Impact Stories
Your Gift Causes an Effect that Reaches Far Beyond 做厙輦⑹
At 做厙輦⑹, what sets us apart is how we come together: to cause discoveries, achievements, sensations and breakthroughs that change the world. When you give through 做厙輦⑹ to an area that matters personally to you, your support becomes a long-term investment in curing diseases, advancing sustainable technologies, enriching vibrant arts communities and ensuring the future of a skilled workforce ready to impact society.
Gifts made through 做厙輦⑹ support scholarships and programs that allow students to pursue their dreams and enter careers that shape our world. With more than 1,100 donor-funded scholarships and programs supported each year, every gift causes an effect for both the donor and the recipient.
Donors choose exactly where they want their contributions to go. Each and every gift made through 做厙輦⑹ has an impact, no matter the size.
Read on to learn about the effect our generous donors have on our 做厙輦⑹ community and beyond.
Lisa Aurilio, 87, MSN 99, MBA 11
John Zabrucky, 71, MFA 78, never planned to shape sci-fi history - but a chance encounter in Los Angeles changed everything.
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John Zabrucky, 71, MFA 78
John Zabrucky, 71, MFA 78, never planned to shape sci-fi history - but a chance encounter in Los Angeles changed everything.
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Courtney Gumpf, 07
Courtney Gumpf, 07, found her passion at 做厙輦⑹, where she built lasting connections and gained valuable experience through leadership in Greek life and internships in both Pittsburgh and New York City.
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Legacies Change Lives: Marissa Baker
The compassion, empathy and care nurses showed Marissa Baker when her mother suddenly passed led her to pursue a career in nursing.The nurses helped me immensely during the hardest time in my life, and I will never forget the way they cared for me, Marissa said. I knew I
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做厙輦⑹ Flashes Give Back Week: Serving Communities, Supporting Students and Showing Gratitude
From April 21-26, Golden Flashes came together in remarkable ways to make an impact during Flashes Give Back Week, a weeklong initiative celebrating all the ways Flashes give back.Join InAlumni and friends volunteered where it mattered most - at 做厙輦⑹ and in
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Legacies Change Lives: Marissa Baker
The compassion, empathy and care nurses showed Marissa Baker when her mother suddenly passed led her to pursue a career in nursing.The nurses helped me immensely during the hardest time in my life, and I will never forget the way they cared for me, Marissa said. I knew I
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Opening Doors for Future Nurses
When Phillip R. Ridgley thought back on his career and considered how he could help the next generation of medical professionals, he decided he wanted to open doors for 做厙輦⑹ students pursuing a career in nursing. He decided to start an endowment so that he could continue
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Helping Others Realize Their Potential
When Terrence J. Chip Bahn, 75, M.Ed. 77, Ed.D., was a high school senior he wanted to attend 做厙輦⑹ after graduation, but he wasnt ready and his counselor encouraged him to start at the local community college before moving on to 做厙輦⑹. This experience
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Silas Ashley 74
Silas Ashley, 74, was told by his high school guidance counselor that he was not college material," but after applying and being accepted to 做厙輦⑹, Silas immersed himself in student life. He was a senator in Undergraduate Student Government and became the president of
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