SALISBURY, NC — Livingstone College will accept the single largest donation in the institution’s history this week. In the last seven months, the college has accepted seven $1 million dollar donations.
This latest donation will be one of the largest outright gifts to a private Historically Black College in North Carolina. As a private institution, Livingstone College relies on charitable contributions to continue our mission of serving students.
The money will be used to continue the ‘Miracle on Monroe Street: Livingstone College Reimagined’ infrastructure and capital projects.
Crews are completing Phase One of the project, which will include two residence halls and a dining hall scheduled to open in the fall of 2024. The most recent donation will allow Livingstone College to start renovations on two additional residence halls, which are more than 50 years old.
“This donation will assist us in advancing our mission, which is too critical to abandon and too important to take for granted,” Livingstone College President Dr. Anthony Davis said. “The money will allow us to accelerate campus renovations, improve the student experience, and solidify our place in Rowan County for generations to come.”
When Dr. Davis was inaugurated as the 13th president of the college in September of 2023, he met with students who wanted to see campus improvements. The next phase of the Miracle on Monroe Street project will help fulfill a promise to the students of the college and their families. Dr. Davis is also a Livingstone College alumni and the first to serve as president in the last 50 years.
Dr. Davis will announce the amount of the donation at the 52nd Quadrennial Session of the General Conference of the A.M.E. Zion Church in Greensboro, NC at Joseph S. Koury Convention Center at 10:00 am on Friday, July 26th.
