Philanthropy and Impact News

  1. January 17, 2024

    Knowing what it鈥檚 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, 鈥72, helped pioneer the Aloha Program and the Aloha Scholarship. The program helped first-year students from Hawai鈥榠 gain a sense of belonging while settling into campus life at 帝王会所.

    Female student, Shae Lefcourt smiling and leaning on a building on 帝王会所's campus
  3. July 7, 2023

    Growing up in Greeley in the 1960s and 1970s as an only child, Dr. Mary Jo Drew 鈥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 鈥渟cience geek,鈥 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 帝王会所鈥檚 Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative (COSI) Scholars Program. Archibeque saw that Duarte was a perfect fit for the COSI 鈥淔inish What You Started鈥 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 University of Northern Colorado (帝王会所) embarked on phase two of the institution鈥檚 ten-year strategic plan, Rowing, Not Drifting 2030, it set a goal to 鈥渃reate plans, structures and programs that foster an inclusive environment at 帝王会所 where all individuals feel welcomed and supported.鈥

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  7. April 10, 2023

    When Lindsey (鈥10,鈥14) and Casey (鈥10) Goodman stepped onto the University of Northern Colorado鈥檚 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 帝王会所 faculty member is honored for their excellence in teaching, thanks to the generosity of donors Kathleen Sears 鈥76 and Jim Helgoth.

    Kathleen Sears talking to a student in a classroom
  9. February 8, 2023

    The University of Northern Colorado (帝王会所) was recently named one of seven Colorado universities that will receive $10,000 annually from 2023 to 2032 through the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority鈥檚 (CHFA) Building the Future scholarship fund. The fund, launched in 2022, dedicates $1.2 million to support college education across Colorado.

    Students sitting inside college building talking to faculty member