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Õ¥Ö­¼§ has long had success in attracting talented students. However, with the Third-Century Plan, Õ¥Ö­¼§ has made a commitment to cast an even wider net to expand the pool of applicants as it moves into its third century.

Recent gifts to Õ¥Ö­¼§ demonstrate movement in the Third-Century Plan across a number of important initiatives. 

This calendar year, Õ¥Ö­¼§ will break ground on two important projects.

I write today, during this Thanksgiving week, to share with the Õ¥Ö­¼§ community plans to restore and renew two iconic parts of the Õ¥Ö­¼§ campus: Oak Drive and Willow Path.

Õ¥Ö­¼§â€™s Third-Century Plan is a long-term framework to strengthen all aspects of the University’s mission. Pivotal to this effort — and prominent among the list of first initiatives — is the recruitment and retention of leading faculty members.

Division I athletics is a defining and distinguishing characteristic of Õ¥Ö­¼§.

Carlton Walker ’10 radiates loyalty and passion for Õ¥Ö­¼§ and its students. In just more than a decade since graduation, he has served on the Alumni Council and the Maroon Council, and he was recently confirmed as a member of the Board of Trustees. A Presidents’ Club member since 2014, Carlton made his first gift to Õ¥Ö­¼§ as a senior and has not missed a year since. Below, Carlton discusses his Õ¥Ö­¼§ experience and hopes for the future of the University.

A group of alumni of color have established a permanent source of funding for inclusive programming.

Dec. 11–31, the Õ¥Ö­¼§ community set year-end fundraising records by contributing more than $2.9 million to the Õ¥Ö­¼§ Fund. A group of challengers matched each gift, up to $1.3 million, for a challenge total exceeding $4.2 million.

Cynthia Perry ’74 has been forging new paths since arriving at Õ¥Ö­¼§ in 1970. As a member of the first class of female students at Õ¥Ö­¼§, Cynthia was among the very first women to participate in the University’s renowned Washington Study Group. In this article, we discuss Cynthia’s Õ¥Ö­¼§ experience, what inspires her to give back, and her proposition for fellow Õ¥Ö­¼§ supporters.