Friday, April 30, 2021 - 6:40 am CANTON — An anonymous St. Lawrence University parent has made a $2.5 million unrestricted gift to the university's endowment, “The Campaign for Every Laurentian.” A news release from SLU says the purpose of the endowment is to provide “sustainable financial support to serve the University's mission in perpetuity.” “Unrestricted gifts to the endowment are considered the ultimate vote of confidence in an institution, as they allow the University the flexibility to apply its returns each year to priorities on campus that continue to enhance the student experience,” the school said in a news release. The donor is a member of St. Lawrence’s Parents Committee, which was established in 1953 and has continued with current and past parents supporting the University's mission through charitable gifts. During the campaign, parent giving has continued with $37 million or 17 percent of the current total credited to parents, SLU said.