Thank A Donor Day

Thank a Donor, Eat a Donut! Wednesday, March 29

March 24, 2017

Thankful For Donors Day (previously Tuition Freedom Day) is the day to say “thank you” to the more than 7,000 generous donors that help support UP each year. The many donations that come from alumni, parents, and friends help fund nearly everything on campus—scholarships, dorms, classrooms, the Beauchamp Center, and even the bustling Pilot House and soon-to-be-bustling Dundon-Berchtold Hall have been funded by people who want to make UP’s college experience the best it can be.

The celebration will take place in the Academic Quad, where students will be encouraged to write thank-you notes to donors in exchange for a Voodoo donut. Faculty, staff, and other members of the campus community are also invited to participate on Wednesday, March 29, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. New this year: any student who writes a 450-word thank you note and submits it will be entered into a contest to win a $500 VISA gift card. The development office evaluates letters and will choose the winner. More details on this new contest are available at this link.

Gratitude Sure Feels Great!

March 24, 2016

thank you copy The development office would like to thank everyone for their help on the 5th Annual Thankful For Donors Day on Wednesday, March 23. A few highlights from this year:

600 grateful Pilots wrote a note within the first 30 minutes of the event
A photographer captured some great moments. See them at this link
All 140 dozen Voodoo Doughnuts were distributed
Nearly 1,700 notes were collected – Over 40 percent of the student body participated.

For more information contact Trevor Harvey, development, at harvey@up.edu.

Chloe Littzen, nursing, presented “Young adult nurse work-related well-being, contemporary practice worldview, resilience, and co-worker support during the COVID-19 pandemic.” at the Sigma Theta Tau International, Beta Mu Chapter Induction Ceremony.

Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, and Valerie Peterson, mathematics, participated in the Facilitator Training program for the Inclusive STEM Teaching Project, and NSF-funded, multi-institutional, nationwide program to provide online training in inclusive teaching practices for STEM faculty. Faculty, stay tuned for more information about the online course facilitated by Salomone and Peterson.

Cassy Esparza, admissions, won the PNACAC Excellence in Admissions Award.

Dave Houglum, Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation earned the CPCC credential (Certified Professional Co-Active Coach) from the Co-Active Training Institute on April 14, 2021 by completing over 200 hours of training, 100+ hours of coaching clients, feedback on multiple recorded coaching sessions with individual coach supervisors, group coaching supervision, mentor coaching, and final practical exam. The Co-Active Training Institute is widely recognized as the most rigorous professional coach training and certification program in the industry and is known as the “gold standard” of coaching by the Institute of Coaching, a Harvard Medical School affiliate.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, presented “Deconstructing the Idolatry of White Supremacy: Embracing a Trinitarian Identity as Solidarity with Others.” A Keynote Address Given to Niagara University Community on their Theological Day of Reflection. Event is Organized and Sponsored by the Rose Bente Lee Ostapenko Center for Race, Equity, and Mission, Niagara University. Thursday, April 29, 2021. 12– 1:30 p.m. The keynote address can be found here – passcode: P=7ZywL.

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