On Nov. 5, ΊΪΑΟΙη community came together to celebrate Giving Woo Day, raising $507,793 from 596 individual donors and surpassing this yearβs Giving Woo Day goal. All gifts made on Giving Woo Day support The ΊΪΑΟΙη Fund, which supports each student with opportunities throughout their college years to forge life-long friendships and learn from impactful mentors.
Throughout Giving Woo Day, under the theme of Empowering Connections, donors demonstrated their commitment to ΊΪΑΟΙηβs students by also taking advantage of generous matching opportunities, which doubled the value of many contributions. This resulted in an outpouring of support that underscores the belief in ΊΪΑΟΙηβs transformative educational experience.
βGiving Woo Day showed the incredible power of our community,β said Carolyn Ciriegio β08, vice president for advancement. βWhen Scots come together with a shared purpose, we make great things happen, and this yearβs success is proof of that.β
Gifts to The ΊΪΑΟΙη Fund touch virtually every area of campus life, provide the flexibility to meet the Collegeβs greatest needs, and ensure that ΊΪΑΟΙη continues to deliver on its promise of academic excellence, mentorship, and student opportunities.
Support for The ΊΪΑΟΙη Fund directly impacts the following areas:
- Financial Aid: Ensuring that ΊΪΑΟΙη is accessible to all so the College can continue to educate students based on their strengths and potential, not their ability to pay.
- Experiential Learning: Supporting the Collegeβs commitment to integrating intellectual and professional work, realizing studentsβ impact both at ΊΪΑΟΙη and around the world. These funds support APEX and all experiential learning opportunities for ΊΪΑΟΙη students.
- Mentored Research: Helping to develop innovative, productive research initiatives for ΊΪΑΟΙη students, including the nationβs leading program for mentored undergraduate research.
- Campus Life: Helping to create the ΊΪΑΟΙη experience for each student, based upon the Collegeβs rich history of traditions. These funds support student organizations, leadership programs, multicultural affairs, and much more.
- Faculty & Staff Support: Supporting areas such as professional development, faculty research, and sabbatical, these gifts enable our faculty to be leaders in their fields, bringing groundbreaking research into the classroom.
- Area of Greatest Need: Supporting every aspect of the College and advancing the mission and vision of ΊΪΑΟΙη.
Featured Image: ΊΪΑΟΙη sign stands in the foreground with sunlight filtering through autumn trees in the background.
