Donor Highlights

Dear friends:

We are hopeful that everyone is transitioning back to your positions and businesses with great success!

This past year was challenging as we all did our best to navigate the pandemic. Our alumni and friends truly stepped up to support the School of Management. Thanks to your gifts, allow me to share the following outcomes:

• The Excellence Fund was able to support a “Laptop Loaner Program” to assist students who had technology needs while the campus’s computer labs were closed.

• $207,000 was awarded in scholarship support to deserving business students from the endowed scholarships previously established. This provided additional support to students in financial distress due to the pandemic and in danger of not graduating because of it.

• Through a highly successful Giving Blue Day campaign we gained over 30 new donors to the Entrepreneurs Society student organization.

• We also had several current donors commit to more support of their existing scholarships and two new business scholarships established, one for graduate studies in accounting and the other for full or part-time students who are trying to manage their academics and be the primary caregiver of a dependent child.

We look forward to a new academic year optimistic and ready to serve our resilient students as they pursue their aspirations of becoming valued employees. Your support is a key factor in allowing many of our students to pursue their education, so thank you!

We are growing the SOM community; however, there is much work to do! If you have not already, I urge you to consider supporting your alma mater. Simply put, we will find a way for you to contribute or engage in a meaningful way such as serving on a career panel, speaking to a class, or serving on a board. I can be reached via email at msfarrel@umich.edu or at 810-424-5480.

Melissa Stephens-Farrell Major Gifts Officer University Advancement

Thank you for your consideration and as always—GO BLUE! Melissa Stephens-Farrell

You can make a gift through the School of Management website. Visit umflint.edu/som/ and click “give now.”