The Campaign for the University of Dayton

We Soar

We are called to move our community beyond what might be toward what must be — elevating our trajectory and deepening our impact through action.

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Building on What They Started

$1.18 million to create a professorship

George Hanley ’77 makes a gift to create a professorship in honor of former provost Paul Benson, focusing on sustainability.

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Enabling Global Learning Opportunities

$5 million for study abroad

The generosity of Deb and Randy Tobias will help eliminate financial need as a barrier to participation in international learning experiences.

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Supporting Initiatives

$450,000 for Brain Health Collaboratory

A grant from The Dayton Foundation will support interdisciplinary research and community partnerships through UD's Brain Health Collaboratory.

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By focusing our campaign on these three philanthropic priorities, we will skyrocket our students to new heights and channel the strength of community to improve the lives of all Flyers.

Campaign Results

$400 million is our comprehensive campaign giving goal.

19,250 new Front Porch Society members is our participation goal.

2,800 new volunteer leaders in defined roles is our engagement goal.

Taking Our Bold Trajectory Further

Setting Our Sites Even Higher

We've surpassed all three of our campaign goals, and we're not letting up! Together we can remove more financial barriers for prospective students, create additional hands-on learning opportunities, and provide support to attract and retain top-quality faculty and staff. We are committed until the campaign officially ends June 30, 2025. Let's go Flyers!

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Reaching Our Goals

Building Our Culture

Our campaign goals help build a culture to sustain UD's bright future. In addition to raising money, we have a goal to increase the number of new volunteers who strengthen UD with their time and talents.

Making an Impact

Every day, alumni and friends make a difference in the lives of students and strengthen the University. These stories are a few examples of how donors and volunteers help UD soar.