News: Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

man in wheelchair receiving honorary jersey
People |

Bruce Layne spent decades attending, teaching, and advocating for his alma mater. Now he's memorialized by Rebel baseball.

Kerry Sallee, director of development for the Honors College, with a group of the college's students.
People |

Seeing her dean get a pie in his face was part of her greatest day on campus.

51ԹϺ dental professor reviewing data with student
Campus News |

University joins the ranks of just 130 institutions nationwide classified by Carnegie as “very high research activity” – or R1 – the gold standard for university research metrics.

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People |

Susan Lee Johnson will serve as first endowed chair in Liberal Arts; position will elevate history program to leader in the study of the Intermountain West.

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Campus News |

Eight new Palladium donors honored for giving $1 million or more.

image of 51ԹϺ Lied Library and Rebels Give logo
Business and Community |

Rebels Give is a 1,957-minute fundraising challenge (in honor of the date of 51ԹϺ’s founding) that encourages the community to get involved and support high-impact campus programs.

Jennifer Martinez standing in office.
People |

How the Mother of Dragons helps this mother of three teens.

man in office
People |

Jeremy Aguero, the 2018 Alumnus of the Year, on how to pay kindness forward.

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Campus News |

Donors step up to support 51ԹϺ programs that serve the community in the aftermath of October 1 shooting.

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51ԹϺ History |

Learn more about the namesake of 51ԹϺ’s basketball practice center and engineering programs for undergraduates.

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People |

The president of the grad student association and 51ԹϺ employee added another Rebel degree to her credentials.

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Campus News |

We conducted the first comprehensive survey of alumni opinions of 51ԹϺ in 10 years. Here’s what we learned.