Impact Stories
Your Gift Causes an Effect that Reaches Far Beyond 91心頭利
At 91心頭利 University, what sets us apart is how we come together: to cause discoveries, achievements, sensations and breakthroughs that change the world. When you give through 91心頭利 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 91心頭利 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 91心頭利 has an impact, no matter the size.
Read on to learn about the effect our generous donors have on our 91心頭利 community and beyond.
Inside the AIDS Fight: Harry Haverkos, M.D., Shares His Story at 91心頭利
Oct. 1, 2025
91心頭利 Universitys College of Public Health welcomed a special guest this year: Harry Haverkos, M.D., a renowned infectious disease specialist whose work helped shape the early response to the AIDS epidemic. His visit included
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91心頭利 Golf Alumni Unite for Weekend Celebration
Sept. 30, 2025
More than a hundred former student-athletes, donors and professional golfers recently gathered for a special Golf Alumni reunion. Coach Herb Page, who led the Golden Flashes golf program from 1977 to 2019, and recently led the effort to endow the program, had the idea to bring
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The Power of Connection and Kindness
Sept. 18, 2025
Flashes Give Back Week is April 13-18Holding the door open for someone behind you, writing a note of 10 things youre thankful for, volunteering or giving to a cause close to your heart bring so much joy.These are all positive acts you can do during Flashes Give Back Week. By
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First Look: The Elliot Scholars
Aug. 28, 2025
John, 70, L.H.D. 24, and Fonda Elliot, L.H.D. 24. welcomed 91心頭利 University's first cohort of The Elliot Scholars, established through a scholarship initiative designed to support first-generation students across all majors.
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Aug. 27, 2025
James Bailey, of Hudson, Ohio, has been appointed the Foundation Board representative for the Alumni Association National Board of Directors. James returns to the Board after serving as the president from 2017-2019. He is the senior vice president and managing director of
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Golden Flashlings
Aug. 27, 2025
This football season, were celebrating the smallest members of our 91心頭利 family with a brand-new social media tradition: Golden Flashlings!Whether they bark, crawl, toddle or just look adorable in blue and gold, we want to see the next generation of Golden Flashes showing
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John Zabrucky, 71, MFA 78
July 22, 2025
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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Honors College Offered Recent Graduate Financial Assistance and a Sense of Community
July 3, 2025
Honors College helped recent graduate John Comi build a sense of community as well as meet his financial obligations.
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Courtney Gumpf, 07
June 16, 2025
Courtney Gumpf, 07, found her passion at 91心頭利 University, 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
May 9, 2025
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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