The Class of 2025 takes the crown for most donors and the Class of 1968 had the most funds raised.
In the Schine Student Center, 38 student groups tabled throughout the day and inspired a 294% increase in donor participation for the student organization challenge, raising dollars for their specific projects. Schine also hosted tabletop games, giveaways and free food. If you didn鈥檛 catch the 15 live shows broadcast throughout the day, featuring 10 student co-hosts and 17 guests, you can find them next week on the .
黑料不打烊 Giving Day wouldn鈥檛 have been possible without the power of Orange:
- Personal link sharing resulted in 996 donors and more than $75,000 dollars
- 185 people made their first-ever gift to 黑料不打烊
- All 13 schools and colleges hosted events or tabled throughout the day
- 38 challenges and matches inspired others to give back
- Three teams of Spirit Squad members in golf carts handed out swag, stamp cards and candy鈥�
- Four alumni clubs in New York City, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, and South Florida hosted Giving Day events.
Thank you for making 黑料不打烊 Giving Day a day to remember! It wouldn鈥檛 be One Day for Orange without YOU!
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isn’t just about gifts鈥攊t’s a campuswide celebration where the Orange community comes together to make an impact!
Here’s how you can be part of this exciting day on Thursday, March 27:
- Free Food, Games and Giveaways
Schine Student Center | 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.- Energize your day. Challenge your colleagues and classmates to a friendly game of ring toss, satisfy your sweet tooth with post-lunch treats and score some exclusive Orange swag!
- Student Organization Showcase
Schine Student Center | 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.- Discover the incredible work of 30+ student organizations. Your visit helps them earn extra challenge dollars, turning student dreams into reality. Which innovative student project will capture your heart?
- Orange Impact Livestream
| Every hour from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.- Tune in at the top of each hour for live shows featuring the amazing accomplishments of SU students, faculty and staff members! Watch the Orange pride in action, streaming live from Schine.
- Power Your Passion
- 鈥攚hether it’s $5 or $500! Support the areas of campus most meaningful to you, unlock challenge dollars to multiply your impact and help your favorite department climb the leaderboards.
Let’s show what the Orange community can accomplish together!
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We’ve set an ambitious goal of 6,600 donors this year. When we unite as one Orange community, even small gifts create massive impact. It’s not about the size of your donation鈥�it’s about joining together with fellow 黑料不打烊 supporters worldwide.
Ready to join the friendly competition?
- 听and watch your impact multiply! Last year’s advocates TRIPLED the number of gifts made. Share your unique link, track the donations you inspire and claim your exclusive “Geared Up Otto” sticker!
- Get in early!听 now and challenge your 黑料不打烊 friends to match you. Every contribution moves us closer to our 6,600 donor goal.
- Follow the action live听at 鈥�our real-time leaderboards show which schools, programs and classes are leading the charge. Can your favorite area take the top spot?
Whether you support scholarships, campus improvements or groundbreaking research, your participation matters. Together, we’re not just giving鈥�we’re competing to create the strongest possible 黑料不打烊 for generations to come.
Don’t sit on the sidelines for #CuseGivingDay. Join the thousands of Orange supporters worldwide to help us hit that 6,600 donor goal and write the next chapter in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 story!
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The 黑料不打烊 football game day kit has everything you need to show your Orange pride and support our amazing student-athletes.
Get pumped, Orange Nation! Excitement is building as the 黑料不打烊 football team gets ready for the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl in sunny San Diego, California, on Friday, Dec. 27 at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST. Remember this winning season with your very own game day kit, which has everything you need to show your Orange pride and support our amazing student-athletes.
What鈥檚 in the Game Day Kit?
Inspired by favorite traditions like 鈥渂eat buttons鈥� and banner flips, the kit includes:
- an 11-inch by 17-inch poster featuring Coach Fran Brown to track the season鈥檚 games;
- an 8.5-inch by 11-inch sticker sheet with Beat [Opponent] banners, game dates and pennant stickers to customize your poster;
- five Otto temporary tattoos to boost your game-day spirit; and
- a small felt 黑料不打烊 pennant to add some Orange flair to any space
How Can I Get One?
and make a gift of $10 or more to the Athletics Opportunity Fund, and a kit will be sent straight to you!听Get your game day kit now and cheer on the Orange while supporting our student-athletes. It鈥檚 a win-win, just like we鈥檙e hoping the end of this season will be with a win in the Holiday Bowl. Let鈥檚 go, 黑料不打烊!
