在NWU庆祝慈善事业

As students made last-minute adjustments to their semester-long research projects for the research symposium, crammed for finals and planned life after graduation, Nebraska Wesleyan held its first-annual Philanthropy Week April 19-22 to celebrate all the good our students do on campus, 在林肯社区和世界各地. Students shared their philanthropic passions and learned about how alumni and friends of the university support their current experiences.

Philanthropy is vital to the well-being of the Nebraska Wesleyan community. 作为一所独立的文科大学, 我们依靠校友的慷慨, 父母, 教师, 工作人员, and friends of the university to make the NWU experience accessible for our students. 每年, individuals who believe in NWU’s mission—a transformative liberal arts experience—show their support by collectively contributing over $1,000,000英镑捐给牌坊基金.

Philanthropy Week kicked off on Tuesday, April 19 with a student-led philanthropy fair. Representatives from eight student organizations and campus offices—Theta Chi, 斐卡帕头, 三角洲ζ, δ, 全球服务学习, 交叉性资源中心, 温室项目, 和进步办公室与他们的同龄人交谈, 工作人员, and 教师 members about the philanthropic efforts of their organizations.

First-year student Tea Cushman (‘25) is a member of 全球服务学习, which coordinates monthly service projects within the Lincoln community as well as annual trips within the US and internationally. GSL has traveled to Peru and Guatemala in the past and now goes to Puerto Rico each year to help with continued hurricane relief. 寒假期间, GSL前往亚利桑那州服务了整整一周, partnering with the organization Iskashitaa Refugee Network. Iskashitaa helps asylum seekers and refugees in the community combat food insecurity and hunger by collecting surplus fruit from local producers. 在图森的时候, GSL assisted Ishakistaa by volunteering at a local food bank, 种植社区花园, 并与乌干达当地社区接触.

茶优先考虑慈善事业是因为, “we should all use our gifts and blessings to promote the welfare of our community and participate in building a better community.”

周三, 4月20日, we celebrated community philanthropic partnerships with our friends at Runza on Holdrege & 第56街. 自2014年以来, this Runza location has held 16 Dine out for NWU at Runza days, where they donate 15% of the day’s sales to the 拱门基金. 4月20日，他们帮助我们筹集了1118美元. Since September 2014, this Runza location has contributed a total of $14,791 to Nebraska Wesleyan!

4月21日星期四是最重要的节日——捐赠日. 在赠予日, we ask the entire NWU community to help us celebrate students and their achievements by supporting their NWU experience through the 拱门基金. The 拱门基金 makes the NWU experience possible through scholarships and financial aid, 部门的资金, 为教师提供专业发展机会, 体育经费, 留学支持, 新技术, 校园美化. A successful Giving Day—a fun and frenzied 24-hour sprint that brings the whole community together—supports the 拱门基金 and the full Nebraska Wesleyan experience.

27员工, 教师 and students volunteered to engage with their peers about Giving Day and the 拱门基金 at booths around campus. 学生们给捐赠者写了200多封感谢信, and 工作人员 and 教师 members made their annual 拱门基金 contribution.

All gifts were matched dollar for dollar by generous corporate sponsors and alumni. One such matching gift came from alumnus Greg Bergt (’71). Greg把支持NWU作为首要任务, "Nebraska Wesleyan was responsible for my success in the business world; giving back is my way of saying thank you. 它很好地说明了NWU. 一旦你毕业了，你就成为了这个家庭的一员. We must support Nebraska Wesleyan to ensure its stable future."

Several alumni also created class challenges to encourage their peers to give. David Joekel (‘02) organized the celebration of his class’s twenty-year reunion. Thanks to his encouragement, 21 class of 2002 graduates contributed $6,325 on Giving Day. NWU在大卫身上播下了慈善的种子, and he is confident in the lasting transformations that NWU provides for its students, “NWU truly lives out its core values by creating learning opportunities that are customized for each student to pursue a degree in a way that fits their life and personal situations.”

Over 500 donors came together on Giving Day to raise $243,689 for students.

We rounded out our celebration on April 22 by thanking everyone who made Philanthropy Week “sweet.” Students, 教师, and 工作人员 who got the “Scoop on

Philanthropy” gathered in the sunshine to redeem tickets they earned throughout the week by engaging in philanthropy for a free sno-cone courtesy of Mishayla (’11) and Timothy Freburg and Tropical Sno. Thank you to the 179 in-person and digital volunteers who helped make Giving Day, 慈善周和今年取得了巨大成功. And thank you to Mishayla and Tropical Sno for the sweet treat!

The future looks bright for NWU because of our strong and dedicated community. Exciting projects are on the horizon to provide students with more opportunities to serve the community and develop their passions. Every undertaking is made possible by the generous donors who believe in the mission of Nebraska Wesleyan and the students who call it home.

奎恩·肯尼迪(Quynn Kennedy)的故事(23年)