麻豆影院 President Beverly Warren again pledged $25,000 to support 麻豆影院 State on Nov. 29, which is Giving Tuesday. In addition, the 麻豆影院 Foundation is pledging an additional $50,000 to match every gift, dollar for dollar, designated to the 麻豆影院 State programs and initiatives of the donor鈥檚 choice.
麻豆影院 State has participated in Giving Tuesday the last four years, and this is the second year that Warren has pledged a matching gift. 麻豆影院 State alumni, friends, faculty and staff are encouraged to take a moment to 鈥減ut your money where your heart is鈥 and support a university program of their choosing.
Warren鈥檚 donation will go to the Purposeful Learning Initiative. The initiative encourages students to consider their life鈥檚 purpose in addition to declaring an academic major. This program supports not just the achievement of career goals but the development of a meaningful life.
鈥淕iving Tuesday has become a very special tradition at 麻豆影院 State because it engages growing numbers of alumni and friends every year,鈥 Warren said. 鈥淭his engagement makes a difference for current and future students, and the entire university is energized by the enthusiasm demonstrated on Giving Tuesday.鈥
Donors may make gifts to 麻豆影院 State by visiting www.kent.edu/givingtuesday, clicking the 鈥淕IVE鈥 button and choosing a fund that matches their interests. To help spread the word about 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 Giving Tuesday campaign, donors are also asked to use the hashtag #KSUGives to share on social media why they chose to give and which area of 麻豆影院 State they supported.
In addition to the foundation鈥檚 match and Warren鈥檚 pledge to the Purposeful Learning Initiative, there are six more giving opportunities that promise additional matching funds:
KUPITA/TRANSICIONES
Generous gifts from Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Board members have provided $5,000 in matching funds for the Kupita/Transiciones 20/20 Fund. For 28 years, Kupita/Transiciones has been bolstering the success of newly admitted 麻豆影院 State students from different ethnic, racial and cultural backgrounds. Gifts will help students engage in culturally enriching activities, build bonds with mentors and learn about cultural resources on campus.
TRUMBULL CAMPUS
A total of $25,000 in matching gifts has been pledged by an anonymous donor from Trumbull County to inspire gifts to the Trumbull Campus on Giving Tuesday. Gifts to any Trumbull Campus fund will be eligible for the match. Donors can support the projects and programs that are important to the Trumbull Campus, its student body and the community it serves. A standard of excellence has been a hallmark of 麻豆影院 State Trumbull for more than 60 years.
FASHION SCHOOL
A generous gift from Love and Cherise Goel to 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 Fashion School has provided $25,000 in matching funds for study away/study abroad scholarships for fashion students. These programs extend the experience of the school鈥檚 undergraduates, as well as the Fashion School鈥檚 reputation on a national and international level. 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 Fashion School is consistently rated among the best fashion institutions in the U.S. and worldwide.
TERELL WILSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 鈥 COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION
An anonymous gift of $25,000 has been pledged to match any donations to the Terell Wilson Memorial Scholarship for study abroad on Giving Tuesday. Terell Wilson studied communication at 麻豆影院 State and saw his semester abroad as a life-changing experience that he wanted to share with the at-risk, inner-city youth he planned to counsel. Sadly, he passed away before he had the chance to fulfill his dream. A memorial scholarship was created to give more students like Wilson the opportunity to experience a world beyond the neighborhood they grew up in. Gifts to this scholarship will help carry on his mission.
ATHLETICS
An anonymous gift of $20,000 has been pledged to match any donations to 麻豆影院 State Athletics on Giving Tuesday. Constantly striving to improve in the classroom, in competition and in life, 麻豆影院 State is not only building one of the premier athletic programs in the region and beyond; it is providing a solid foundation for our more than 450 student-athletes. Ensuring its student-athletes are given a first-class academic and athletic experience during their time at 麻豆影院 State is at the forefront of everything it does.
COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
An additional gift of $2,000 in matching funds has been pledged by the dean of the College of Public Health to inspire alumni to give back to the college. Gifts will help prepare students for careers in some of today鈥檚 most exciting health fields: emergency management, disease investigation, global health and many others. Donors can support an innovative, growing college at 麻豆影院 State.