Your Impact

Alumni, friends and partners are forging CMU’s future. They’re elevating student learning in the classroom and beyond, increasing accessibility to degrees that lead to jobs, and creating spaces where ideas collide, evolve and then change lives and communities for the better. Read about their impact.

We hope you're inspired by these stories of impact — how so many are paying it forward, supporting students and advancing the educational experiences that set our students, alumni and university apart.

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Donor spotlights

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Advancing student wellness

Bob and Lisa Oros fund peer-to-peer student program for lifelong wellness
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Doctors for rural Michigan

$1 million gift supports medical students dedicated to serving in rural communities
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Expanding health care access

Gifts provide preventive care and training for future health care providers
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CMU donors give $79 million to advance real-world learning

Fired Up reached historic levels in fiscal year 2025 as donors shattered the previous giving record. With gifts small and large — each important — nearly 24,000 donors supported CMU and its students in the quest for knowledge, rewarding careers and community impact.
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