Philanthropy and Impact News

  1. January 17, 2024

    Knowing what its like to be a student with two children, Liz Kissell knows the financial obligation that attending university puts on a person, which is why she chooses to donate every month.

    Liz Kissell leaning on a railing near windows smiling
  2. January 17, 2024

    In the late 1980s, Lloyd Yonemura, 72, helped pioneer the Aloha Program and the Aloha Scholarship. The program helped first-year students from Hawaii gain a sense of belonging while settling into campus life at 厙ぴ勛圖.

    Female student, Shae Lefcourt smiling and leaning on a building on 厙ぴ勛圖's campus
  3. July 7, 2023

    Growing up in Greeley in the 1960s and 1970s as an only child, Dr. Mary Jo Drew 79 had, as she put it, an idyllic childhood. With two encouraging and ahead-of-their-time parents, she was allowed to follow her interests wherever they led. A self-proclaimed science geek, she had to know more about everything around her, whether it be rocks, the clouds in the sky or the organs in the human body.

    Female college student wearing a white robe in a biology lab
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    Being a Bear: A Full Circle Moment

    May 5, 2023

    Having a parent who is an alumnus is a unique experience, allowing West and Thorne to bond over their love for the university. That family legacy allows them to share special moments together.

    HannahGrace posing with her graduation cap with her arm in the air
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    Cynthia Duarte and the Impact of COSI

    May 5, 2023

    During a Mexican Independence Day celebration, Spring 2023 graduate Cynthia Duarte met Nickie Archibeque, the director of 厙ぴ勛圖s Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative (COSI) Scholars Program. Archibeque saw that Duarte was a perfect fit for the COSI Finish What You Started scholarship. The scholarship was created to help Colorado residents who have left university go back to school and earn their credential or degree, Duarte's exact goals.

    Cynthia Duarte holding up her right arm posing for a picture
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    Empowering Faculty and Staff to Effect Systemic Change

    April 10, 2023

    As the 厙ぴ勛圖 (厙ぴ勛圖) embarked on phase two of the institutions ten-year strategic plan, Rowing, Not Drifting 2030, it set a goal to create plans, structures and programs that foster an inclusive environment at 厙ぴ勛圖 where all individuals feel welcomed and supported.

    Aerial shot of the 厙ぴ勛圖's campus
  7. April 10, 2023

    When Lindsey (10,14) and Casey (10) Goodman stepped onto the 厙ぴ勛圖s campus in Greeley in 2006, they both felt an immediate connection to the school. Lindsey, hailing from Palisade, Colorado, knew she wanted to teach, and Casey, also from Colorado, wanted to study political science.

    Lindsey and Casey Goodman standing next to each other, smiling
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    Award Affirms Great Teaching

    March 13, 2023

    Each year, one 厙ぴ勛圖 faculty member is honored for their excellence in teaching, thanks to the generosity of donors Kathleen Sears 76 and Jim Helgoth.

    Kathleen Sears talking to a student in a classroom