Class Gift

Class gift? What is the Class Gift? Should I give or shouldn't I?

Pros: Check It Out

1. It is a way for you, and the Class of 2013, to leave a lasting mark on campus without getting in trouble for doing it. 
2. The money raised will be used to help fund the Student-Faculty Partnership Endowment. This endowment will be the first dedicated source of support for student-faculty collaboration on campus--how cool is that?

• • What is a Student-Faculty Partnership Endowment?
    • It is an awesome fund that will support a wide variety of collaborative research and creative projects--from scientific projects to communication projects and everything in between.

• • How much is an endowment?
    • $20,000 is required to form this endowment at SXU
    • SXU recently received permission from the U.S. Department of Education to repurpose $10,000 from a grant to start this initiative.
  • The catch:
    • The $10,000 from the Department of Education must be matched dollar-for-dollar by private funds. 
  • The good news:
    • The class of 1962 also chose to support this fund with its reunion gift and has raised $6,000 to date. The Class of 2013 needs to raise an additional $4,000 to make the project a success!
  • The better news:
    • Jim and Trish Morris '83 generously match each dollar raised (up to $6,000) for the Class Gift each year. This means that your individual gift will be tripled!

 3. SXU depends on support from alumni and friends to operate the University and be able to offer the kind of collaborative research this endowment will provide.  

4. For the same amount of money that you would spend on a new shirt, a pizza this weekend, or a movie theatre ticket, you'll be making a real difference for thousands of SXU students!

5. Grads who make a gift of $20 or more will be entered into a drawing for an extra graduation ticket!

Cons: What Cons? There are no cons!

1. There's only one thing to do ... support the class gift!

• • Make a secure contribution online.
  • Attend Regalia Distribution Day and make your gift at the Class Gift table.
  • Contact Kendyl Lyons at klyons@sxu.edu or 773-298-3907

About the Class Gift

Since 2001, the class gift has become a tradition of each graduating class at SXU. By making a gift just before graduating, you can join your classmates in showing loyalty and support for Saint Xavier University. The class gift fund allows for permanent improvements to be made on campus in the name of your graduating class. Some great examples of students' commitment are the restoration of the Mercy Bell, improvements to the cyber café and the campus emergency alert system, the purchase of a wheelchair lift, and scholarships. The class gift is a great way to leave a legacy at Saint Xavier!

Getting involved has never been this easy or this meaningful!

Make a contribution to the class gift online or contact the Office for University Advancement at 773-298-3317.