Giving to Bucknell

We Do News & Events

  • One-day giving challenge nets $890K
    A group of Bucknell alumni put forth the challenge: Raise $100,000 in 24 hours. Bucknellians answered the call, far exceeding expectations.
  • Family Firsts
    Hats off to first-generation faculty.
  • WE DO: The Philadelphia story
    Bucknellians celebrated in Philadelphia at the latest stop on the University's national WE DO Tour.
  • We Do Tour Slideshow: Pittsburgh
    See highlights of Bucknell's national WE DO Tour stop in Pittsburgh.
  • Taking the show on the road: Bucknell kicks off national campaign tour
    More than 200 Bucknellians celebrated the kickoff of the University's national WE DO Tour at AT&T Park in San Francisco.
  • Anonymous couple pledges $10 million to Bucknell
    The historic gift is the third-largest single pledge ever made to the University.
  • The 2013 We Do Tour

    We're bringing the excitement of the campaign to a city near you. Join President Bravman, trustees, faculty and students as we celebrate with extraordinary events across the country.

  • Funding Futures

    Alumna's bequest will support generations of summer undergraduate researchers.

  • The Sum of All Parts

    Michael Johnson-Cramer, director of the School of Management, says the O'Brien Scholarship is a testament to how creative donors can be when making gifts. "The scholarship has been good in pushing us to consider students in a different way," he says. "The result has been many discussions about how we can better mentor our students and help them grow. It's been a powerful experience."

  • Images from Homecoming 2012
    View our slideshows from Homecoming 2012: This historic weekend featured events for all alumni and students, faculty and staff that included a special University Celebration, a rare conversation with Walter Isaacson and Jim Cramer, the Bison Hall of Fame Dinner, the Homecoming game against Colgate, a dynamic encounter with the arts, and a concert by Corey Harris in the renovated Campus Theatre, plus an exclusive private concert with Norah Jones.
  • Public launch of historic campaign highlights Homecoming celebration
    Bucknell publicly launched its half-billion-dollar fundraising campaign during one of the most memorable Homecoming celebrations in University history.
  • Rescue, Renewal and Possibility

    How donors have built the Bucknell we know today.

  • The Ripple Effect

    The Walker Family Scholarship has enabled generations of students from western Pennsylvania's coal country to achieve a Bucknell education.

  • Endowment 101

    Why are tuition costs so high? What does tuition pay for, and how can the costs be stabilized? Find the answers here.

  • Just the (Financial) Facts, Please

    What are common myths about Bucknell's need for support, and what is the truth? A point-by-point analysis of what is and what isn't true about Bucknell's financial security.

  • What is Our Goal?

    As the campaign to raise half-a-billion dollars begins, the University focuses on six priority initiatives that will propel us forward.

  • We Do.
    The two words are more than a campaign theme — they define the Bucknell spirit.
  • Historic weekend will set course for future of Bucknell
    With a half-a-billion dollar goal, the Campaign for Bucknell University will publicly launch this Homecoming weekend.
  • A rare conversation
    Jim Cramer and Walter Isaacson's conversation about innovation, discovery and leadership is part of Bucknell's 2012 Homecoming celebration.