YORK COLLEGE To Honor and To Serve Campaign York College launched To Honor and To Serve, a $15.9 million fundraising campaign in September 2021. Campaign priorities are directly tied to the transition to York University, representing a first, critical step in this major move forward. Campaign progress is visible everywhere on campus as work continues on Hulitt Hall, Levitt Library (newly re-christened the Academic Resource Center at Levitt), and Thomas Hall. Work is just beginning for the Lemons Athletic Training Room along with other major renovations in the Freeman Center. Progress of another sort is apparent with creation of several new endowments, adding $2.5 million to the college’s permanent funds. These recent gifts are in addition to endowed funds already in place that had more than tripled during the last decade. After a recent campaign review, vice president for advancement, Jared Stark, informed the board that the college is within easy striking distance of the original $15.9 million monetary goal. Stark emphasized, “this campaign is not about hitting a dollar amount. We are working to truly expand our reach, renew the campus, and build new programs – all to better serve our students. There are a few vital priorities remaining before we can call the campaign a success. We will focus our energies on those goals until June 30, next year.” Remaining campaign priorities include funding the newly acquired Twelfth Street Suites. The suites will provide much needed, new housing for students. The other high profile
initiative is the York University Scholarship Fund. As the name changes, the fund will continue to underwrite financial aid awards for hundreds of students every year. n
photos by Elias Dallmann '23
