Giving Highlights

Main Hall to House Agnes Scott’s New Center for Career Discovery and Professional Success

Agnes Scott "Main" Hall

Agnes Scott College’s commitment to career exploration and discovery will be realized through the creation of the Center for Career Discovery and Professional Success in the most iconic building on the college’s campus, Main Hall. A comprehensive resource and experiential venue, the center will integrate curricular, team-based advising and co-curricular programming in one campus space. It will facilitate individualized professional development opportunities and career exploration for students, leverage on- and off-campus partnerships to benefit students’ career wellness, and create pathways for experiential learning. In this envisioned space, students will be empowered through career communities, career readiness competencies and career programming to foster their success to attain lifelong career fulfillment.

The center will feature interview rooms for students to meet, interview and be hired by talent professionals from the for-profit, nonprofit and government sectors as interns and employees, as well as a career bar akin to Apple’s genius bar where students will be able to drop in or schedule appointments with career coaches.

“More intentional career exploration and discovery have allowed all students, especially those from lower-income and first-generation backgrounds, to take advantage of the full breadth of the opportunity afforded by a liberal arts education more confidently and knowledgeably,” says Dawn Killenberg, executive director of the Office of Internship and Career Development. “I am excited about how the creation of a dedicated physical space will enhance the work underway in our strategic plan Pathways to Success 2026 for the good of all Scotties.” Please take a moment to explore floor plans and naming opportunities as well as architectural renderings and panoramas of Main’s renovation on the Campaign for Main website.

Fundraising Update: The total amount raised for the Campaign for Main is now at $20.2 million (of the $31.8 million goal). As we look to close out the much-needed renovation, we need the support of the entire Agnes Scott community to raise the remaining $11.6 million to fund the Phase III restoration work that will ensure all students can live — and thrive — on campus.

Welcome Jake B. Schrum, Interim Vice President for College Advancement

On Nov. 10, Jake B. Schrum began serving as Agnes Scott’s interim vice president for college advancement while the college conducts a search for the college’s next vice president. A longtime friend of Agnes Scott, Schrum served as a trustee of the college from 2012 to 2017.

With extensive experience in fundraising, Schrum has had a long career in higher education administration. From 2013 to 2019 he served as president of Emory & Henry College in Virginia. Earlier, he was president of his alma mater, Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, for 13 years, raising more than $150 million for the university. Prior to returning to Southwestern, Schrum was president of Texas Wesleyan University in Ft. Worth for nine

Jake Schrum

Emory & Henry College

years. He has also held the positions of vice president for development and planning at Emory University, where he directed the $400 million Campaign for Emory, vice president for university relations at Southwestern, vice president at Texas Wesleyan, and director of development at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania. He has also worked with the Yale Alumni Fund, the Association of Yale Alumni and Yale Divinity School.

Schrum has served as national board chair for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and for the Educational and Institutional Insurance Administrators, as well as chair for the Associated Colleges of the South, the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas and the

Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia. He has served on the boards of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the American Council on Education, the Council of Independent Colleges and the Association of Governing Boards’ Council of Presidents.

He holds degrees from Southwestern University and Yale Divinity School and an honorary doctorate from Southwestern.

A Record-breaking Fiscal Year for The Fund for Agnes Scott!

Because of YOU, The Fund for Agnes Scott raised a recordbreaking $2.96 million, with 30% of alums making a gift during fiscal year 2020. Thanks to all who made a contribution!

These important gifts enhance Agnes Scott College’s ability to prepare the next generation of Scotties to think critically, live honorably and engage in the social challenges of today and tomorrow.