GIVE TODAY. TRANSFORM TOMORROW.
Save the Date: SUNY Poly’s Annual Day of Giving is March 28
At SUNY Polytechnic Institute, quite simply, our students are the future. They are the next generation of engineers, nurses, entrepreneurs, business executives, scientists, game designers, etc., who will assist in meeting workforce needs here in the Mohawk Valley and beyond. While our students work incredibly hard in the classroom, college students today face many financial burdens which impact the path to achieving their dreams. This is why the efforts of the SUNY Poly Foundation are so important.
Combined with the generosity of many members of our Wildcat family (past and present), community partners and more, the Foundation has provided invaluable resources to lessen the burdens on our students. One of the Foundation’s largest fundraising initiatives of the year is the Annual Day of Giving, which returns on March 28, 2024.
SUNY Poly’s Day of Giving, a 24-hour fundraising campaign, encourages alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of SUNY Poly to contribute in an effort to move the university forward and ensure students meet their educational goals. Funds raised benefit several areas of support on campus, including Wildcat athletics, student scholarships, the Educational Opportunities Program, SUNY Poly Emergency Fund, Poly Pantry, and the SUNY Poly Annual Fund.
The Foundation looks to build on what was an incredibly successful 2023 Day of Giving, which saw nearly $185,000 raised and three new endowed scholarships by alumni Kevin P. Volk (’83), Steve (’06) and Gina Surace (’03), and NYSTEC (in honor of longtime employee and alum Michele Salisbury ’94), established.
“I am constantly in awe of the generosity of our Wildcat family and our community partners and friends, who give effortlessly because they care so deeply about our students’ success,” said Vice President for Institutional Advancement Andrea LaGatta. “On behalf of the Foundation, I once again ask that you consider making a gift to help us eliminate the financial challenges our students face, allowing them to focus on their studies, and reach their ultimate potential.”
Gifts of any amount are deeply appreciated and always impactful. If you would like to establish a scholarship at SUNY Poly, please contact Andrea LaGatta, Vice President for Institutional Advancement at andrea.lagatta@sunypoly.edu. For other gifts, please visit: https://sunypoly.edu/foundation/giving.html.
