Michael Johnston ’69 recently committed $1 million toward a scholarship endowment he founded in 2007, the Johnston Family Endowed Scholarship Fund, which provides financial assistance to students seeking bachelor’s degrees.

The UTeach program at UMass Lowell is celebrating a decade of turning STEM majors into sought-after teachers — and Kristine ’74 and Louis ’74 Beaudette are helping it succeed.

Longtime corporate partner Brooks Automation, a life sciences and semiconductor solutions company in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, has established a $240,000 fellowship to support a student from an economically challenged background pursuing a Ph.D. in a STEM field.

The university paid tribute to former chancellor, William T. Hogan, with the unveiling of space on campus that will serve as a testament to his visionary leadership for future generations of River Hawks.

After a year filled with challenges, the UMass Lowell community banded together in April, breaking records in the university’s fourth annual Days of Giving.

A decade ago, Education Prof. James Nehring cycled across the U.S. to raise money for a scholarship to benefit first-generation education students at UMass Lowell. Now, he’s rowing down the East Coast in a boat that he built himself, in order to double the scholarship.

The Pedroso Tutors program is providing valuable, paid classroom experience to UML education students as they help elementary school students in Lowell. The program is funded by Luis Pedroso, an entrepreneur and philanthropist who is a graduate of the Lowell Public Schools.

After being paused last year due to COVID-19, the university’s Days of Giving are ramping up once again, as an entirely online event on April 14 and 15.

Jerry St. Peter '89 and his wife Jamie established an endowment that will help undergraduates in the pharmaceutical sciences program.

A group of former students and current faculty and staff got together to raise over $60,000 to name a Coburn classroom in honor of Dean Bergeron, professor emeritus of history and political science, and the late Joyce Denning, his friend and colleague on the political science faculty.

UML reached its fundraising goal two years early in 2018 with the single largest gift it has ever received: $5 million donated by alumnus Brian Rist, president and founder of Florida-based Storm Smart Industries, who was already a scholarship contributor.

UMass Lowell recently recognized nine distinguished graduates with the 2020 University Alumni Awards.

Bhupen Shah ’92 and his wife, Ramika, have committed $1 million to rename and refurbish Kitson Hall on North Campus.

While many colleges and universities around the country lowered their fundraising goals toward the end of the 2020 fiscal year due to the COVID-19 crisis, UMass Lowell surpassed its targets.

Jerry Colella ’78, ’19 (H) joined more than 550 alumni and other supporters who contributed over $400,000 to two emergency funds set up to assist students and sustain essential programs.

At a time when demand for scholarships has never been greater, two matching gift programs are increasing the impact of private support for UMass Lowell students.

UML has launched a special campaign on behalf of the Student Emergency Needs Fund in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

UMass Lowell's new Thank a Teacher campaign supports the renovation of Coburn Hall, home of the College of Education.

To incentivize private support for public higher education, the Massachusetts Legislature has earmarked $5 million for UMass in the Endowment Match Program, which provides $1 in state matching funds for every $2 raised privately, up to an appropriated limit.

Art conservators are uncovering and restoring a set of 1930s murals depicting the educational mission of Lowell Teachers College, as part of the renovation and expansion of Coburn Hall.

Rep. Niki Tsongas, who stepped down from Congress in 2019, has donated her congressional papers and digital archives to UMass Lowell.

Her education at State Teachers College helped propel Connie Lanseigne-Case ’53 from Pawtucketville to a successful teaching career at home and abroad — and meetings with President John Kennedy and Nobel Peace Prize–winner Albert Schweitzer. She’s supporting the renovation of Coburn Hall to give today’s teaching students the same opportunities.

UMass Lowell officially celebrated its 125th anniversary with a gala event and the announcement that it has raised more than $150 million through its “Our Legacy, Our Place” campaign.

Joyce ’77 and Gerald ’78 Colella have endowed a $300,000 scholarship that will benefit both undergraduate and graduate students at the College of Education.

Perry Hall Plaza, which was formerly a parking lot, has been transformed into an attractive landscaped courtyard with granite seating areas.

UMass Lowell recently recognized seven distinguished graduates at this year’s University Alumni Awards.

Janis Raguin ’92 is joining the College of Education’s efforts to strengthen its connections with communities that are underrepresented in the teaching profession.

On April 9 and 10, 3,302 members of the UML community made contributions online and at regional events, raising a record $420,500 for their favorite programs, colleges, clubs and sports teams.

For their father’s 80th birthday, Michael and his brother, Stephen, endowed the James R. Beers, CPA Accounting Scholarship. The senior Beers began his accounting career fresh out of college; by age 30, he had founded his own company and eventually grew it into one of the largest local firms in the Washington, D.C., area.

UMass Lowell’s annual Days of Giving last just 48 hours, but for many of the more than 2,500 donors who participated last year, the giving goes on all year.

In sickness and in health, UML couple Craig and Darcie Nuttall discovered they’re made for each other.

‘An Evening With Oprah Winfrey’ raises more than $3 million for scholarships—and pushes total campaign giving to more than $136 million.

Bri Rudolph sharpens both her athletic and academic skills at the Costello Center. UML is launching a $5 million campaign to get 55-year-old facility back in peak condition.

As the first company to sign on with the Career and Co-op Center’s new Corporate Connections program, iRobot is strengthening its already-tight bond with UML computer science, engineering and business students.

Rosemarie Giovino has dedicated her teaching career — and a new scholarship at UMass Lowell’s College of Education — to ensuring that children have the tools they need to learn.

