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University News
December 14, 2016 | 05:00 am

Generous alumni commit $5 million to support the performing arts

The Ed and Andy Smith Endowed Fund for the Performing Arts will support performing arts programming within the School of Arts & Sciences and seed funding for the proposed construction of a new theater on the River Campus.

topics: giving, Institute for the Performing Arts, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
December 8, 2016 | 04:24 pm

Giving back: A roundup of campus holiday drives

From Thanksgiving through the December holidays, faculty, staff, and students have been giving back to the greater Rochester community, and many are collecting donations in the next couple of weeks.

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University News
November 29, 2016 | 07:35 am

Eastman School of Music receives $2.5 million in leadership support

A gift from George Hamlin IV, chair of Eastman’s Board of Managers, and his wife, Mary, will provide faculty and student support by creating the Hamlin Family Director of the Institute for Music Leadership and the Hamlin Family Scholarship.

topics: announcements, Eastman School of Music, featured-post-side, giving, Institute for Music Leadership,
University News
November 16, 2016 | 03:03 pm

‘Grand’ commitment makes history at Memorial Art Gallery

The $3.5 million commitment from a generous patron for the expansion, renovation, and perpetual support of the museum’s Grand Gallery is the largest gift the museum has received in its 104-year history.

topics: announcements, featured-post-side, giving, Memorial Art Gallery,
In Photos
October 5, 2016 | 02:35 pm

Celebrating a new library space

Evans Lam ’83, ’84S (center), Susanna Lam (left), and Mary Ann Mavrinac, vice provost and the Andrew H. and Janet Dayton Neilly Dean of the River Campus Libraries, at the dedication of the new Evans Lam Square. Lam Square is a place for innovative and collaborative programs that will bring the library to the 21st century. “I always believed that Rush Rhees Library is the heart of my proud alma mater, from both a geographical and a functional perspective,” says Lam, whose gift allowed the construction of the space. “It is the focal point for our students to learn, explore, research, socialize, and showcase their achievements.” (University photo / J. Adam Fenster)

topics: giving, River Campus Libraries,
Society & Culture
March 24, 2014 | 09:01 pm

Poli-sci fellowship endowed

Douglas and Constance Beck have committed more than $1 million to establish a fellowship for doctoral students in political science and related fields.

topics: announcements, Department of Political Science, Douglas and Constance Beck, fellowships, giving, School of Arts and Sciences,
University News
April 22, 2013 | 04:57 pm

Trustee Endows English Professorship

“It’s a privilege and a pleasure to be able to contribute in my small way to a department that enriched my life,” said Hilfiker. “I am a very proud and grateful alumnus.”

topics: Alan Hilfiker, announcements, board of trustees, Department of English, giving, professorships, scholarship, School of Arts and Sciences,