A Strong Commitment to Academic Excellence & Character Development is
Expensive
Marist's mission is to "help students
develop the intellect and character
required for enlightened, ethical and productive lives in the global
community of the 21st Century." To continue hiring the best faculty;
providing the highest quality education and tools for learning; attracting
the best and brightest students to Marist; and creating unique
opportunities to enhance the "Marist experience" for our students, it's
plain and simple: we need financial support from Marist alumni.
Operating Costs Far Exceed Current Funding
The Marist Fund is all about unrestricted funds, which allow the College
the flexibility to meet pressing needs as they arise. That's why we must
turn to our greatest resources for support -- our loyal alumni and
friends, to help us address these day-to-day needs, whether they take the
form of facilities improvements, technology or equipment
maintenance/upgrades, scholarship assistance, program support, or
discretionary funds for the various Schools on campus.
You Can Make Dreams a Reality
Your contribution to Marist can help provide financial support and
scholarship assistance to a student who would otherwise not attend Marist,
or college for that matter. Your support allows students to explore
other cultures via the Marist Abroad Program; it provides funding for
student service trips; it enables Marist internships to happen. Your
Marist Fund gift can help "open the door to endless possibilities" for
Marist students of all ages.
Alumni Participation Rates Matter
When considering making large gifts, corporations, foundations and other
philanthropists gauge the quality and strength of an organization by its
Alumni Participation Rates. College rankings like the U.S. News & World
Report's America's Best Colleges also factor in Alumni Participation Rates
when ranking institutions. When Marist alumni make a Marist Fund gift of
any size, they help improve our college rankings and build a stronger
foundation for the Marist of the future.
