From Bangkok to Oakland, California, alumni, faculty, students, and friends gathered for four special events across three continents as the university officially launched its historic campaign, Experience Powered by Northeastern.
THE ADVANCEMENT EXPERIENCE CENTER
Year: 2022
Trustee Alan McKim Gives $25 Million to Northeastern in Honor of President Joseph E. Aoun
To help catalyze the university’s fundraising campaign, Experience Powered by Northeastern, trustee Alan McKim is giving $25 million to establish eight new endowed chairs in President Joseph E. Aoun’s name.
Experience Powered by Northeastern is ‘Largest and Most Ambitious’ Fundraising Campaign in University History
Northeastern University has kicked off its largest and most ambitious fundraising campaign yet, Experience Powered by Northeastern. Over the next five years, the campaign aims to raise $1.3 billion in philanthropic support.
The Legacy of a Generous Heart
During Doreen Hodgkin’s 35-year career at Northeastern, she counseled students and faculty alike. In retirement, she continues to make an impact though the Doreen Hodgkin Student Emergency Fund, which provides financial resources to undergraduates in need of support.
Budding Scientists are Making Waves
Thanks to the Halverstadt Family Summer Internship Program, students at the Marine Science Center are collecting field samples, cataloguing data, and channeling their curiosity alongside skilled investigators—while developing their own scientific skills and lines of inquiry.
Dancers Rehearse for Their Second Act
The Northeastern University-Boston Ballet Education Program enables dancers to earn degrees amid grueling schedules—and in planning for careers beyond their final curtain call, these performers graduate ready to take the next steps.
The Future of Maine is Now
At the Roux Institute, Mainers are reimagining their careers to thrive in the state they love—and with the Alfond Scholars Initiative’s scholarships, co-op and research employment funding, and personalized career support, even more students are transforming their lives.
Tackling Challenges in Public Interest Law
The Center for Public Interest, Advocacy, and Collaboration enhances the role of law and legal practice in achieving social, economic, and environmental justice. Bolstered by a generous gift, it is able to continue advancing this commitment to public interest law and social justice.
Amplifying Diversity in Engineering
The College of Engineering is expanding educational opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds—and with the help of the Fichtel Family Scholarship, these aspiring engineers are one step closer to achieving their dreams.
Leading Journalists Provide a Roadmap to More Diversity in the Newsroom, Reflect on Progress at Scholarship Event
The panel discussion, which focused on the “changing face of race and gender in the newsroom,” was part of an event celebrating the creation of the Tom Winship Journalism Scholarship meant to honor the renowned Boston Globe editor and his legacy.