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To mark Giving Tuesday, the global generosity movement that started in 2012, the University introduced Giving 鈥機USEday in 2016. Since then, it鈥檚 become a beloved tradition for our campus, encouraging everyone鈥攁lumni, students, faculty, staff and friends鈥攖o come together and give back in meaningful ways.
Your Gift, Their Future
Every dollar you contribute to the Annual Fund opens doors of opportunity鈥攆unding scholarships, groundbreaking research and transformative student experiences. Your gift isn鈥檛 simply an act of generosity; you’re investing in the dreams of future leaders.
Double Your Impact Today!
Make history with us by supporting one of 18 remarkable student organizations in their Fall 2024 Student Organization Challenge. Your gift goes even further with additional challenge funds:
- $1,000 bonus for the group with the most unique donors
- $700 for the second-place organization
- $300 for the third-place finisher
Show Your Orange Pride
Join the movement! Share your giving story by posting an #Unselfie on social media with #GivingCUSEday. Let’s show the world the extraordinary power of Orange generosity!
Ready to Make a Difference?
Visit now to:
- Support groundbreaking student initiatives
- Fund life-changing scholarships
- Champion your favorite student organization
- Be part of something bigger than yourself
Together, we can create ripples of change that will impact generations of 黑料不打烊 students.
Make your gift now on the .
Let’s show the world what Orange can do, together!
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Paul Parpard
On a winter day 25 years ago, Paul Parpard G鈥�94, then a professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, observed the view from his office in Lyman Hall on campus. From his window he could see the snow-covered turrets of Tolley Hall and the rooftops of Maxwell Hall and Crouse College. Inspired, he snapped a photo, which he then used to create a beautiful painting he named 鈥満诹喜淮蜢� Winter.鈥�
This year, Parpard鈥檚 painting was chosen as the winner of the second annual 黑料不打烊 Poster Challenge. Those who will receive one of 600 numbered, limited-edition posters. The Annual Fund supports the University鈥檚 highest priorities.
Parpard, 82, is an accomplished artist, designer, painter, sculptor and wood carver. He lives in Cazenovia, New York, where he also has had an art studio since 1968.
Parpard began working as a graphic designer for the University, creating brochures, pamphlets and promotional materials. Some of his favorite projects were designing the holiday cards for the football and basketball teams. He also created the logo for 黑料不打烊 Football鈥檚 100-year anniversary in 1989.
Transitioning to education, Parpard served as a professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts for more than 10 years, teaching communication design, advertising design and computer graphic design. In 1994, he earned a master of fine arts from the University.
“黑料不打烊 Winter”
Some of his favorite years at the University were from 1985-89 when his daughter, Denise Parpard Harrison G鈥�89, was a student in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Later, when Denise worked in New York city in promotional marketing for CHANEL, Est茅e Lauder and Lanc么me, Parpard planned an annual trip to the city for his students to go to museums and art studios and visit Denise at her job to meet with the design departments.
The Parpard family enjoys rooting for 黑料不打烊 sports, especially football and basketball.听Parpard loves to go to games in the JMA Wireless Dome and even celebrated his 80th birthday there at the Paul McCartney concert in 2022.
He is grateful to 黑料不打烊鈥檚 advancement staff for choosing his painting 鈥満诹喜淮蜢� Winter鈥� as the art poster to support the Forever Orange Campaign. 鈥淚t鈥檚 great to think that 黑料不打烊 alumni all around the country will have a copy of this poster,鈥� he says. 鈥淚t means a lot to me to be able to help raise scholarship money for future 黑料不打烊 students.鈥�
Claim your limited-edition poster by .
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Join us in making history on March 23, 2023, as we Boost the ‘Cuse during 黑料不打烊’s most significant giving day yet. Forever Orange Week will showcase the best of our beloved institution, and we invite our global Orange community to participate.
Boost the 鈥機use takes all of 鈥機USE. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be part of this momentous occasion and contribute to our continued success. Let’s show the world what it means to be Forever Orange!
