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EXCELerate

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At Northern Kentucky University, we make dreams a reality. For more than 800 students each year, those dreams are fueled by the generosity of alumni and friends like you. Donors created 197 new scholarships during Further Faster: The Campaign for NKU, including more than $7.5M in gifts to establish over 100 new endowed scholarships.

Now, it’s time to keep roaring ahead. Time to continue driving real ambition and real success. Time…to EXCELerate.

EXCELerate will accelerate excellence and access by delivering more scholarships to students in the next three years while continuing to build our endowment for the long-term. It will empower more students to thrive on our campus and make their mark in our communities. It will show the region that at NKU, we are student-ready and we are not about to slow down. In fact, we’re just getting started.


 

EXCELerate is driven by three principles:


Flexibility

The collegiate student population is rapidly changing.

To respond and fulfill our mission, NKU must have the ability to apply scholarship dollars when and where needed each year. Put simply, by minimizing restrictions, we can maximize impact.


Accelerated Impact

To award more scholarships in the next three years, we must increase the spending power of newly created endowments.

New endowment options will apply 20% as cash to spend now while the remaining 80% is invested for the long-term.


Participation

Everyone in Norse Nation can make an impact that is meaningful for them — from annual gifts, to multi-year pledges, to new endowments.

Student Success Stories

 

Aicha Mouhamed

NKU has shifted how I see myself. I went from being this introverted person to a person who is willing to stand out and speak up.

 

Stacey Armah
Mark and Marie Yeager Endowed Scholarship recipient

Read Stacey's story

Meagan Miller

Scholarships are the reason I am able to be here. If I didn’t have scholarships, I wouldn’t be able to cover the large majority of my tuition.

 

Meagan Miller
Mark and Marie Yeager Endowed Scholarship recipient

Read Meagan's Story

Kelly Murphy

By going to school full-time, working and raising my son, I have been able to show my son that he can do hard things too.

 

Kelly Murphy
Jack and Phyllis Moreland Endowed Scholarship recipient

Read Kelly's Story

Jayden Teschner

As a college student, paying your way through is hard — so scholarships and financial aid have really made a huge difference.

 

Jayden Teschner
Aspiring Teacher Scholarship recipient

Read Jayden's story

Working together, Norse Nation can achieve anything.
Are you ready to EXCELerate?
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