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May 2005
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| Alumni Donors Beat Record In addition, the fiscal year closed with more than $17 million in cash from alumni, parents, friends, and organizations, allowing AU to reach the half-way point of the $200 million AnewAU campaign goal – months ahead of schedule. To date, AU has raised $103.8 million toward the campaign goal. Every May, a new fiscal year begins for AU, so you're encouraged to give again when you receive a student phone call or mailer asking for support. All gifts to the university, for $20 or $20,000 - will be counted toward the AnewAU campaign goal until it is reached. For more information on campaign progress, visit: http://www.american.edu/anewau/progress.cfm. -Amy Fox, SOC/BA '98, SOC/MA '05, originally published in Campaign Update |
For the first time in AU’s history, more than 20 percent of alumni made a gift – in support of their school or college, scholarships, athletics, or other university program. The number of alumni giving to AU increased from 7,271 in 1999 to more than 14,000 this year. Alumni participation is an important benchmark because it is one of the criteria that U.S. News & World Report uses each year to rank colleges and universities nationwide.