This is our moment
Founded by visionaries within our own community, the University of Rochester was built on a belief that education can be a force for good—a place where big questions can lead to bold impact.
Today, we stand at another defining moment in our history. Once again we’re calling on our community to help us realize a better world—one fueled by curiosity, creativity, and shared humanity.
Let’s do this!
Give
Make a gift to any area of the University that means the most to you.
Go
Attend a University-sponsored event on campus, online, or in your community.
Help
Volunteer your time and talent. Mentor a student, hire a recent graduate, or help our patients and families.
Connect
Share your Rochester story with others. Follow us on social media. Update your contact information.
Our students, faculty and staff, and patients are counting on us to keep doing what Rochester does best: to continue asking the big questions, to pursue bold ideas, and to translate our findings into solutions that we share with the world. Your generosity helps us be forever better. Join us in a campaign for Rochester’s future.
and G. Robert Witmer, Jr. University Professor
Your impact
Mary Ellen Burris ’68W (EdM) will establish a deanship, professorship, and scholarship at the Warner School of Education and Human Development
New Hire Rochester Internship Program opens doors to paid professional experiences
Eric T. Lincke ’54, ’57M (MD) establishes the John F. Randolph Professorship in Mathematics
Your gift truly matters
I give back to Rochester because the University community gave me so much. From student organizations that felt like home, to mentors who pushed me, to friends who became family, Rochester shaped me into the person I am today.
For fundraising and engagement
Together, we can develop cures, invent solutions, inspire creativity, and make the world ever better. We have a bold plan to raise $1.75 billion in philanthropic support and to engage 250,000 alumni, parents, grateful patients, and friends to help us reach our goals by 2030.
Because ever better starts here—and with your support—goes everywhere.
Get on the guest list
Join us as we launch For Ever Better in a city near you! Help us reach our goal of engaging 250,000 alumni, grateful patients, and friends during the campaign. With events on campus, online, and around the world, there are many ways to show up for Rochester.