More Than Imagined. A Campaign for La Salle University.
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The Stories Your Investment Is Writing

The stories here belong to the students, faculty, and supporters living the campaign every day. The ones proving, every day, that La Salle does more than anyone imagined possible.

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. 
A male business student wearing professional clothing engages in conversation with a female recruiter.

$1 million gift will support business students at La Salle University

The gift will assist students through two connected components: scholarships and financial aid, and experiential learning and internship support.
Jim Lynch, HON ’10, ‘71, and Kathleen (Kathy) Gordon Lynch, ‘77.

La Salle couple gives back to their alma mater through $2 million gift

The funds will support the Lynch Gordon Family Scholars program and the creation of a new Health and Wellness Center.
A rendering of the Student Success Center.

La Salle University receives $500K for Student Success Center and student scholarships

This gift will enhance the student learning experience by creating a centralized space in the University’s Connelly Library for academic achievement.
Pauline Scalvino leading a classroom lecture in Founders’ Hall while students attentively listen.

Chair of the La Salle University Board of Trustees Pauline Scalvino, ’87, gives $1 million to assist high-achieving Explorers

The gift will be used to establish the Scalvino Family Student Success Initiative.
Bedside nursing students helping mannequin “patients” in the nursing simulation lab.

La Salle University receives $5 million Planned Estate Gift 

The transformative gift will support programs within the School of Nursing and Health Sciences.
Ruth and Anthony J. Nocella, ’66.

Anthony J., ‘66, and Ruth Nocella support student success at La Salle through a $1.2 million gift

The Nocellas’ donation is one of the largest that the University has received in recent years.