SMU Giving Day is March 11
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, March 11, when SMU Libraries will be participating in Giving Day, the University’s annual one-day giving challenge. Supporters can give to a variety of causes at the University, including the initiatives of SMU Libraries.
This year, the Libraries will be promoting three initiatives: Student Spaces in Fondren Library, the Friends of SMU Libraries, and the Voices of SMU Oral History Project. Learn more about these initiatives below:
- Student Spaces in Fondren Library: Your contribution will support the addition of study spaces in Fondren Library. Funds raised on Giving Day for student spaces will impact student success by enhancing student learning environments, promoting collaboration with more group study spaces, and ensuring that study spaces suit all students’ needs in the years to come.
- Friends of SMU Libraries: Your contribution to the Friends of SMU Libraries will support the organization’s effort to promote and enrich the resources, services and operations of the Libraries. The Friends have provided funding for the Student Worker Excellence Award, the student-led film series at Hamon Arts Library, learning equipment at Duda Family Business Library, and more.
- Voices of SMU Oral History Project: Your gift to the Voices of SMU Oral History Project supports student research and enables the preservation of SMU history. Graduate and undergraduate research assistants conduct oral history interviews with alumni from underrepresented groups, present at research conferences, and publish their findings, all while preserving SMU history within the walls of Fondren Library.
Want to be involved in the Giving Day excitement? Visit us at the Fondren Library Starbucks on March 11 from 9:15 a.m. until 5 p.m., where you can pick up Libraries treats and swag when you make a gift to the Libraries. If you are not able to pick up after making a gift, please email brynnp@smu.edu.
If you’re already checking out Giving Day festivities on campus, be sure to visit the Libraries on Dallas Hall Lawn from 11:45 a.m. until 2:15 p.m. on the 11th, where we will support Giving Day programming and also have Libraries swag and treats.
Interested in increasing your impact? Cause-specific matching gifts are used to increase support directly to one cause or program participating in SMU Giving Day. If you are interested in making a matching gift to support SMU Libraries, please contact Brynn Price at brynnp@smu.edu or 214.768.7034.
This post was written by Brynn Price, Communications and Engagement Specialist at SMU Libraries.