[101]FALL ANNUAL GIVING PHONATHON CONTINUES

Release date: Sept. 16, 2008


News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
Development contact for media: Meredith Kerr, 615-898-2728


FALL ANNUAL GIVING PHONATHON CONTINUES
FOR MTSU DEVELOPMENT OFFICE


(MURFREESBORO) — The Office of Development’s fall annual giving Phonathon will move into its next phase, said Meredith Kerr, coordinator of annual giving.
MTSU students will be calling alumni to inform them of the latest developments from MTSU and their respective colleges and ask them to make a gift to the university, Kerr said. It also serves as an opportunity to update their personal information for alumni records. Students will ask for a gift to the MTSU Foundation Annual Fund, and calls generally will be made from Sunday through Thursday.
Kerr said the mission of the MTSU Phonathon is to build the university’s alumni participation through yearly gifts from alumni, parents and students by informing them about the current needs of the university.
“The Phonathon is essential to increasing our private support for the institution and enhancing our academic departments and programs,” she said.
Contributions made to the MTSU Annual Fund through the Phonathon can go to any specific need or area of interest, Kerr said. These can include, but are not limited to, student scholarships, innovative academic endeavors, state-of-the-art computer/laboratory equipment, special library and departmental acquisitions, facilities improvement or special academic initiatives and projects.
The calling schedule to alumni includes: Sept. 17-Oct.1, Jennings A. Jones College of Business; Oct. 2-16, Mass Communication; Oct. 19-28, Education and Behavioral Science; Oct. 29-Nov. 12, Basic and Applied Sciences; Nov. 13-17, Continuing Education and Distance Learning; and Nov. 18-Nov. 23, James E. Walker Library. From Sept. 7-16, alumni from the College of Liberal Arts were called.
For more information, please contact Kerr by calling 615-898-2728 or e-mailing mkerr@mtsu.edu. You also may visit www.mtsu.edu/~devofc.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.

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