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The Costello College of Business at Â鶹ÊÓƵ announced a significant increase in scholarship money awarded to students—$1.3 million for the 2024-2025 academic year—$500,000 of which went to named scholarships. Over the past five years, both the total amount of scholarship funding and the number of students who have received Costello scholarships have more than doubled.

In a first for any university in the United States, visually impaired baseball players are getting a chance to step up to the plate at Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Led by a volunteer coach and University Life’s Â鶹ÊÓƵ Recreation and Disability Services offices, Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Beep baseball initiative is gaining momentum after a successful community learn-to-play clinic last fall.

McKay is now the president of Jim McKay Chevrolet, a sponsor for many student activities and sports at George Â鶹ÊÓƵ, and Intercollegiate Athletics has been at the heart of her personal connection with the university. Since the mid-1990s, she’s been an avid Patriots fan, attending many men's and women's basketball games, including the ones out of town, often with her daughters and now her grandchildren.

The Zeineb Mrad Bouali Tenacity and Perseverance Award honors students who have had to pause their educational goals and are now hoping to return to complete their degrees.

Tommy Everett and Sarah Hormel Everett have pledged $1.2 million to expand the existing endowed scholarship in honor of their son, Mats Von Quillfeldt, a former Â鶹ÊÓƵ LIFE student. The scholarship was established to help defray the costs associated with attending Â鶹ÊÓƵ LIFE, including tuition, fees, housing, textbooks, and related expenses.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ has announced a generous multi-year commitment from Schwab Advisor Services in partnership with the Charles Schwab Foundation to grow and strengthen George Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Financial Planning and Wealth Management Program (FPWM) and to position it to meet the region’s strong demand for certified financial planners.

Each year, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Nation unites for 24 hours to support the mission and vision of Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Â鶹ÊÓƵ Vision Day 2025 encouraged donors to support what means the most to them. They came forward in record numbers—with record-breaking results.

The evening raised $162,500 and featured a cocktail reception, dinner on Merchant Hall Stage, special tributes to Honorees Marion Wall and Dominion Energy, a lively after-party, and more.

Once a year, every corner of Â鶹ÊÓƵ unites for a 24-hour period, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Vision Day, coming together with the singular goal of moving George Â鶹ÊÓƵ forward.

Each year, the Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations holds a celebration of faculty and staff generosity and commitment, and this year debuted two awards highlighting a faculty member and a staff member who embody the many ways in which the George Â鶹ÊÓƵ community gives to its students and programs.