The
Campaign
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La Salle
University

The Moment La Salle Has Been Building Toward

For 350 years, the Lasallian tradition has done something quietly extraordinary — and for more than 160 of them, La Salle University has carried it forward in Philadelphia, taking students from every background and launching them into lives of leadership, purpose, and impact.

Today, that work has never been more urgent — and our momentum has never been stronger.

More Than Imagined is an ambitious campaign to secure the scholarships, academic programs, and modern spaces that give every Explorer the opportunity to thrive. It’s an investment in the students on campus today, and a promise to the ones who don’t yet know La Salle is waiting for them.

Known for More. Now, More Than Imagined.

Imagine

a student who arrives uncertain and leaves unstoppable.

Imagine

a city whose leaders learned to listen here first.

Imagine

an institution that has always done more than anyone imagined — and is only gaining momentum.

That is La Salle. And More Than Imagined is the campaign that will secure that promise for the next generation – and for the generation after that. By investing in students from the moment they arrive to the day they walk across the stage, we will ensure that every Explorer — regardless of where they started — can finish in a place that is more than they imagined.

What’s possible for La Salle today? More than anyone imagined. I believe that. I see it in the students who walk this campus daily. I hear it from our alumni. I feel it among the Christian Brothers who gave their lives to this mission. I hope you will join me, and them, in making La Salle all it can be. For our students. Always.”

– Daniel J. Allen, Ph.D. President, La Salle University

Daniel J. Allen, President of La Salle University.

Three Pillars. One Promise.

More Than Imagined is organized around three areas where your investment does the most good. Together, they ensure that every Explorer can belong, become, and bring change.

Student
Support

Lawrence Mani.

Creating Foundations for Every Student to Thrive

Too many talented students leave for reasons that have nothing to do with their potential. Your investment ensures that financial barriers never determine a student’s story at La Salle.

Student
Success

Haylie Doan​​.

Advancing Academic Excellence and Career Readiness

At La Salle, students are guided to earn a living and live with purpose – career development and character development are inseparable.

Student
Spaces

Michael Little.

Building Community Through Infrastructure

A campus should signal to every student: you belong here. When La Salle’s environment reflects its aspirations, students rise to meet them.

Together, We’re Building More Than Imagined

Our Goal
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Every gift, at every level, makes this campaign possible. Thank you for investing in La Salle.

More Than Imagined, In Real Life

Philanthropy changes trajectories. These stories show how — one student, one gift, one moment at a time.

Ceil and Jim Tuman posing for a photo outside Univest Financial Fieldhouse.

Giving back to the next generation

For Jim and Ceil Tuman, giving back to La Salle University is about more than just supporting their daughter’s alma mater. It’s a contribution to the local community and helping Explorers’ access potentially life-changing educations.
Steve Zarrilli, ’83, (left) and Carol Zarrilli, ’83, (right) with University President Daniel J. Allen, Ph.D. (center).

Helping Explorers lead

Steve, ’83, and Carol Zarrilli, ’83, are supporting their alma mater through a generous $125K gift that will support the new Zarrilli Leadership Program, a program focused on first-year student retention and leadership skills. 
Kathleen Meriwether, Esq., ’79, and Ellen Meriwether, Esq., ’81.

Sisters in life and in law

Kathleen Meriwether, Esq., ’79, and Ellen Meriwether, Esq., ’81, were the first of their five siblings to attend college. They both found purpose and success at La Salle University laying the foundation for successful careers as lawyers.
Three students sitting at a picnic bench outside and looking at a laptop screen.

Anonymous La Salle alumnus invests in Explorers’ education through $750K gift

The generous gift will positively impact Explorers through a scholarship fund, a Career Launch Fund, and The Practitioner Fellows Program in Accounting.