Donor Spotlights

Stephen Reiff ’10

Why I Give

For Stephen Reiff ’10, it’s hard to know if the most valuable part of his ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ experience was the caring faculty and staff who gave him a feeling of empowerment or the lifelong friendships that he built as a first-year student.

β€œΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ made me feel like the world was my oyster and that helped encourage me to dream big – taking me everywhere: from the front lines of a presidential campaign to a refugee camp in Uganda and on to advising senior leaders in the business world,” Stephen said of the faculty and staff who cared about him personally.

β€œOr perhaps,” he pondered, β€œthe friendships formed were the most valuable part of my ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ experience. I didn't get married until I was 33 and the two best men in my wedding were my two best friends at ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ - both of whom I met within my first week at school!”

Today, Stephen donates to ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ as a way to show strength in numbers for alumni donor support, a statistic that influences how the university is ranked in publications like US News & World Report College Rankings.

β€œWhen I give to ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅,” he said. β€œI am helping empower the next generation of leaders and strengthening the brand of ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ to the world.”