GIVING OPPORTUNITIES

ANNUAL FUND |  SUMMA |  ENDOWMENT  |  CENTENNIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

A Critical Source of Funding

Your gift to the Law School’s Annual Fund directly benefits current students by supporting student financial aid, faculty and curriculum development, library collections and public interest programs. Gifts to the Annual Fund also enable us to take advantage of unexpected opportunities and to meet new challenges throughout the year.

Supporting Key Institutional Priorities

The alumni and friends who contribute to the Law School’s Annual Fund support several critical priorities:

Financial Aid: More than 80 percent of our students received some form of financial assistance last year.

Moakley Law Library: The Law School’s state-of-the-art library now contains more than 360,000 printed and microform volumes.

Technology: All seats in the classrooms, library, and common areas in Sargent Hall are wired for Internet access.

Curriculum: Students may choose from more than 200 electives and may specialize in five different academic concentrations.

Clinical Opportunities: The Law School also offers eight different clinical programs.

Your Participation Matters

Your gifts to the Law School Annual Fund enable the school to fulfill its mission to provide an excellent legal education to the next generation of lawyers and legal scholars.

Donors who contribute $1,000 or more in one year are eligible for membership in Summa, the University’s prestigious leadership giving circle.

To make a pledge to the Law School Annual Fund, or for more information, please contact Ellen Solomita. Or, you may complete a pledge form (pdf) and mail, fax, or email it to us.

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A Tradition of Leadership

A tradition of leadership has guided Suffolk University since its founding, a tradition that is recognized through Summa, our leadership giving circle. Summa honors those dedicated donors whose leadership support fulfills Suffolk’s mission and long-term commitment to our students, faculty, and staff. Membership in Summa exemplifies an extraordinary regard for Suffolk and a shared commitment to excellence, equality and distinction in education.

A Tradition of Distinction

Suffolk University recognizes the outstanding contributions of our Summa members. Their generosity supports the University in all endeavors. Gifts from Summa members enhance all our academic offerings and improve campus facilities. Summa represents a sustaining philanthropic commitment on behalf of Suffolk University. This same spirit of philanthropy has benefited Suffolk since its founding and continues to guide us today-inspiring us all to do more.

A Tradition of Support

Donors who contribute $1,000 or more to any fund (capital campaign, annual operating, and restricted or endowments) in a given fiscal year (July 1 to June 30) are designated as members of Summa.

For more information on making a law school gift at the Summa level, please contact Ellen Solomita. Or, you may complete a pledge form (pdf) and mail, fax, or email it to us.

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Building a Lasting Legacy

Making an endowment gift to Suffolk University Law School is one of the best ways to make a permanent impact on the school and to help ensure the school’s ability to meet the educational needs of its students for generations to come.

Endowment gifts are carefully invested and some portion of the income they generate is drawn by the Suffolk University Law School to fund its needs in any given year. Income earned beyond what the University draws is reinvested. Because they can grow substantially over time from both additional gifts and compounding interest, endowed funds provide permanent sources of funding for the Law School.

Responding to Challenges, Embracing Opportunities

Endowment gifts may be unrestricted or designated for particular purposes according to the donor’s interests and the School’s needs and priorities. Endowment gifts may support priorities including:

• establishment of endowed scholarships;
• establishment of endowed professorships;
• construction, equipping, and maintenance of classrooms;
• purchase of library material;
• enhancement of classroom technologies, and
• creation of academic programs and research centers.

Naming Opportunities

Suffolk University Law School offers many opportunities for named endowment gifts. Gifts may be named in recognition of individual or corporate donors (such as law firms) or in honor of family members, classmates, friends, or professors.

• Named Centennial Scholarships may be endowed for $50,000 for individuals or $500,000 for a class scholarship.
• Existing Endowed Funds at the Law School

For more information on endowed giving opportunities, please contact Shelagh O’Brien.

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Meeting a Compelling Need

Given the pressing need for increased scholarship assistance at Suffolk University and Suffolk Law School, the University has established the Centennial Scholarship Program. In honor of Suffolk’s Centennial in 2006, the University seeks to recognize the first 100 newly endowed or enhanced scholarships. Any individual who makes a new commitment of $50,000 or more to an established scholarship fund or creates a new endowed scholarship will be counted as a Centennial Scholarship donor. Class scholarships may be established with a commitment of $500,000.

These scholarships transform the student experience and underscore the relevance of the University’s mission and its commitment to boosting the endowment for the benefit of the entire university. By establishing a Centennial Scholarship, our alumni, family, and friends signify the importance of giving back to the University, a tradition that is as much a part of Suffolk as is its mission.

A Centennial Mission

Centennial Scholarships also serve as tangible evidence of Suffolk’s commitment to recruit and retain an exceptionally talented student body. We are deeply grateful to all the donors who have embraced the mission of the Centennial Scholarship.

The William F. Connell Charitable Trust
Margaret E. Ford Trust*
David J. Sargent, JD '54, LLD '78*
James G. Sokolove, JD '69*
Suffolk University Law School Class of 1969*
Richard A. Voke, BA '70, JD '74
Donald J. Scott, JD '41*
The Estate of Arnold W. Olsson, JD '48 and Edith Olsson*
Thomas J. Ryan, JD '74 and Margaret Ryan*
John N. Wilson, Jr.*
Campus Stores of Massachusetts, Inc.
NEWIRE (New England Women in Real Estate)
Daniel N. Ford, BA '77
Alice Moore Trust*
Robert W. Casby, JD '82*
John C. Scully, DCS '86 and Barbara A. Scully
Richard M. Rosenberg, BSJ '52, DSC '91 and Barbara Rosenberg
Michael S. Smith, BSBA '61 and Larry E. Smith, BSBA '65
John J. O'Connor, BSBA '73
Michael J. McCormack, JD '72*
James W. O'Brien Foundation*
Kathryn and Thomas Battillo*
Pamela Scangas, BA '72 and Patricia Scangas
Robert F. Muse, JD '50*
Foley Hoag LLP*
Brian G. Doherty, JD '77*
Gerard F. Doherty, JD '60*
Hortense K. Seybolt
The Honorable Paul J. Fitzpatrick, BA '56, JD '57*

Other scholarships also support the mission of Suffolk Law School. Here is a complete list of existing Law School scholarships.

For more information on endowing a Centennial Scholarship at the Law School, please contact Shelagh O’Brien.

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