October 13 marked the beginning of the RU Foundation Annual Fund
Raising Campaign. Each year, the Radford University Foundation works to
strengthen the role of private financial support for many university
programs. The Foundation receives gifts from alumni, faculty, staff,
friends, parents and private businesses to help support non-state funded
programs.
Among the programs the Foundation supports are Academic and
Athletic scholarships, McConnell Library, the College of Visual and
Performing Arts, Excellence in Teaching Awards, Faculty Research and
Development, and the Alumni Association. Collections also fall into the
category of "unrestricted" where money goes to the greatest need.
This year, RU applied for and received a challenge grant from the Kresge
Foundation. This private foundation, the 15th largest in the U.S., was
founded in 1924. Today it supports higher education institutes, health
care and human service organizations, arts, sciences, and other public
affairs. If Radford can raise financial support and broaden our donor
base, the Kresge Foundation will donate $500,000 to support university
programs.
The fall 1998 Phone-a-thon, supervised by Assistant Director of Annual
Funds, Sue Greco, and Senior Student Erin Schultz, is working to do just
that.
For the next month, over 30 students are calling Radford Parents
in hopes to help meet the challenge goal. Parents have a year to donate
their pledge and are vital in meeting this challenge.
I hope Radford
students will encourage their parents to donate to the Parent's Fund.
This will also insure that McConnell Library will have enough money to
open the Multimedia Center, which will finally bring RU into the 21st century.
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Name:Erin Schultz Major: CRJU Comments:
Rachel,
On behalf on Sue and myself, you did a fine job on the article. We appreciate your willingness to spread the word on our campaign.
Thanks again!
Name:Brian :) Comments:
Does this mean I'm going to get phone solicitors from RU on top of all the other stinking phone calls? Aaaaaaahhhh!!!!!!
