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Faculty, staff urged to give to UB
The Office of Annual Programs is reaching out to UB faculty and staff to solicit gifts for the various annual funds of the university.
The Faculty and Staff Campaign, which runs from mid-March through June 30, seeks to raise funds so that UB can offer financial assistance to the most promising undergraduate and graduate students, according to Dawn Baumgarten, director of annual programs. Approximately 60 percent of UB students qualify for need-based aid every year, she says, noting that financial assistance can be the deciding factor in a student’s college choice.
The goal of the annual campaign, Baumgarten says, is to raise participation rates. Last year the participation rate was 11 percent. “With our plans to grow through UB 2020, annual gifts from faculty and staff also help UB attract the brightest faculty, who bring the classroom to life for students through their innovative teaching and research,” she says, adding that the Annual Fund helps provide for enrichment workshops, special seminars and conferences.
“Faculty and staff may make a gift to any UB school or program of their choice, such as the University Honors College, a student emergency fund or the department from which they graduated or work,” Baumgarten points out. “The UB Annual Fund is one option—providing the unrestricted resources necessary to fund innovative programs, address urgent needs and fund a level of excellence not supported through state assistance.”
She cites several ways in which faculty and staff may donate:
• Via payroll deduction.
• Giving online.
• Mailing in a check, made payable to the UB Foundation Inc., to UB Foundation Inc., P. O. Box 730, Buffalo, NY 14226-0730. Those giving should specify in the memo portion of the check where they want the gift to go.
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