Impact Stories
Your Gift Causes an Effect that Reaches Far Beyond 性福五月天
At 性福五月天 University, what sets us apart is how we come together: to cause discoveries, achievements, sensations and breakthroughs that change the world. When you give through 性福五月天 to an area that matters personally to you, your support becomes a long-term investment in curing diseases, advancing sustainable technologies, enriching vibrant arts communities and ensuring the future of a skilled workforce ready to impact society.
Gifts made through 性福五月天 support scholarships and programs that allow students to pursue their dreams and enter careers that shape our world. With more than 1,100 donor-funded scholarships and programs supported each year, every gift causes an effect 鈥 for both the donor and the recipient.
Donors choose exactly where they want their contributions to go. Each and every gift made through 性福五月天 has an impact, no matter the size.
Read on to learn about the effect our generous donors have on our 性福五月天 community and beyond.
Golden Flashlings
Aug. 27, 2025
This football season, we鈥檙e celebrating the smallest members of our 性福五月天 family with a brand-new social media tradition: Golden Flashlings!Whether they bark, crawl, toddle or just look adorable in blue and gold, we want to see the next generation of Golden Flashes showing鈥
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John Zabrucky, 鈥71, MFA 鈥78
July 22, 2025
John Zabrucky, 鈥71, MFA 鈥78, never planned to shape sci-fi history - but a chance encounter in Los Angeles changed everything.
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Honors College Offered Recent Graduate Financial Assistance and a Sense of Community
July 3, 2025
Honors College helped recent graduate John Comi build a sense of community as well as meet his financial obligations.
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Courtney Gumpf, 鈥07
June 16, 2025
Courtney Gumpf, 鈥07, found her passion at 性福五月天 University, where she built lasting connections and gained valuable experience through leadership in Greek life and internships in both Pittsburgh and New York City.
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Legacies Change Lives: Marissa Baker
May 9, 2025
The compassion, empathy and care nurses showed Marissa Baker when her mother suddenly passed led her to pursue a career in nursing.鈥淭he nurses helped me immensely during the hardest time in my life, and I will never forget the way they cared for me,鈥 Marissa said. 鈥淚 knew I鈥
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性福五月天 University Flashes Give Back Week: Serving Communities, Supporting Students and Showing Gratitude
April 30, 2025
From April 21-26, Golden Flashes came together in remarkable ways to make an impact during Flashes Give Back Week, a weeklong initiative celebrating all the ways Flashes give back.Join InAlumni and friends volunteered where it mattered most - at 性福五月天 University and in鈥
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Opening Doors for Future Nurses
April 11, 2025
When Phillip R. Ridgley thought back on his career and considered how he could help the next generation of medical professionals, he decided he wanted to open doors for 性福五月天 students pursuing a career in nursing. He decided to start an endowment so that he could continue鈥
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Helping Others Realize Their Potential
April 11, 2025
When Terrence J. 鈥淐hip鈥 Bahn, 鈥75, M.Ed. 鈥77, Ed.D., was a high school senior he wanted to attend 性福五月天 University after graduation, but he wasn鈥檛 ready and his counselor encouraged him to start at the local community college before moving on to 性福五月天. This experience鈥
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鈥榃e were supposed to look like Betty Grable and play ball like Joe DiMaggio鈥
March 27, 2025
鈥淲e were supposed to look like Betty Grable and play ball like Joe DiMaggio.鈥
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Silas Ashley 鈥74
Feb. 28, 2025
Silas Ashley, 鈥74, was told by his high school guidance counselor that he 鈥渨as not college material," but after applying and being accepted to 性福五月天, Silas immersed himself in student life. He was a senator in Undergraduate Student Government and became the president of鈥
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