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The generous gift from Christian Wiggins ’03 will provide scholarships for students from his hometown of western North Carolina as part of A Will to Lead, a special initiative of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ LEADS Campaign to inspire donors to include ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ in their estate plans.

Looking to the future of clean water, senior engineers develop floating constructed wetlands and water-quality sensors in a senior capstone project. A gift from the Meier family of Portland, Oregon, launched the ongoing water research project.

The Odyssey Scholarship Program offers opportunities for students like Jewel Tillman ’21 to become leaders on campus and after graduation. Growing the number of scholarships to produce graduates the world needs is the top priority of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ LEADS campaign.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s renowned program for struggling young readers has received new Oak Foundation funding to serve more children over the next five years.

The longtime friend and supporter of the university died June 7 after a long illness.

Giving students real-world experiences led ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ parents Scott Bakal and Beth Solomon P’21 to endow the Bakal Family Internship Scholarship. Support for scholarships and increasing access to internships and other ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Experiences programs are top priorities of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ LEADS Campaign.

As the first Doherty Odyssey Scholar to graduate from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, Jubitza Figueroa ’21 is ready to make her mark on the world. Ed and Joan Doherty P’07 endowed eight Odyssey Program scholarships as part of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ LEADS Campaign to make an ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ education possible for top students with high financial need.

Associate Professor of Biology Kathy Gallucci and her husband Jim Gallucci designed and constructed a new bench at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ commemorating Gallucci’s retirement after 37 years at the university.

A generous endowment gift from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ parents Paul and Renee Armstrong ’22 will establish a scholarship to support engagement interns who will connect first-year Catholic students with the university’s Catholic Campus Ministry program. Growing endowed scholarships is the top priority of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ LEADS Campaign.

Alumni, parents and friends in eight regions around the country participated in a series of virtual university updates this spring. Now, a version of the update is available on demand to the entire ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ community.