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The university’s Odyssey Program resonates with senior Koster Silvernail ’21 and parents Shelby and Andy Silvernail P’21, leading to a generous gift that will help high-achieving students with financial need attend ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ. Support for Odyssey and other scholarships is the top priority of the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ LEADS Campaign.

A generous gift from Robert and Rosemary Baffi P’17 will increase scholarships in ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s nationally recognized Odyssey Program. Creating more endowed scholarships is the top priority of the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ LEADS Campaign.

The generosity of alumni, parents and friends has doubled the number of Odyssey Scholarships during the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ LEADS Campaign. The Odyssey Program assists outstanding students with high financial need, including first-generation college students.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Trustee Jay Hendrickson ’71 and his wife, Amy Hendrickson ’69, support A Will to Lead, a special initiative of the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ LEADS Campaign to inspire donors to establish a lasting legacy by placing the university in their estate plans.

Ava Rosen ’23 reshaped her future thanks to the Inman Family Odyssey Scholarship, which led her to ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ. Creating new scholarships to produce Graduates the World Needs is the top priority of the $250 million ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ LEADS campaign.

In the midst of the holiday season, the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ New York City Alumni Chapter searched to find how we could make an impact in our own community in a robust way leaving behind an even larger impact than expected.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ LEADS Campaign chair Chris Martin ’78 P’13 announced a special campaign initiative to allow alumni, parents and friends to establish a lasting legacy at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ by placing the university in their estate plans to fund scholarships and other key institutional priorities.

The recent graduate worked through COVID-19 and the Texas winter storm to generate funds for Austin Pets Alive!, a no-kill animal shelter in Austin.

Together, the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ community raised over $3.4 million from 5,609 gifts and unlocked numerous opportunities for ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students and the community.

The on-campus events offered an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to safely gather to celebrate the university and support ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Day.