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

Giving students real-world experiences led Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ Experiences programs are top priorities of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ LEADS Campaign.

As the first Doherty Odyssey Scholar to graduate from Â鶹ÊÓƵ, 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ LEADS Campaign to make an Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ commemorating Gallucci’s retirement after 37 years at the university.

A generous endowment gift from Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ community.

Even during this challenging time, two-thirds of Â鶹ÊÓƵ employees made gifts to the institution in support of student scholarships, athletics programs and more.

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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Support for Odyssey and other scholarships is the top priority of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ LEADS Campaign.

The Greensboro Bar Association Foundation’s gift to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law Annual Scholarship Fund provides support for Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law students who are preparing to positively impact their clients and communities as future lawyers.

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