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Dear ENMU Alumni and Friends,
Wouldn’t it be great if we could all grow up and magically be given the dream job of our childhoods? No need to go to college and study to prepare ourselves for that career?
Well, you and I both know that this isn’t the case. Fortunately, just like you, many current ENMU students, like me, have the vision and dedication to commit to earning a college degree.
Let me introduce myself. My name is Toni Carrasco. I am a senior working on my bachelor of business administration degree at ENMU.
As a fellow Greyhound, you may recall a favorite faculty or staff member who helped you achieve your degree or who helped you overcome the obstacles that popped up along your college career. Just like you, I’ve had teachers who made sure I passed my Finance class, understood Statistics, and who cheered me on when I was trying to juggle homework with my other student commitments.
When I graduated from high school, I tried a larger university with classes of several hundred students taught by graduate assistants. I was lost in the crowd. With Eastern’s average class size of 18 students, I am so thankful to have chosen ENMU and hope you have the same feelings and fond memories.
Because of Eastern’s size, I’ve had the opportunity to be very active on campus. I am most proud of three major roles. As a dancer on the ENMU Spirit Squad and as a President’s Ambassador, I have had the opportunity to meet many amazing people. Some are new to ENMU and want to discover what the “ENMU Experience” is, and others are alumni bringing their own children to tour the campus and decide for themselves if ENMU is right for them.
These alumni have great stories to tell about living on campus, performing in band concerts, being student athletes and simply valuing the educational opportunity they never thought they could have. Many alumni are also thankful for the lifelong friendships they made while at ENMU.
In my third role, I work in the ENMU Foundation office as a student employee. Like many alumni, I wasn’t aware that the ENMU Foundation raises money for ENMU scholarships and programs. I thought tuition and state funding paid for everything. I’ve since learned that state funding has decreased and only covers the basics, so donations are even more critical to student success at ENMU.
Alumni donations are what make it possible to provide scholarships to dedicated students, many of whom are the first in their family to attend college. Alumni have been very generous to help me and my classmates with scholarships. I couldn’t have afforded college without the help of scholarships.
Would you consider giving back to help ENMU continue to be the incredible school it has always been? ENMU was part of your life story and helped you with your career path and life journey. Giving back to your alma mater adds value to an ENMU degree because your donation continues to enhance ENMU programs and provides scholarships for current and future Greyhounds.
I graduate in December, and my course work at ENMU is helping me to work towards my dream job. I hope to work for the St. Jude’s Foundation or another special nonprofit. I’m determined to give back to others since generous alumni helped me. Most importantly, I plan to donate to ENMU. Will you?
I hope you will say yes to helping the next generation of ENMU students. There is an envelope enclosed in this newsletter in case you’d like to use it to donate with a check or credit card through the mail. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
