young CCIS alumni are giving
back to the college in increas-
several major gifts in the past year from
alumni fewer than fifteen years out of
school.
ago to found Versal Technologies, Inc.,
joined forces this year to endow a
$50,000 scholarship fund.
Perry says. "The people, the campus, the
attitudes are different. What's happen-
ing now is that we're investing in the
new Northeastern."
to continue to support qualified stu-
dents who may not be able to attend
otherwise.
of people who will be successful profes-
sionally," says Moody. Both Perry and
Moody have contributed to the college in
the past, financially and by providing co-
op jobs. Perry is serving as chair of the
CCIS portion of the current University-
wide capital campaign.
ing donors, so their scholarship comes
with a request that recipients consider
giving back to CCIS as their own careers
advance. "I feel very strongly that people
need to give back. One thing we're
looking for is to have students under-
stand their downstream responsibility,"
Moody says.
Wenzinger, an associate at investment
manager Aronson+Johnson+Ortiz, estab-
lished a $25,000 endowed scholarship in
the name of his mother who, as a single
parent, put him through Northeastern
with the help of a significant amount of
merit scholarship support.
struggled and stressed the whole time,"
he says. Now that he's able, Wenzinger
is committed to helping other students
in similar situations. Scholarships from
the fund he established will be awarded
based on merit, with a preference to stu-
dents from single-parent households.
gift to the dean's discretionary fund. Ian
is a vice president of architecture and
systems engineering at Kronos Inc. and
an adjunct professor at CCIS.
"The college is a good trustee of the
gift." He gave to the discretionary fund
because he wanted to give the college
the flexibility to meet whatever needs
arise. "Things large and small make a
difference. This gift could pay for a piece
of equipment, fund student travel to
conferences, or pay the expenses of col-
loquia speakers."
encourage fellow alumni to give. Joshua
Seadia, BS '99, a real estate broker for
Coldwell Banker in Chestnut Hill,
Mass., will give 10 percent of his sales
commission to Northeastern when the
buyer or seller is an alumnus. Given the
price of homes in the area, that could
easily amount to thousands of dollars
per transaction--and Seadia will let
the buyer designate the specific pro-
gram each gift will support. (Visit www.
joshuaseadia.com for more information.)
on Northeastern."
graduates had a similar goal when they
set up an expendable fund to support
current students.
school," says one of the donors, who
wishes to remain anonymous. "They
were close, and they just needed an
extra push."
awards. Its founders hope to attract
additional contributors as well as recipi-
ents. "It would be great if a lot of other
young alumni contribute," one says.
"We all had a fantastic experience at
Northeastern, and we want to help
others."