Giving Through Your Donor Advised Fund Charitable giving vehicles receive a portion or all of the provide a variety of options to fund’s assets. establish a long-term philanthropHow will you establish your ic legacy. The Donor Advised philanthropic legacy? Fund allows donors to make a Consult your attorney or financharitable donation, receive an cial advisor about what will be immediate tax deduction, and most advantageous for your tax, recommend grants from the fund estate, and charitable planning. over time. For more information about Donor Advised Funds are manthe many ways to support Africa aged by a public charity, as a AU advisory committee University’s transforming minsponsoring organization. Once members and major donors, istry, visit the planned giving this type of charitable fund is Mrs. Karen and Mr. Kevin website at http: //www.africau. established, the donor makes Goodwin, have utilized plannedgiving.org / or call or recommendations regarding the Donor Advised Funds to write to our Director of Planned support the institution. designation of funds and the Giving, Josefa Bethea Wall, investment of assets. Africa University Development Office, When the fund terminates, assets may P. O. Box 340007, Nashville, TN, 37203remain with the sponsoring organiza- 0007, 615.340.7428 (tel.), 615.340.7290 tion or a charitable organization, such (fax), jbetheawall@gbhem.org (e-mail as Africa University, may be selected to address).
AU, Claflin U Launch Online M.Sc. in Biotechnology “We see biotechnology as Africa University and a program that will strengthen Claflin University are colour relationship with Claflin,” laborating on the launch a said Rev. Dr. Peter Mageto, master’s degree program AU's acting vice chancellor. in biotechnology through “(It) will attract students from online learning. The Master of Science L to R: Mr. James Salley, associate beyond our borders and impact vice chancellor for institutional how governments will begin to degree in biotechnology is advancement, Dr. Verlie Tisdale, think about biotechnology and expected to begin enrolling Claflin U's interim vice provost, Rev. climate change.” students in 2022. It is an Dr. Peter Mageto, AU's acting The partnership received exciting new component of vice chancellor, Dr. Dwaun Warmack, Claflin U's president and seed funding from the Black a partnership between the Dr. Karl Wright, Claflin U's provost. College Fund of The United two institutions that started Methodist Church. To date, its focus has in 2017. In May, leaders from both institutions met been faculty/student exchanges as well as to review their four-year collaboration and peer-to-peer interactions for students. finalize plans to expand the partnership.
2021 Graduation Ceremony Scheduled for July The first group of Africa University students to experience an entire academic year of online only learning will graduate on July 3, 2021. An address from the Guest of Honor and Commencement Speaker, Dr. Michael Ugwueke, will cap off their unusual final year. Recognized as one of the top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare in the USA, Ugwueke is the president/CEO of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Ugwueke emigrated to the USA from Nigeria at age 21, with the dream of becoming a doctor. He now leads the second largest private employer in Memphis—with five hospitals, 13,000 employees, and more than US$1B in assets. Among the 580 young people from 17 African countries who comprise the Class of 2021 is Barde Danjuma, a Nigerian who has earned a Bachelor of Divinity degree. As a student leader, Danjuma served and encouraged more than 3,000 fellow students dispersed over 28 countries using online platforms and social media channels. “We have been a family and although we are from different nations, we adopted each other and lived together in harmony,” said Danjuma. “Africa University has shown me how to be patient working alongside people from different backgrounds. That’s all part of the legacy of this final year.”
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