Philanthropic Support for the Third Century
The RPI Lally School of Management prepares students to lead at the intersection of business, technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Our students bring this mission to life as they develop the knowledge, experience, and confidence to solve complex challenges and create meaningful impact in their organizations and communities.
Lally’s funding priorities are designed to strengthen the student experience, advance faculty excellence, and ensure that our programs continue to meet the evolving needs of business and industry.
Philanthropic support provides the critical resources needed to expand experiential learning, connect students with alumni and industry leaders, invest in emerging technologies, support innovative faculty research, and create greater access to transformative educational opportunities for RPI students.
Our success begins with you. Your partnership will prepare students for the future of work, foster lifelong connections across the RPI community, and position the Lally School of Management as a leader in technologically-focused business education for years to come.
We are developing innovative thinkers, collaborative leaders, and principled decision-makers. Together, we can build the future of business and empower the next generation of Lally leaders.
Scholarship Support
Undergraduate Scholarship Support: Endowed scholarships designed to attract promising high school students to attend Lally.
Graduate Student Support:
- Coterminal and Master’s Scholarships: Provide scholarships to students annually.
- Doctoral Scholars Fund: Support additional PhD students who enhance the research and learning environment at Lally.
Lally School of Management Excellence Fund
This fund provides flexible resources to invest in exciting new opportunities. This fund is a crucial resource for the Dean as we strive to make the Lally School the destination school of management at the nexus of business, science, and technology. This fund has been used to support:
- Career Immersion trips, including Goldman Sachs, Bloomberg, Deloitte, and NASDAQ.
- Access to industry-leading databases and professional tools through the Dean’s Excellence Fund, including ChatGPT, S&P Capital IQ Pro, FactSet, Refinitiv, and Bloomberg Terminals.
- Empire State Capital Region Intercollegiate Stock Pitch Competition.
- Video Podcast studio.
Faculty Support and Research
- Support Career Development Professorships: Establish a Career Development professorship to support our exceptional early career faculty in their research, teaching, and professional growth.
- Senior Professorship in Entrepreneurship: Establish a Senior Professorship focused on entrepreneurship.
- Lally School of Management Technology Endowed Fund: Endowed fund to increase access to critical academic resources, such as the Behavioral Lab and Financial Markets Lab, to support research and student engagement.
- Lally Dean’s Fellow Endowment: Support the success and retention of junior and mid-career rising-star faculty members.
- Deanship: Name the Lally Deanship to support the school community and attract future students and faculty.
Student Experience Support
- Student Managed Investment Fund: Establish an endowment for a student-managed investment fund with the goal to grow assets under student management.
- Center for Advancing Management Outcomes: Establish a named endowed fund to provide career support to business-minded students and expand business-focused industry connections.
- Professional Development Workshops (PDW) Fund: Fund programs that teach essential business and personal skills to all business-minded students.
- Club Support: Establish an endowment to create additional support and resources for Lally Clubs.
- Lecture Series: Supporting a lecture series at the Lally School of Management brings business leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators into direct conversation with students.
Enhancing the Built Environment for RPI’s Third Century
- Lally School of Management Grand Event Space: Enable flexible classrooms that combine into a larger event space for networking events, community integration, and larger gatherings in the Pittsburgh Building.
- Lally Outdoor Pavilion: Build an outdoor meeting space with a pavilion adjacent to the Pittsburgh Building.
- Additional Naming Opportunities: Naming opportunities include PhD Student Lounge, Faculty Lounge, Dean’s Conference Room, and Video Podcasting Studio.
Explore Giving Opportunities
To learn more about supporting the Lally School of Management, please contact Kaitlyn MacLeod.
Kaitlyn MacLeod
Director of Development
Lally School of Management
(518) 276-3706
maclek2@rpi.edu
