WCU Foundation Wins Second 2022 Circle of Excellence Award

The West Chester University Foundation is the recipient of a 2022 Circle of Excellence Bronze Award in Special Events, Online Fundraisers for the 2021: G.A.L.A. (Give. Advance. Lead. Achieve.) from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

Hamilton cast members, a Disney artist, and an NBC “America’s Got Talent” mentalist headlined the interactive series of live virtual events as part of the University’s 38th Annual Presidential Scholarship Community Gala. Harnessing the camaraderie of our nationwide Golden Ram community, the 2021: G.A.L.A. brought hundreds of alumni, faculty, staff, families, and friends together online in support of WCU for a nine-week fundraising initiative, the first in University history.

CASE’s Circle of Excellence Awards are the premier recognition program for educational advancement. These peer-selected and adjudicated awards honor colleges, universities, and schools worldwide whose staff have advanced their organizations with resourcefulness and ingenuity.

Last year, the WCU Foundation received a Silver Award for the President’s Circle Socials and Ceremony.

CASE received more than 4,500 entries from 636 institutions in nearly 30 countries. Winners were selected based on several factors, including overall quality, innovation, use of resources and the impact on the institution or its external and internal communities.