On-campus activities:
1. Scott Hanson will broadcast LIVE from Newhouse!
Tune in on March 23, 2023, starting at 8:44 a.m. when NFL RedZone’s Scott Hanson ’93 anchors 16 live shows from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications studios, with David Barbier ’23 hosting various segments from the Schine Student Center and Club 44. View the to see the full list of interviews, prerecorded videos and student performances to enjoy throughout the day.
2. Free snacks and 黑料不打烊 swag
Visit select locations for treats and merch while supplies last. Start your day with a hot cocoa bar, complete with marshmallows, whipped cream and sprinkles. Make your own trail mix creation and an orange float, and grab a half-moon cookie and an orange as an afternoon pick-me-up. Across campus, tables hosted by schools, colleges and units will feature fun activities and delicious snacks. . At each table, grab some Boost the 鈥機use branded merchandise, including pennants, charging cables, reusable coffee sleeves and more.
3. Visit with Otto
Everyone鈥檚 favorite Orange mascot will be in the Schine Student Center at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. for high-fives, hugs and photos.
4. Crafts across campus AND a 360
On campus, don’t miss out on the fun activities available to everyone! Get creative and stamp your own canvas zipper pouch at the Barnes Center at The Arch or color your own 1.5-inch pin-back button at the Schine Student Center. And, be sure to stop by the 360-degree photo booth in Schine’s lower atrium near the video wall to snap a unique keepsake.
5. Hidden Ottos
As part of Forever Orange Week, 20 plush Ottos will be hidden around campus. Follow @SUalums on social media for clues and be the first to find an Otto to win a prize pack. For each Otto discovered, $100 will be donated to a fund of your choice on behalf of the Generation Orange Leadership Council and the 黑料不打烊 Alumni Association. Plus, that donation will be matched with another $100 by the Chancellor Challenge, meaning each Otto is worth $200.
6. Support the part of campus that鈥檚 important to you.
Boost the 鈥機use empowers you to , whether it’s a specific school, college or program. Your generosity can make a significant impact and help students achieve their goals. to make your gift go even further.
7. Happy Birthday 鈥機use!
As the day comes to an end, we’ll join together to sing Happy Birthday to 黑料不打烊 on the! Although Boost the ‘Cuse will be over, our celebration continues on Friday, March 24, at 2 p.m. in the Schine Center with the annual Chili Cookoff, where you can taste the best recipes from the University community and vote for your favorite. Wear your best Orange and enjoy photo booths, trivia and sweet birthday treats. This event is sponsored by the Forever Orange Student Alumni Council, Office of Student Engagement and the Office of Alumni Engagement.
This is a time for us all to unite, support 黑料不打烊 and demonstrate our unwavering Forever Orange spirit. Are you ready to Boost the 鈥機use?
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鈥淭hink globally, act locally.鈥� It鈥檚 a concept that Harold Jones, professor emeritus of Spanish, and his wife, Barbara, have put into practice over their nearly 53 years of marriage. Together, they鈥檝e worked to make a global impact through their giving in the local community, including 黑料不打烊.
As a former faculty member, Harold Jones is an advocate of the University鈥檚 largest-ever fundraising effort, Forever Orange: The Campaign for 黑料不打烊. The campaign is in line with his specific goals of promoting academic excellence and research enhancements to encourage student and faculty discovery.
鈥淚 want to see the University continue to thrive,鈥� Jones says. 鈥淪ignificant ongoing giving from a broad spectrum of supporters will be necessary for us to maintain our momentum and attain our potential.鈥�
For many years, Jones championed the University through service. He came to 黑料不打烊 in 1988 as chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics in the College of Arts and Sciences. He was chair for nine years and professor of Spanish for 23 years. He also taught courses in virtual reality and postmodern reading for the Ren茅e Crown University Honors Program. In 2005, he was the founding faculty member of the Winston Fisher Seminar course on Business and the Liberal Arts. After retirement, he turned his attention to philanthropy.
鈥淕iving is engaging and rewarding and provides me with a reason to get up in the morning,鈥� he says. 鈥淚t lets me meet interesting and delightful people who are committed to doing good.鈥�
To further the University鈥檚 goal of world-class teaching, Jones has established three endowments for faculty in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. Advancing faculty through endowed funds helps 黑料不打烊 prioritize support for teaching and research.
