Impact of Giving

Supporting our students

Learn how donors, volunteers and student recipients are making a difference at Smith and beyond

Giving and receiving support

Daniel Wang
Comm’26

Alumni giving helps the students of today succeed both at Smith and in their future careers. Meet Daniel Wang, and learn how he is benefitting from alumni support — and how he’s giving back too.

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Coming full circle

Mila MacCuish, BCom’21
Caitlin MacCuish, GDB’16, MBA’23, Artsci’16

Mila MacCuish and Caitlin MacCuish are Métis sisters who have found a unique way to help today’s students: support the very award that allowed Mila to study at Smith.

Opening doors for students

Alex Martinez
Comm’26

Learn how The Oportunidad Award allowed Alex Martinez to achieve his dreams and study at Smith. The Oportunidad Award was established in September 2021 by a Latin American immigrant whose life was changed through education.

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A path to sustainable leadership

Mike Quinn, BCom’88 Francisca Quinn

Well before environmental, social and governance (ESG) became buzzwords, Mike Quinn and Francisca Quinn were integrating sustainability into the way they work and live. Now, they’re helping put more ESG into the classroom.

Alumni Volunteers

How to give back

Smith is developing the leaders of the future who will contribute to meaningful change. In this video, Dean Wanda Costen discusses the importance of alumni in that mission and highlights several ways to get involved.