With five weeks to go in the campaign, 60 percent of Elon employees have made gifts to the university.
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To date, 730 faculty and staff have contributed more than $300,000 to the 2011-2012 campaign, which has a goal of 65 percent participation. Last year, a record 60 percent of faculty and staff made a gift to the university, nearly doubling the participation from 2009-2010, when 34 percent made a gift. At Elon Law, 100 percent of faculty and staff have made gifts this year.
Faculty and staff who have made a gift this fiscal year (June 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012) are invited to join President Lambert for an ice cream social on Tuesday, May 1, from 4-5 p.m. in McKinnon D and E.
The leaders of this year’s campaign, Rhonda Belton, director of application technologies, and Paul Miller, professor of exercise science, encourage all faculty and staff to participate before the fiscal year and the campaign end on May 31. This year, donors have supported scholarships, the Elon Experiences programs, academic departments and schools, and athletics among other priorities.
“Many of our faculty and staff donors have supported student scholarships this year because they realize there is a real need there,” Belton says. “I think it is remarkable that members of the Elon community have stepped up to help make Elon available to all potential students.”
The success of this year’s campaign has been fueled by the efforts of more than 50 volunteer captains across campus who have helped educate co-workers about the importance of annual gifts from faculty and staff.
“The Faculty/Staff Campaign is about supporting Elon every year,” Belton says. “All gifts are appreciated and make a difference to students. We are asking employees to donate what they can because it all adds up in the end.”
Click on the link to the right to make a gift. You can also visit the Faculty/Staff Campaign website to see a list of departmental captains or access the electronic payroll deduction form.
By Jeremy Allen ’07