Northeastern receives historic $60 million gift to name School of Business

September 12, 2012

Two North­eastern alumni—Richard D’Amore, BA’76, and Alan McKim, MBA’88—have joined forces to make the largest phil­an­thropic invest­ment in the university’s his­tory. As a result of their com­bined $60 mil­lion gift, Northeastern’s Col­lege of Busi­ness Administration will become the D’Amore-McKim School of Busi­ness. It will be the first college or school to be named at Northeastern.

Alumni gift transforms Athletics facilities

January 25, 2012

Thanks to a generous gift from Michael Gries, BA’77, and Dr. Deborah Shomberg Gries, PAH’77, Northeastern University has united two campus programs by replacing its aging sports medicine and strength-conditioning facilities with the Michael and Dr. Deborah Gries Center for Sports Medicine and Performance.

Northeastern named among "10 Most Fiscally Responsible Nonprofit Organizations"

December 15, 2011

Worth magazine has named Northeastern one of "The 10 Most Fiscally Responsible Nonprofit Organizations," showcasing the university's financial health and commitment to programming. Worth recognized Northeastern's landmark fiscal year 2011, when five colleges received gifts of $1 million or more from new donors, and over 2,100 first-time donors joined the pipeline, an increase of more than 17 percent from the previous year.

Bouvé simulation suite named for Northeastern alumnus

November 7, 2011

Marlene Goldstein has invested $2 million to name a new simulation suite in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences in memory of her late husband, Arnold S. Goldstein, P’61, PhD’90.

New endowed chair in engineering established

July 20, 2011

Arthur W. Zafiropoulo, founder, CEO, and chairman of Ultratech, Inc., has provided a $2.5 million gift to establish a new endowed faculty chair in the College of Engineering at Northeastern University.