Giving Impact

Gift Stories

The following stories highlight the extraordinary range of donors’ generosity to Michigan, and the many ways their giving shapes lives across our campus and in the world beyond.

Supporting the Student Experience

American flamingo

The Audubon Room’s revealing collections

Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Bernard J. Sivak (BA ’50),  Jennifer R. Poteat and Stephen S. Clark (BSEME ’74, MBA ’76), students and the public now have better access than ever to some of U-M Library’s greatest holdings.

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Former diamond stand-outs go deep for student-athletes

Preparing tomorrow's math and science educators

Donors Put Social Work Students in the Field

Student, Soldier, Husband, Father

The Shape of Things to Come: Aikens’ historic gift helps expand the Law Quad masterpiece

Advancing Arts, Culture and Community

UMS "Lobby"

A view from The UMS Lobby

By opening its new "Lobby", the University Musical Society is drawing more fans to the performing arts.

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Donors encourage new research of Clements Library’s old treasures

Donors Make the Gardens Flourish

Van Allsburgs Express Support for Art & Design Students

Stargazers: Upgraded planetarium provides a window on the Universe

Preserving Saginaw Forest as natural treasure

Cultivating Local and Global Leaders

Michigan in Washington student Sunethra Muralidhara

A capital commitment for undergrads

Robert Altman and Lynda Carter want U-M undergrads to spend a semester in Washington, D.C., studying the workings of government and experiencing the cultural, intellectual and institutional riches of one of the world’s most influential cities.The couple also knows this experience comes with a significant price tag.

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Building a better life for children in need

Support for global explorers of the Corporation in Society

Presidents Challenge: A gift from the heart

Bickners’ Challenge Moves Kinesiology Students to Give Back

Shapiro gift breaks down academia’s walls in the effort to solve social problems

Promoting Health and Well-Being

The Brehm Tower

The Brehm Tower at the W.K. Kellogg Eye Center:
Focused on care and research

Hundreds of faculty, staff and donors gathered April 23 to dedicate the Brehm Tower at the W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, a new facility just northwest of the Medical Center that will expand the University of Michigan’s capacity for care and research related to eye disease and diabetes.

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Brouse Lecture promotes Nursing excellence

Dental Scholarships for those who serve their country

Ensuring a legacy of teaching and discovery

Family to Family

New plaza’s a natural fit for the Depression Center

 

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Philanthropy Archive

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