AASCU wishes to thank its lead sponsors and gratefully acknowledges their support of the association’s year-long program in celebration of its 50th Anniversary.

Access and Opportunity Champion: TIAA

The TIAA family of companies is a prominent financial services organization dedicated to providing lifetime financial security to those in the healthcare, academic, cultural and research fields; for people whose work serves others.

An organization with more than $476.7 billion in total assets under management as of March 31, 2011, TIAA-CREF has more than 3.7 million participants in more than 27,000 plans and 15,000 public and private institutions. TIAA-CREF and its group of companies provide a broad range of products and services including retirement plans, planned giving, executive compensation arrangements, annuities, mutual funds, IRAs, Keogh plans, life insurance, and education savings plans. For more information please visit www.tiaa-cref.org

Advancing Quality and Inclusion Benefactor

ARAMARK Higher Education

ARAMARK Higher Education provides a wide range of facilities, food, conference centers and other support services to over 600 colleges and universities in the U.S. ARAMARK offers higher education institutions a single source for the development of dining and facility management solutions, Dining Services: master planning; culinary development and venue design; catering; and residential, quick-serve, and express dining concepts. Facility Services: facilities maintenance; energy management; custodial; grounds; capital project management; and building commissioning. ARAMARK Higher Education combines a goal-oriented focus with innovation and expertise, to deliver superior, measurable outcomes in the areas that matter most to our clients. For more information visit aramarkhighered.com

Making a Difference Leader

Bank of America Corporate Philanthropy

Building on a long-standing tradition of investing in the communities it serves, Bank of America is delivering on a 10-year goal to donate $2 billion to nonprofit organizations engaged in improving the health and vitality of their neighborhoods. Funded by Bank of America, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation gave more than $200 million in 2010, making the bank one of the largest corporate cash donors in the United States. As a global company doing business in more than 150 countries, Bank of America approaches investing through a national strategy under which it works with local leaders to identify and meet the most pressing needs of individual communities. Reaffirming a commitment to develop and sustain a culture of service, bank associate volunteers contributed more than one million hours in 2010 to enhance the quality of life in their communities worldwide. For more information about Bank of America Corporate Philanthropy, please visit www.bankofamerica.com/foundation

Transforming Lives Advocate

Educating the First Generation Patron

Preparing Future Leaders Supporter