WVU day of giving for March 26 with scholarship support A priority | WVU today

The WVU day of giving, which offers alumni and supporters the opportunity to invest in scholarships and successes by students, is set for March 26.
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Generations of alumni and friends will come together on March 26, as West Virginia University holds its eighth day of giving, an annual 24-hour donation campaign organized by the WVU Foundation.

The scholarship support will again serve as one of the top priorities on this day and expand the opportunities for students throughout the university, to find their purpose and to realize their dreams.

“This day of giving is an opportunity to implement optimism into reality”, ” President Gordon Gee said. “Your donations will support scholarships for our students, faculty research, improve life, campus innovations that increase student experience, and the partnerships West Virginia University have created to invest in a better future.”

During the current term of office of President Gee, scholarships and access to students have a central focus, starting with a 50 million dollar scholar initiative “Dream First”, which has exceeded its goal. Recently the university too Announced WVU guarantee – A new program that will provide funds to cover the costs for tuition fees and university fees for qualified incoming and current students in West Virginia from autumn.

On March 26, alumni and friends have the opportunity to further expand the access and scholarship options for students by giving gifts of $ 5 and higher. All areas of the university will benefit from this, including student programs, groundbreaking research, infrastructure improvements, athletics and much more.

OSince its introduction in 2017, 36,000 gifts have been collected on the WVU day, which has collected more than 96 million US dollars.

The foundation and the university will again use e -mails and social media to sell alumni and supporters over the day of giving. Donors can easily make online gifts on March 26th Dayofgiving.wvu.edu.

Alumni and friends who want to help create excitement a day can register to become one WVU day of the ambassador To support your favorite area of ​​the WVU. The five best registered ambassadors who inspire most gifts through their unique URL receive a WVU -SWAG box, while the top three additional $ 1,000 dollar earn for your device or your choice.

“We are grateful to the entire WVU community every year that we help ourselves to reach new heights and to provide our students, researchers, health care and much more critical funds, ”said Kristen Shipipp, Executive Director of the WVU Foundation of Annual Giving. “Day of Giving is an exciting opportunity for all WVU alumni and friends to join together and make a lasting difference. We hope you will consider giving and becoming ambassadors to spread the word. “

Hour and all-day challenges offer exciting opportunities to secure additional funds based on participation, the dollar amount, the commitment on social media and more. The participants can also stay up to date via challenge winners, live rankings and the donor wall.

All gifts are received and managed through the WVU Foundation, the non -profit organization, private donations on behalf of the university and its connected companies.

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Media contact: Bill Nevin
Associate Vice President for communication and donor engagement
WVU Foundation
304-284-4056; wnevin@wvuf.org

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