Campaign for the Uncommon Good - Seattle University

The campaign

Each of us has the power and responsibility to be a force for good. Collectively, we can make a positive difference for our students and the future. As individuals and as a university community, we strive to serve the greater good. Since 1891, through a mission that unites academics with empowering leaders for a just and humane world, that’s what we’ve done. The Campaign for the Uncommon Good will further position Seattle University as one of the world's most innovative and forward-thinking Jesuit universities for igniting human potential and forming leaders of purpose and impact.

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Initiatives

Uncommon Good begins here. We fearlessly build a better future for all in three primary ways:

Unprecedented Access to Education

Ensuring that every student realizes equal access, feels a sense of inclusion and belonging, and forms lifelong connections with world-class faculty.

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Unconventional Science and Innovation

Working side-by-side with faculty and industry partners, students graduate with the leadership skills to apply their STEM education in purposeful, ethical and impactful ways.

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Unparalleled Mission and Programs

Deepening our Jesuit mission and care for the whole person by improving everything from student experiences and wellness to engagement, experiential learning and residential life.

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Campaign Progress

$256m raised

$ 275m goal

20621 donors

days to goal

Goal
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Make a Transformative Difference

Every student can make a difference. So can every gift.

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Impact stories

Marika Yaplee, '19

BRIDGING THE GAP TO EDUCATION

Marika Yaplee did everything in her power to realize her dream of attending Seattle University. Her family had no financial resources to contribute, so she had to figure out how to pay for Seattle U herself.

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Angela Flores-Marcus, '19

DISCOVERING SCHOLARSHIP AND COMMUNITY IN DIVERSE STEM PROGRAM

With compassion and community Angela Flores-Marcus blossomed with success in STEM studies.

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Majd Baniodeh, '11

DEVELOPING ETHICAL GLOBAL LEADERS

A child of war-torn Palestine, Majd Baniodeh was already a citizen of the world when she arrived at Seattle University. Learn more about how education and global awareness can give voice to the underserved.

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Henry Louie

ENGINEERING PROFESSOR LIGHTS AFRICAN VILLAGES AND EMPOWERS STUDENTS

This professor brings light to villages in Africa and lights up students academic success, bringing real life experience to STEM studies.

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Emily Graham, '19

SERVING GLOBAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

A global STEM partnership empowered Emily Graham with a vision to pursue her civil engineering career abroad supporting people and projects where resources are scarce.

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Ezra Teshomes, '75

GRATEFUL HEART REPAYS EDUCATION THROUGH SERVICE AND JESUIT VALUES

Having left Ethiopia with money for tuition but little else, this trustee was afforded an education with the support of Seattle U and continues to pay it forward through service.

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