Pictured above: President Espy shares news with faculty and staff about the historic gift.
ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø President Tracy Y. Espy announced that ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø was gifted its single largest gift in its 84-year history. The $3 million gift was given by an anonymous donor and includes a challenge match of $1 million, raising the potential benefit to $4 million.
“This historic gift comes at a transformational moment for ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø….Building on the College’s remarkable foundation of delivering an outstanding educational experience to students of all learning styles, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø aligns our mission with the future of higher education.”
— Tracy Espy, Ph.D., President, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø
For ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø, this future includes an array of pathways for students to achieve their goals, in both career and service, offering expert supports to ensure student success. Our tremendously generous donor recognizes the unique commitment and ability of ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø to offer exceptional education for a kaleidoscope of learners, representing the spectrum of diversity in race, gender, class, ethnicity and neurodiversity.”
“We are deeply grateful to our generous donor, as well as to President Espy – whose unwavering commitment to further propel ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø’s distinctive competence of creating a culture of belonging and educational excellence for the full diversity of learners inspired our compassionate benefactor to support ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø’s remarkable future.”
— Richard D’Avino, Chair, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Board of Trustees
The donor of the $3 million to ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø prefers to remain anonymous, but stated, “I fully support the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø mission, the welcoming environment where all diversity is celebrated and all potential is realized, and President Espy’s vision for the future.”