Record overlaps and challenges Mark 11. Giving Day

The donors gathered for 24 hours to collect Cornell “Reach for the Stars” on the 11. Dayheld on March 13th.

This year's event on space issues collected $ 11,206,717 of $ 17,591 donors for a total of 25,929 gifts that made a tangible support for support for causes throughout the university.

“Cornellians have shown their further commitment to our founding principles and missions everywhere,” said the greatest, “said Fred van Sickle, Vice President for Alumni affairs and development (AAD).” In these times, great uncertainty for university education helps to give the university day 2025, an extraordinary education experience for your students and strengthens our effects on the world. “

Donors from all 50 US states and 67 countries gave a record number of 765 funds in colleges, student organizations, scholarships, special projects and other companies. Alumni, pupils, parents, faculties, employees and friends have contributed to a recording 190 Agreement And challengesunlock more than 2 million US dollars to extend the reach of your gifts and strengthen their effects.

Seventeen Give day events On the ITHACA campus of Cornell and at Cornell Tech in New York City, 1,620 students stuck with giveaways, snacks, postcard writers and games. This year, the students contributed 2,122 gifts in Bachelor, graduate and vocational schools, which contributed to supporting areas that differentiate their own experiences at Cornell.

“It is important for students like me, as it is an opportunity to return all the causes that affect me, be it a student organization or an engineering project team or a department,” said Victor Wu '25, co-chair of the senior class.

WU is in a dual course of study that already ended in Master of Health Administration at Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy in 2026. He was a beneficiary of the Sloan striker fund, which helps the students to take part in conferences such as the American congress of health management leaders, and he decided to return the Brooks School and other causes of the day 2025.

“While we are transforming into the future generation of alumni,” said Wu, “returning, what we are done here will continue to drive the work, which has shaped us who we are.”

Emma Rose Connoly '25, President of the Student Engagement Committee of Alumni Affairs, and member of the Senior Class campaign, donated an annual fund through her class campaign.

“I wanted to help another student – every student – get the resources that I have been able to have in the past four years,” said Connoly. “Financial help is very important to me because she helped me to be a student at Cornell.

Some give daily statistics:

• The youngest alumni had a strong day, which is located with a total of 3,453 gifts from the classes from 2015 to '24 to students, graduates and vocational schools.
• 512 Give Day Champions brought more than 4,000 gifts for causes closest to their heart.
• More than 1,450 students relaxed $ 50,000 for student schedules with a student donor challenge from the chairman of the Kraig Kayser, MBA '84;
• More than 450 international donors relaxed 5,000 US dollars for Global Cornell, thanks to the Cornell Asia Alumni Leadership Advisors and 5,000 US dollars for the East Asia program thanks to the Cornell China Alumni Advisory Board;
• Social -Media challengers unlocked 8,000 US dollars when Alumni spread the word on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook. And
• Four students took part in a personal scavenger hunt to find stuffed bears hidden on the Cornell Ithaca campus, each winning $ 500 for their preferred college or unit.

Jennifer Wholey is a marketing author for alumni affairs and development.