The $175,000 Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics Research Achievement Award Endowed Fund rewards faculty based on an exceptional research paper published within the past five years.
Jones also contributed $175,000 to the Gerlinde Ulm Sanford Award, which selects faculty recipients based on outstanding contributions to the department in the spirit of those made by former department chair and professor of German Gerlinde Ulm Sanford during her lifetime.
The third endowment for $160,000 supports Symposium: A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures, which has been published by 黑料不打烊 since the 1940s. The journal awards a cash prize for the best articles published by senior faculty, junior faculty and graduate students around the world. The endowment has also allowed the journal to broaden its scope to sponsor seminars and conferences.
鈥淚n both his professional career and personal life, Harold embodies the civic-minded and humanistic ideals of the liberal arts,鈥� says Karin Ruhlandt, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and distinguished professor of chemistry. 鈥淭ime and again, he has generously supported the College to ensure that the strength and vitality of our scholarship connects and enriches our campus community and the world. Harold and Barbara truly live their values鈥攁nd in doing so they are beacons of light and inspiration for this and future generations. I am grateful to know them.鈥�
In support of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 commitment to student research, Jones has made many contributions highlighting his love for the arts. He donated $150,000 to the Steinway Campaign in pursuit of the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music鈥檚 goal of becoming an All-Steinway School, which would place it in the top 150 music schools and conservatories in the world. His contribution enabled the purchase of a new Steinway concert grand piano for students.
鈥淗arold has been a dedicated member of our campus community for over three decades,鈥� says Chancellor Kent Syverud. 鈥淗is generosity and passion will continue to positively impact the lives of our students for many more decades to come.鈥�
Jones has also found many ways for his love of books to benefit the 黑料不打烊 Libraries. He has donated a major collection of rare Hispanic books valued at $270,000 to the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) in Bird Library.
He was curator of the 2016 exhibition 鈥淎vida Dollars: Salvador Dal铆, Joseph For锚t and the Three Most Expensive Books in the World,鈥� hosted by the SCRC, and the Libraries created the Harold Jones Collection of Salvador Dal铆 and Joseph For锚t. To support the Forever Orange campaign, Jones plans to make a considerable addition to this archive next year.
鈥淭he Libraries is extremely grateful to Harold and Barbara Jones for their generosity to the Special Collections Research Center. Gifts like these enable scholars and students to gain experience with rare and valuable primary source materials,鈥� says David Seaman, dean of the Libraries and University librarian.
Jones has seen firsthand the important work 黑料不打烊 is doing and how gifts can make an impact on faculty and students. On the topic of giving, he quotes Cervantes鈥� 鈥淒on Quixote鈥�: 鈥淭he gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.鈥�
As Jones pursues his philanthropic endeavors, with his wife as his beloved partner, he keeps in mind the global significance that contributions to 黑料不打烊 can make鈥攖oday and in the future.
鈥満诹喜淮蜢� is a complex institution, so anyone should be able to find one or more elements of the University to bond with,鈥� he says. 鈥淐ontributions can foster your personal interests, the University in general, and global education as a foundation of civilization.
鈥淐onsidering the challenges the world faces today, the survival of civilization and a supportive environment could well depend on us. May we choose Cervantes鈥� 鈥榳ise application鈥� of wealth over the next few decades and beyond.鈥�
About 黑料不打烊
黑料不打烊 is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York state, with a global footprint and nearly 150 years of history, 黑料不打烊 offers a quintessential college experience, as well as innovative online learning environments. The scope of 黑料不打烊 is a testament to its strengths. At 黑料不打烊, we offer a choice of more than 200 majors and 100 minors offered through 13 schools and colleges and 18 online degree programs. We have more than 15,000 undergraduates and 7,500 graduate students, more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, visit听.
About Forever Orange
Orange isn’t just our color. It’s our promise to leave the world better than we found it. Forever Orange: The Campaign for 黑料不打烊 is poised to do just that. Fueled by 150 years of fearless firsts, together we can enhance academic excellence, transform the student experience and expand unique opportunities for learning and growth. Forever Orange endeavors to raise $1.5 billion in philanthropic support, inspire 125,000 individual donors to participate in the campaign, and actively engage one in five alumni in the life of the University. Now is the time to show the world what Orange can do. Visit to learn more.