I realize that the education I received all those years ago prepared me very well for the current climate of global change. As a member of the Marching Band, I was accepted for who and what I was and learned flexibility, persistence, determination, rigor, discipline, and stamina which have carried me through the past year, the past decade, and certainly will serve me well into old age. I have so much gratitude and appreciation for the profound life lessons I gleaned from that experience and couldn’t know that decades later, I would still be applying those learnings to my everyday life. PATRICK SCOTT (BS ’90, MUSIC EDUCATION)
DONOR VOICES E
ach and every financial contribution from you, our alumni and donors, supports “what is essential to the best in human nature,” as stated by Stephen Setterberg (BA ’80, philosophy, and MD ’84).
In today’s world, we are convinced more than ever that an understanding of economics can and should play a role in our political conversations and in policymaking. Additionally, it is more important than ever to give of one’s time, talents, and treasures to support others on their journey in life. Through our relationship with CLA these past few years, we’ve been delighted to meet the students who’ve benefitted from our charitable efforts. THOMAS (BA ’73, ECONOMICS) AND KRISTIN HOLTZ
22 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
We are honored that out of all of the worthy giving opportunities from which you could choose, you supported CLA. Clearly, many of you, like Stephen, have “become even more convinced of the fundamental importance of critical reasoning to the future survival of democracy. Of course, what is traditionally understood as scientific knowledge is also essential — as COVID-19 has so brutally reminded us — but grounding in the core liberal arts perspectives on history, culture, the arts, moral and political constructs, and on what constitutes persuasive evidence, is arguably more important now than at any point in human history.” Here are few more comments from our donors.
