Your Gifts in Action

• ​College of Arts & Sciences

  • Supported a joint faculty/student project to apply theoretical physics models to the complex process of gene expression regulation in cells
  • Enabled the study of fundamental questions related to how environmental or physiological challenges lead to the secretion of stress hormones in free-living seabirds in Alaska. This work included research opportunities for undergraduates
  • Enabled a multi-year student-involved project to create two professional performances, one theatre and one dance, focusing on the role/impact of the ensemble in the productions
  • Supported the study of graphic narratives in Spain

   

• Freeman College of Management

  • Provided student networking events with alumni, parents and recruiters
  • Created curricular enhancements to promote international business and economic development
  • Increased staff to accommodate growth in student enrollment
  • Provided compensation to attract and retain world-class teacher-scholars in a competitive landscape

   

• College of Engineering

  • Purchased advanced technical lab equipment, including an abrasive waterjet for the Project Development Lab, equipment in the Academic East fluids lab, upgrades to the scanning electron microscope and specialized tools for biomedical engineering labs. 
  • Supported students, faculty and staff to attend and present technical papers at professional conferences
  • Sponsored the recruitment of new faculty members to continue to diversify our teaching ranks in support of our student-first strategic plan goals

   

• Bucknell Fund

  • Made additional financial aid possible for students in need
  • Enhanced student experiences, activities on campus and campus speakers

   

• President’s Fund

  • Continued to provide funding for several programs including the Bucknell Farm, the Bucknell Arts Council, the Humanities Center and Freeman College of Management experiential programming
  • Supported wastewater monitoring for SARS-CoV-2 research by Professors Deborah Sills and Marie Pizzorno
  • Supported faculty projects associated with the Bucknell-Geisinger Research Initiative (BGRI), which aims to foster collaboration between the region's health care and higher education leaders to advance health care delivery, education and research at the local, regional and national levels. Projects included: A New Approach to Characterizing Human Motor Control Architecture for Improved Stroke Rehabilitation by Professor Benjamin Wheatley; Duty and Dedication in the Time of COVID-19: Nurses, Hospitals and the Future of Care by Professor Christine Ngo; and A Handheld Detection Biosensor for Respiratory Pathogens in Young Children — Stage 2 by Professor Amal Kabalan

   

• Bison Club

  • Supported travel, recruitment, equipment and operations for all 27 Division I Athletics programs and Bison Club staffing and events.
  • Provided crucial support to offset the financial burden caused by the postponement of the fall athletic seasons and the subsequent loss of revenue from ticket sales, corporate partners, clinics, camps, etc.
  • Supported operating costs for departmental Senior Awards and Hall of Fame class induction initiatives
  • Enhanced initiatives around diversity, equity and inclusion as well increased support for mental health and student-athlete well-being