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management announces the creation of a new initiative that will support students’ personal and professional development at the intersection of business and mental health. This new initiative is made possible through a $500,000 gift…
3rd Thonis Endowed Professorship Announced: The Multiplier Effect in Philanthropy
On the drive from his home in Wellesley, Massachusetts, to his alma mater in Syracuse, New York, Michael G. “Mike” Thonis ’72 says he counts rock formations, knows all their geological names and notices “as they suddenly become very dark…
Your Participation Can Boost the ’Cuse
Join us in making history on March 23, 2023, as we Boost the ‘Cuse during Syracuse University’s most significant giving day yet. Forever Orange Week will showcase the best of our beloved institution, and we invite our global Orange community…
IVMF Receives Million-Dollar Grant for Veterans and Military Families
The D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) recently received $1 million in additional grant funding to support veterans and their families in Central New York. The grant renewal was awarded by the Mother Cabrini Health…
Howard Woolley ’80 Supports the Student Experience in Washington, DC
A gift from Newhouse School alumnus and Syracuse University Trustee Howard Woolley ’80 will support students studying in Washington, D.C. Woolley, who is based in Washington, is president and CEO of the Howard Woolley Group, a strategic business and public…