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Your Support Matters

When you invest in NKU, you plant a seed for our students to grow and thrive.

Your gift to scholarships increases access to NKU for hundreds of learners, from recent high school graduates to working adults, who are ready to achieve their goals.

Your gift to support research and experiential learning through your college prepares graduates who are ready for careers and civic engagement.

Your gift to organizations across campus enhances our university’s culture, helps students find a home at NKU and opens their eyes to the world around them.  

Your generosity enables our students to walk across the stage prepared to lead meaningful lives and help create vibrant communities.

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Student and Donor Stories

Shabnam Tursunova

Shabnam Tursunova

"When I graduate, I hope to give back to the students at NKU and the
community to change lives like this scholarship has changed mine."

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Devaughn

Devaughn

For many students, college is a decision of financial means, not drive and desire. After discovering Northern Kentucky University's HAILE College of Business, Devaughn knew where he needed to be.

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Nathan Smith

Nathan Smith

"I think there are people who deserve a chance. Helping a student leave college with a life-changing experience, in the long run, will probably make the biggest impact on that person’s life and the community we live in."

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Shelly Deavy

Dr. Russell F. Proctor II

"NKU has become my second home and alma mater. I feel more allegiance to NKU than to the schools I’ve actually attended. This is a very special place to me."

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