{"id":50890,"date":"2018-03-12T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=50890"},"modified":"2018-03-08T13:21:17","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T18:21:17","slug":"celebrating-40-years-of-employee-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2018\/03\/12\/celebrating-40-years-of-employee-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 40 years of employee giving"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Wright State University\u2019s annual giving campaign for faculty, staff and retirees gets underway on Monday, March 12. Inspired by the 40th anniversary of the Campus Scholarship and Innovation Campaign (CSIC), the theme of this year\u2019s CSIC is \u201c40 Years in the Making.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

CSIC began in 1978 when Millie Waddell, one of Wright State\u2019s first employees, organized the university\u2019s first employee giving effort.<\/p>\n

\u201cForty years later, we continue to see the impact that first employee-giving campaign had,\u201d said Amy Jones, director of annual giving. \u201cMillie recognized that even in hard times, the greatest asset we have in supporting our students is each other \u2014 the faculty and staff that keep Wright State thriving.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s CSIC will introduce a new program for faculty\/staff\/retiree donors \u2014 The Flight Crew.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to recognize our faculty, staff and retirees for their support of Wright State University and our students,\u201d Jones said. \u201cWhen faculty, staff and retirees make their gifts to this year\u2019s CSIC, they will become inaugural members of The Flight Crew.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each member of the Flight Crew will receive a lapel pin that honors their support of CSIC. \u201cThey can earn their wings by helping our students soar,\u201d said Jones.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Like any previous CSIC, faculty, staff and retirees may choose among Wright State\u2019s more than 1,900 scholarships and programs when designating their gifts.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne hundred percent of their donations will go directly to the funds that they choose,\u201d said Jones. \u201cNo administrative fees are taken out of their gifts.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the first CSIC took place in 1978, more than $39,000 was raised. During the 2017 campaign, 46 percent of Wright State\u2019s full-time faculty and staff participated, contributing more than $579,000 to scholarships, programs, research and athletics.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur faculty, staff and retirees have made Wright State the great university that it is today,\u201d said Jones. \u201cTheir incredible generosity has left a lasting impact on our students. We\u2019re counting on our Wright State family to step up once again and help support our students during this year\u2019s CSIC.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the 2018 campaign, Jones is hoping for 50 percent participation among Wright State\u2019s full-time faculty and staff. This year\u2019s CSIC runs from March 12 to April 27.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the 2018 Campus Scholarship and Innovation Campaign or to make a gift online, visit wright.edu\/csic<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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