CAS Alumni Fund Drive
- Is the primary method for generating unrestricted funds for program enhancements that benefit students and faculty;
- Provides an immediately available source of funds to enhance the vital day-to-day work of our nineteen departments;
- Offers the Dean flexibility to meet the most critical needs of the College;
- Enables the Dean to act on unexpected opportunities during the year.
Putting your gift to use: Gifts to the CAS Alumni Fund Drive support exciting and valuable educational program enhancements, for example:
- Off-campus and campus networking with career professionals at workshops and conferences or service-learning travel programs;
- Original student art projects on campus;
- Visiting artists and program lecturers;
- Scholarships and student awards;
- Books, computer software, DVD’s and video materials for faculty research and instruction;
- Campus literary magazines;
- Faculty training to enhance teaching, project management, budgeting, and team building within departments and across disciplinary lines;
- Technology and equipment upgrades, and much more!
Getting more for your money: Employer matching gift programs make your gift worth more by matching your gift at a 1:1 ratio, a 1:2 or even a 1:3 ratio, up to a specified limit. Check the SIUE Foundation page for matching gift companies and download the form you need to increase the value of your gift.
Imagine the difference we could make in the lives of students if 20,000 CAS graduates made gifts to the college fund drive!
Giving is easy: Contributions to the Alumni Fund Drive may be made by:
