Why We Give

We are thankful for those who have made an estate gift to UMass Lowell. Learn more about how their gifts have made an impact.

Empowering the Next Generation of Nuclear Engineers

Joseph Donahue’s vocation is nuclear engineering. After graduating from ULowell in 1977, Joe built a successful, four-decade career in the nuclear industry.

Bringing It All Back Home

UMass Lowell is now home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of Jack Kerouac materials, thanks to a father and son’s extraordinary generosity.

Cheryl and Paul Katen Fund Scholarship to Give Diverse Students ‘A Leg Up’

Cheryl ’66 and Paul ’64 Katen met in Lydon Library. She was studying plastics technology. He was studying physics.

Scholarship Honors Father’s Career as UML Professor

For a decade after he graduated from college in China, the late Chemical Engineering Prof. Huan-Yang Chang worked as an engineer in a paper factory in Taiwan, with the goal of traveling to the United States for graduate school.