Edward “Skip” Kittredge ’67 has created a new legacy honoring his war hero brother. The Edward F. Kittredge, USN, Pershing Memorial Scholarship will benefit undergraduates who are military veterans.

With the support of thousands of donors, UMass Lowell’s first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign, “Our Legacy, Our Place,” has surpassed its $125 million goal 18 months ahead of schedule, thanks to a new, $5 million commitment from alumnus Brian Rist, the largest single gift in university history.

UMass Lowell's first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign surges past its goal 18 months ahead of schedule. The goal has now increased to $150 million.

UMass Lowell will celebrate the latest milestone in its campus transformation with the opening of the newly renovated Dandeneau Hall at an event for the university community.

John Feudo, vice chancellor for university advancement, offers advice on navigating new tax laws for donors.

To honor the power of her parents’ example, Bonnie Comley and her husband, Stewart Lane, have endowed a major new scholarship in their names.

Our Legacy, Our Place, UMass Lowell’s first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign, is on track to meet its $125 million goal well ahead of its 2020 deadline.

The university officially renamed one of its historic engineering buildings in honor of James Dandeneau ’80, a longtime benefactor whose generosity spans everything from student scholarships to state-of-the-art equipment for engineering labs.

This year's Days of Giving attracted 2,719 donors who gave $314,070 in 48 hours to support student scholarships and their favorite colleges, clubs and athletic teams.

The Kennedy College of Sciences has launched two new scholarships to honor its former dean, Prof. Mark Hines, as well as Research Prof. Georges Grinstein, both of whom passed away this winter.

The Days of Giving are open to all alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends of the university. The goal this year: rally 2,500 donors in the space of 48 hours and receive more than $40,000 in matching funds.

Beginning in fall 2018, the university will offer Legacy Scholarships, an annual award of up to $10,000 to incoming freshmen and transfer students who live out of state and are the children or grandchildren of UML graduates.

Since 2010, alumni, faculty, staff and friends have almost doubled the number of endowed scholarships and other funds that support student learning. In December, the total number of endowed funds crossed the 500 mark.

This fall, UMass Lowell welcomed 29 new members to its Lifetime Giving Societies and 22 members of the Circle of Honor.

UMass Lowell was recognized by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) with one of its 2017 Educational Fundraising Awards.

On Friday, Oct. 13, UMass Lowell will host a reception celebrating the life and career of former UMass Lowell Chancellor William Hogan, who passed away on June 28.

This spring, the university officially renamed its College of Health Sciences and its School of Nursing in honor of alumni who made recently made major gifts in support of student scholarships and health education.

One third of all Days of Giving donors were students, who showed their support for their colleges, clubs and sports programs.

On April 25-26, UML will hold its first-ever Days of Giving to rally 480 donors in 48 hours to unlock $48,000 in challenge funds from an anonymous donor.

The Sigma Phi Omicron fraternity hosted two reunions on Feb. 4 — one at the hockey game, the other in Florida — and in the space of a few hours raised almost $12,000 for its endowed scholarship.

Increasing alumni engagement is a priority for Our Legacy, Our Place, and that effort is already paying off.

This summer UMass Lowell will engineer the future, when it begins a $50 million renovation of its historic Engineering Building, now known as Perry Hall.

Our Legacy Scholarship provides $1,000 to out-of-state freshmen and transfer students with a parent or legal guardian who attended UMass Lowell.

When Frank ’66 and Mary Jo ’66 Spinola returned to UMass Lowell in May to celebrate their 50th reunions — he from Lowell Tech, she from Lowell State — they were immediately struck by the university’s growth, which Franks calls “phenomenal.”

In November, the Office of University Advancement launched its first-ever crowdfunding campaign.

The university’s Model United Nations program marks its 30th anniversary during Homecoming Weekend.

University Alumni Award winner Lawrence C.H. Lin ’90  announced a new $1 million gift that will provide equipment and operational support for the Francis College of Engineering’s MakerSpace.

The family of Brianna Gainley '16 has created the Brianna T. Gainley and Ryan C. Hart Teamwork Scholarship to benefit computer science majors in the Kennedy College of Sciences.

UMass President Marty Meehan ’78 has donated $1 million for student scholarships at UMass Lowell, where he served as chancellor from 2007 to 2015.

Our Legacy, Our Place: The Campaign for UMass Lowell is going places, with a series of regional celebrations scheduled for this summer and fall.

At the May 13 Commencement Eve Celebration, Chancellor Jacquie Moloney ’75, ’92 announced that John F. Kennedy ’70 and L. Donald LaTorre ’59, ’07 (H), both longtime benefactors of UMass Lowell, and UMass President Emeritus Jack Wilson have all made major new gifts to benefit Our Legacy, Our Place: The Campaign for UMass Lowell.

Author and English professor Andre Dubus surveyed the group of honorees at the May 13 Commencement Eve Celebration — an Academy Award-winning actor, an acclaimed writer-actress and two highly successful businessmen — and smiled.

UMass Lowell's first-ever comprehensive campaign has already raised $78.5 million for scholarships and other initiatives.

UMass Lowell today launches its first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign, a bold effort that aims to raise $125 million by 2020.

Prof. Richard Siegel endowed a fund that will help psychology students conduct research.

To honor his contributions to both town and gown, his family has endowed the M. Brendan Fleming Endowed Scholarship, which will benefit students majoring in mathematics, with special preference to students from Lowell.

Emeriti chemistry professors Rita and Alexandre Blumstein have endowed a scholarship for chemistry students.