Tusculum College’s fall phonathon has begun, and a current student may be calling you soon about supporting your Alma Mater.
Students will be calling on selected days for the remainder of this month, November and December. The phonathon is one of the ways that the College seeks support for the Tusculum Fund, which is the primary fund through which alumni and friends provide unrestricted support to the College that allows Tusculum to use the funds where they are most urgently needed while at the same time supplementing the overall operating budget.
This support benefits current students in continuing to reach their educational goals and serves as a benchmark of the involvement of our alumni with their Alma Mater for funding decisions made by foundations and corporations.
Areas of the Tusculum Fund include scholarships, academic programs, technology, the library, Pioneer Club (athletics) and area sof greatest need.
Every gift to the Tusculum Fund matters. Participation in the Tusculum Fund, no matter the size of the gift, is viewed as a measure of alumni satisfaction, demonstrating alumni loyalty, which influences the College’s ability to secure grants from corporations and foundations.
Gifts of ANY and ALL sizes from alumni, parents and friends of the College are critical to Tusculum’s current and future success as a renown liberal arts college. Colleges that achieve a higher percent in alumni giving participation are, in general, more highly respected and receive more funding opportunities.
If you receive a call, please consider a gift to the Tusculum. Whether or not your give a gift, we encourage you to talk to the caller about his or her experiences at Tusculum and share your experiences at the College. The students enjoy hearing alumni stories about their days at Tusculum, and it encourages them as they make calls.