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香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Day of Giving Announces 24-Hour Goal of $55,000
Written By: Rachel Rodemann Putman
The 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 鈥� Fort Smith will launch its annual Thursday, April 28, 2022, with fifteen campus initiatives working toward a combined goal of more than $55,000.
The annual one-day crowdfunding campaign is an all-out, all hands-on deck, fundraising blitz aimed at supporting scholarships, student experiences, and academic endeavors that make the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 campus vibrant and unique. that happen at 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播.
The grassroots fundraising campaign will feature more than 200 fundraising ambassadors who will activate and engage their communities to help each initiative reach its goal.
On campus, a birthday party for Numa Lion will give students a chance to celebrate their favorite feline, the culmination of the spring semester, and the incredible Day of Giving initiatives, all of which will be represented in person and online throughout the day. The party will be held on the campus green form 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The 2022 Day of Giving initiatives and their respective goals are:
Jumpstart Scholarships | $5,500
The Jumpstart team aims to provide matching scholarships to 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 students engaged in the Jumpstart Arkansas service program. Jumpstart is a national early education organization whose members support the initiative to ensure every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. Jumpstart members provide language, literacy, and social-emotional programming for preschool children from under-resourced communities and promote quality early learning for all children. 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 is the only higher education institution in Arkansas with a Jumpstart program.
MAPS Conference Scholarships | $5,000
Medical School placement is incredibly competitive, but 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 students are well prepared thanks to dedicated professors, exceptional research opportunities, and campus advocacy. The MAPS (Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students) team is raising funds to send pre-medical students to the Student National Medical Association Conferences, enabling these driven and intelligent students the opportunity to learn from leaders in medicine.
Cub Camp Scholarships | $5,000
Cub Camp, the immersive first-year student experience program is funding its first need-based scholarship program to help first-year students cover the cost of Cub Camp. Data shows that students who attend Cub Camp are retained at a higher rate and have higher GPAs throughout their college experience, but the cost can be a barrier to entry. This team hopes to enable every student to have the opportunity to participate in Cub Camp.
Adult Degree Completion Program Scholarships | $5,000
Nontraditional students have nontraditional costs. The ADCP team is raising $5,000 to help adult students cover the cost of assessing prior learning portfolio credits and CLEP exams, as well as tuition and fees.
College of Business & Industry Scholarships | $5,000
The College of Business and Industry scholarship targets high-performing students (3.8 to 4.0 GPA) that may yet need tuition assistance. These funds will be used to assist qualifying students based on performance and tuition needs.
Digital Lions eSports Program | $5,000
The 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Digital Lions eSports Program is a budding initiative in student retention, built around the promising development of esports teams across colleges and universities. Funding this project not only aids student retention and recruitment, but it helps to support a program that benefits students involved in a multitude of ways: fostering teamwork, building interpersonal and group communication, time management, organization, and problem-solving skills, as well as physical and mental benefits such as enhancing hand-eye coordination, attention spans, and visual processing.
Read This Program Funding | $5,000
Read This is a community-wide literacy program that aims to select thoughtful books and provide programming about diverse communities around us and bring to light important social issues that foster discussion and mutual understanding.
Study Abroad Scholarships | $5,000
Studying abroad is a life-changing experience for our students, personally and academically. This team is raising funds to provide merit-based scholarships for students who face financial barriers to studying abroad.
Volleyball Tournament Alaska Experience | $5,000
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Volleyball has the opportunity to play in a preseason tournament in Alaska next September, earning pre-season accolades and experiencing team bonding to create team cohesion.
Textbook Share Program | $3,000
The Textbook Share Program is a Student Government Initiative that ensures the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 library has copies of commonly-used textbooks so students can access required texts without the cost. Over the past fiscal year, the total circulation of our reserve items, including textbooks, has collectively saved 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 students over $5,000. This team is raising funds to the Textbook Share Program beyond general education courses.
The Career Clothing Closet | $2,500
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Career Services houses a Professional Clothing Closet to ensure students have access to professional wardrobes for interviews and initial job placement at no cost. The program has served students for many years.
Cross Country | $2,000
The 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 cross country teams are seeking funds to purchase new uniforms for their growing roster. Their $2,000 goal will fund updated uniforms for a total of 28 athletes.
Student Emergency Assistance Fund | $1,000
The Student Emergency Assistance Program provides direct financial assistance to students facing emergencies. This program covers everything from car repairs and housing damage to essential utilities and medical care鈥攆inancial burdens that have the potential to delay or derail students' progress towards a degree.
General Scholarship Fund | $500
The General Scholarship Fund provides broad-based support to 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 - Fort Smith students from all backgrounds. It can be used to support need or merit, any major or GPA, and traditional or non-traditional students.
Area of Greatest Need Fund | $500
Gifts to Areas of Greatest Need empower 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 to address its most critical priorities 鈥� providing university leadership with resources to face unprecedented circumstances. These vital funds offer the university the flexibility to prioritize our students' needs, take advantage of rising opportunities across campus, and react quickly to unanticipated challenges.
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