Philanthropy and Impact News

  1. January 17, 2024

    Knowing what it鈥檚 like to be a student with two children, Liz Kissell knows the financial obligation that attending university puts on a person, which is why she chooses to donate every month.

    Liz Kissell leaning on a railing near windows smiling
  2. January 17, 2024

    In the late 1980s, Lloyd Yonemura, 鈥72, helped pioneer the Aloha Program and the Aloha Scholarship. The program helped first-year students from Hawai鈥榠 gain a sense of belonging while settling into campus life at UNC.

    Female student, Shae Lefcourt smiling and leaning on a building on UNC's campus
  3. July 7, 2023

    Growing up in Greeley in the 1960s and 1970s as an only child, Dr. Mary Jo Drew 鈥79 had, as she put it, an idyllic childhood. With two encouraging and ahead-of-their-time parents, she was allowed to follow her interests wherever they led. A self-proclaimed 鈥渟cience geek,鈥 she had to know more about everything around her, whether it be rocks, the clouds in the sky or the organs in the human body.

    Female college student wearing a white robe in a biology lab
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    Philanthropy and Impact

    Being a Bear: A Full Circle Moment

    May 5, 2023

    Having a parent who is an alumnus is a unique experience, allowing West and Thorne to bond over their love for the university. That family legacy allows them to share special moments together.

    HannahGrace posing with her graduation cap with her arm in the air