Annual Giving to the University Fund
Gifts to the University Fund, Seminary Annual Fund, and the Center
for Justice and Peacebuilding play an essential role in the life
of EMU.
Contributions to the University Fund during the 2006-07 fiscal
year totaled $1.764-million, a record high for EMU and an increase
of nearly two percent over last year's total! Our Advancement team
is interested in engaging EMU alumni who have not yet joined our
family of donors. Our current giving rate among alumni approximates
30%. This compares very favorably with our peer institutions, yet
it is important for our students that we grow this to a more robust
level in the next few years.
By giving generously to the University Fund:
You provide scholarships
• You provide financial assistance to deserving students who
could not otherwise afford to attend EMU or EMS.
• You bring excellent students -- and future leaders -- to
the university by providing academic scholarships.
• You encourage prospective students to consider how EMU
and EMS can make a difference in their lives.
You strengthen academics
• You help the university hire and retain talented and committed
faculty who inspire students through word and example.
• You provide high-tech lab equipment, library books, commentaries
and field trips for students in programs from business to the arts.
• You allow students and professors to read online journals,
use electronic databases and get computerized information from around
the world.
You nurture students
• You help students grow spiritually and intellectually in
a setting where faith and learning are combined.
• You bring outstanding speakers to campus who challenge
students to a wider vision and deeper commitment.
• You help students grow through activities such as music,
drama, sports and service-learning projects in the Harrisonburg
community and beyond.
We invite you to join the following groups of donors through your
giving to the University Fund:
• President's Partners -- $5,000 and above
• Associate Sustainers -- $1,000 to $4,999
• Associate Partners -- $500 to $999*
• Aquila and Priscilla Partners -- $500* and above to EMS
• John Wesley Partners -- $1,000 and above to EMS from United
Methodist donors
• Partners in Peacebuilding -- $1,000 and above to CJP
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