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The former Youth Trustee and current member of the President’s Round Table is a seasoned entrepreneur and philanthropist whose long-standing support for his alma mater, including the establishment of an endowed scholarship and gifts to student-focused initiatives, earned him the Distinguished Service to ���ϲ����� Award in 2009. 

Bryan ’07 and Liz Padgette ’06, Katie Sherborne P’27, and Grant P’27 and Angie Dorfman P’27 contributed more than $300,000 collectively to the new home for holistic health and well-being initiatives. Their gifts will also create scholarships for students.

The campus community recently gathered at Loy Farm to dedicate a home in honor of Gloria Kaso ’25, whose friendship with Trustee John Replogle and wife Kristin Replogle P’18 helped inspire the couple’s $100,000 gift in support of ���ϲ�����'s new sustainable living-learning neighborhood.

The annual ceremony highlights the accomplishments of graduating ���ϲ����� students who recognize their African roots.

Heather Packo brings a history of building and managing career programs at top national universities to her role as ���ϲ�����’s next associate vice president for the Student Professional Development Center.

The senior from Burlington, North Carolina, will become the first ���ϲ����� student to graduate after completing three signature programs designed to increase access to higher education.

The 2024-25 faculty and staff giving campaign at ���ϲ����� reflects a powerful spirit of generosity and shared purpose. At a celebration held May 8, university leaders honored this collective impact and the meaningful ways ���ϲ����� employees give back to enrich the student experience.

The 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards brought together members of the ���ϲ����� community to honor four alumni whose lives exemplify the university’s values of leadership, global citizenship, service and lifelong connection.

"Evening for ���ϲ�����" came to the Big Apple on April 30, at Cipriani 42nd Street, New York City. Guests came to hear updates on ���ϲ�����’s campus and celebrate their shared connection to the ���ϲ����� community.

Stephenson, an NBC Sports reporter and Olympic Games correspondent, joins President Connie Ledoux Book on the latest episode of “���ϲ����� Beyond the Bricks” to discuss her dynamic career in sports media and the values that continue to guide her work.