Giving to Union

Alumni, parents and friends are coming back to Union College! 

They are embracing the momentum inspired by the leadership of President Stephen C. Ainlay over the past five years and are making gifts—today—to support the next five years of the president’s tenure. And there is no better time to do so. In the next 24 months alone, we will see the completion of the You are Union Campaign, the dramatic increase in our unrestricted Annual Fund from $2.5M to $5M annually, the continued renovation of our facilities and the bolstering of our endowment back to historic highs, which will support student scholarships, faculty chairs and academic programs.

Perhaps you will consider joining the Terrace Council with an unrestricted gift of $2,000 a year, or joining me and my wife, Rosemary, at the $5,000 level. An unrestricted leadership gift to the Annual Fund is a wonderful way to help Union continue providing the world-class education for which it is known. If your level of support already reaches $25,000 a year or more, you might think about setting up a scholarship fund with a portion of your gift, which helps a student in perpetuity.

Yet the power of the Annual Fund lies not in the size of the individual gift, but in how many give. Every gift, no matter what the amount, makes an immediate impact on the College and touches the lives of those within its gates. Whatever your level of giving, please join us in strengthening Union, building our reputation and confirming our place among the top liberal arts colleges in the nation.

Your support is vital, and I thank you.

-Stephen A. Dare, Vice President for College Relations

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*data as of fiscal year ending June 30, 2011