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Stories of Philanthropy
Our most successful athletics challenge yet
November 13, 2020 In the past two weeks, the University's athletics programs and teams raised $236,475. But this year's challenge was the most successful yet, not because it raised the most money (even though it did) but because 2,327 members of our community rallied in support of our student-athletes, coaches, and athletics staff during this difficult time.
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A smashing success for our first-ever virtual Cardinal Weekend
October 30, 2020 The weekend's festivities were a novel experience for all of us, and even though we were physically separated, we felt the strength of the Catholic University community.
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Facebook profile/camera frames and Zoom backgrounds: Cardinal Weekend 2020
October 21, 2020 Share your Cardinal pride with your friends, family, and colleagues! Take a minute to spruce up your Facebook profile, your Facebook camera photos, and your Zoom backgrounds.
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Activity Book: Print and Play for Cardinal Weekend 2020
October 21, 2020 Download and print our activity books for adults and children. While you reconnect with friends online, you can try your hand at some fun activities offline: coloring pages, Red's Rad Libs, mazes, crossword puzzles, word jumbles, word searches, and Sudoku.
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Then and Now: Photographs of changes at Catholic University
October 21, 2020 We've paired archival images from the 1970s and 1980s with photographs taken from similar vantage points in October 2020. Compare and contrast how Catholic University looked then with how it looks now!
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Schedule: Cardinal Weekend 2020
October 21, 2020 See everything the virtual event has to offer with this detailed schedule. Cardinal Weekend 2020 is a new homecoming and reunion experience for the entire Catholic University community.
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Meet the new dean: National Catholic School of Social Service
October 13, 2020 We would like to introduce Jo Ann Regan, dean of the National Catholic School of Social Service, one of three new deans who started at Catholic University over the summer. This interview was originally conducted for the 1887 Society's monthly newsletter.
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Sica Family Bequeaths $5 million to Catholic University
October 08, 2020 For the past 37 years, Vinny, B.M.E. 1983, and Ellen Sica have been dedicated supporters of Catholic University, generously sharing their time, talent, and treasure. This August, they strengthened their legacy by bequeathing $5 million to the University in support of the School of Engineering and the Cardinal football program.
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Meet Meghan Coyne, our Cardinal Weekend chef
October 05, 2020 After earning her B.A. in 2004, Megan Coyne received a certificate of culinary education from the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City in 2005, and worked briefly in the Good Housekeeping test kitchen. But then she landed her dream job on an Emmy-winning daytime TV show.
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Youniss Family Makes Transformative Gift to Lacrosse
October 02, 2020 The Cardinal men's and women's lacrosse teams will return to the field stronger than ever thanks to a generous gift from Andy, B.S. 1983, and Mariann Youniss. The Youniss Family Endowed Lacrosse Fund will be split evenly between the two teams.
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“Angels Unawares” – Journey to Catholic University
September 30, 2020 “Angels Unawares,” was intricately sculpted and cast in four tons of bronze by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz. An anonymous patron and Schmalz gifted the piece — based on Hebrews 13:2: “Be welcoming to strangers, many have entertained angels unawares.” — to The Catholic University of America.
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CUOnline: The 2020 White House Race and the Impact of the Electoral College
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Livestream: Unveiling and Blessing of "Angels Unawares"
September 24, 2020 At 1 p.m. EDT on Sunday, September 27, 2020, join us here for a livestream of the unveiling of Angels Unawares, a new four-ton bronze sculpture on the campus of The Catholic University of America.
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Campaign impact report: 2015-2020
August 25, 2020 When sketching out Light the Way: The Campaign for Catholic University, we planned for the unexpected. We anticipated gifts that would affect the University in ways we couldn’t predict, but we also budgeted for a possible economic downturn. What we didn’t envision was that both scenarios would play out at the same time.
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Meet the new dean: School of Architecture and Planning
August 24, 2020 We would like to introduce Mark Ferguson, dean of the School of Architecture and Planning, one of three new deans who started at Catholic University over the summer.
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More than $900,000 raised for pandemic-related assistance
July 28, 2020 Thank you for generously supporting Catholic University students who have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. To date, Catholic University has raised more than $900,000 through the Light the Way Crisis Response Fund. Additionally, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided the University with more than $1 million to distribute to students.
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Master of Social Work scholarships funded by federal grant to NCSSS
July 02, 2020 On June 19, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded to Catholic University’s National Catholic School of Social Service (NCSSS) a five-year, $3.2 million grant under the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students Program.
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