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What can Advancement do for you?
The Alumni Association
Would you like to connect with ESU? Now it’s much
easier for you to reach out to fellow graduates
through central and chapter-focused Facebook
pages. You can use these pages to learn about events,
share opportunities and network with alumni – all on
your terms. For details and direct links to these pages,
check out the alumni association website.
Volunteering is another way to impact ESU. It gives you a great opportunity to support our programming, current and future students, and the university.
We know many alumni are concerned about the
economy, their jobs, their families and the future – and
we are, too! The association is currently evaluating
affinity insurance programs that will offer you decreased
rates just because you’re an alum, and we’re exploring
other opportunities for YOU, to remain connected.
Spotlight updates you twice per year – but you can get
the latest news through the Hornet News Update, a
biweekly e-mail newsletter.
Alumni opportunities:
• Attend alumni events and become a chapter
volunteer
• Free subscription to the Spotlight magazine and
Hornet News Update
• Volunteer to recruit future ESU students
through the Students Through Alumni
Recruitment Teams (START) in Kansas school
districts
• Special discounted travel opportunities
• Temporary individual and family medical insurance
The ESU Foundation
The ESU Foundation is an independent, non-profit
organization that exists to support ESU. We offer a
wide range of services, including: creating scholarships,
endowed faculty positions, and program support; and
leading the fundraising endeavors for special projects
(including the Memorial Union renovation project) to
meet the mission of the university. We also provide free
estate planning services to alumni and friends.
The Foundation works to:
• Build relationships in order to raise, manage,
invest, distribute and steward private resources in support of the university’s goals, initiatives
and mission
• Assist in identifying and creating awareness of
the university’s funding priorities
• Offer a wide range of giving options, including:
online giving, annual programs, major gift and
estate planning services
• Coordinate campus and community fundraising
campaigns and programs such as the Black and
Gold Society and the Lyman B. Kellogg Society
From your first annual gift as a new graduate to
a carefully planned gift through your estate, the
Foundation serves as a resource to assist you throughout
a lifetime of giving. Learn more about these services
at sacfound@emporia.edu, or call (620) 341-5440, to
personally discuss how we can help you realize your
goals for supporting Emporia State University.
Last Updated July 29, 2009