FALL2022 | TOWER 13 KU foundation & alumni The Kutztown University Foundation raised a record $10,415,005 and engaged with alumni and friends for 10,381 hours in fiscal year 2022. This takes the foundation over the $10 million mark for the second year in a row. Last October, the foundation announced Together, We’re Golden: The Campaign for Kutztown University, the largest in university history. This 100% student-focused campaign aims to double engagement and raise $40,000,000 to fund scholarships and student experiences, and to increase emergency funds. “I am grateful to our donors, alumni, volunteers and friends for another extraordinary year,” said Alex Ogeka, KUF executive director. “Because of your generosity, more students are able to stay enrolled at KU, ultimately crossing the academic finish line. But there is still much work to do and many Golden Bears who still need our help.” The campaign continues through the end of the calendar year, and there are many ways to get involved to help the campaign finish strong. We hope you‘ll engage with us at one of our many events, return to campus for Homecoming on Oct. 22, volunteer your time to mentor students, and make a gift during the 1866 Minute Giving Challenge, Oct. 18-19. Thank you for your support. Together, We're GOLDEN! KU Foundation Celebrates Record-Breaking Year Being chosen as the recipient of the Morris and Dorothy Beebe ‘Just in Time’ Student Emergency Assistance Fund means a lot to me. Because of my visual impairment, I do receive some tuition relief, but even that aid was not enough for me to stay in school. After I graduate, I hope to become a certified Braille transcriber and specialist so that I can help children who are blind and visually impaired learn the Braille code for vision loss. – JASMYN POLITE ’22 The Together, We’re Golden campaign was announced at a gala on Oct. 2, 2021. (L to R): Alex Ogeka, KUF executive director; President Kenneth and Ann Marie Hayes-Hawkinson; Norman A. Inkpen Jr. ’70, campaign chair; Jane Joyce ’65, Alumni Council member; Scott Dorn ’79, chair, KUF Board of Directors; Jim Ludlow, member, KU Council of Trustees; Rushi Amin ’15, Alumni Council member; Bob Landis, past chair, KUF Board of Directors.
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