2015 Homecoming News Letter

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN AGGIE
Being an Aggie is a special honor. We are a rare breed who shares camaraderie like none other. The name alone
garners recognition and pride globally. That’s because Aggies share a proud and rich history that continuously
feeds and nourishes our Aggie Pride!
To differentiate AGGIE PRIDE from what AGGIES DO, understand that proud Aggies reach back and provide
support to current A&T students journeying down the path of higher education. Proud Aggies also support the
faculty that is leading and instructing those students. That is what proud Aggies do.
Record levels of minority students drop out of college nationwide because of the lack of finances. Other students
who persist and graduate do so with massive amounts of debt. One of the primary goals of the College of Arts
and Sciences is to motivate student persistence, retaining and graduating more students. It is also our strong
desire to graduate students with zero debt.
By investing in faculty development the college helps to enhance the quality of student instruction. By providing
student scholarships the college retains and graduates more students. With student scholarships our aim is to
significantly reduce, possibly even eliminate, student debt.
The College of Arts and Sciences launched a $1M endowment campaign in 2013. The campaign’s purpose is to
support the college’s Student Scholarship and Faculty Development Endowment Fund. This dual endowment will
help foster the success of students and faculty. In order to achieve our goal, we need your help. We need you to
do what proud Aggies DO!
When you make a contribution to the fund, you are not only investing in our students and faculty, you are investing
in the growth of the college and the university. Your contribution will help to strengthen the college and the
university in the following ways…
• Providing scholarships for A&T students, thus enhancing student success and retention and reducing/
eliminating student debt.
• Supporting development opportunities for faculty to become better teachers and student mentors.
• Strengthening the long-term financial infrastructure of the college and the university.
Please join me and Dr. Goldie S. Byrd, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, by doing what Aggies Do! Make
an investment in the college’s Student Scholarship and Faculty Development Endowment Fund. Leave a lasting
legacy by making a commitment to give a one-time gift, annual gift, establishing an endowment, and/or including
the college in your estate planning.
We thank you in advance for doing what proud Aggies Do!
Sincerely,
Ann McCabe Beamon
Director of Development
College of Arts and Sciences