Mike Morsberger Archives | 麻豆原创 News Central Florida Research, Arts, Technology, Student Life and College News, Stories and More Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:01:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/blogs.dir/20/files/2019/05/cropped-logo-150x150.png Mike Morsberger Archives | 麻豆原创 News 32 32 100 Days Left in Historic $500 Million IGNITE Campaign /news/100-days-left-historic-500-million-ignite-campaign/ Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:27:17 +0000 /news/?p=95526 Since the campaign began on July 1, 2011, more than 103,000 donors have combined to make nearly 400,000 separate gifts, ranging from $5 to eight figures.

]]> Saturday, March 23, marks the beginning of the final 100 days of the IGNITE Campaign, a sustained eight-year effort to secure $500 million in private support to advance 麻豆原创. Since the campaign began on July 1, 2011, more than 103,000 donors have combined to make nearly 400,000 separate gifts, ranging from $5 to eight figures.

As of Dec. 31, 2018, total gifts and commitments stood at approximately $479.5 million, or 96 percent of the goal amount.

鈥淏eing so close to the campaign goal, the question isn鈥檛 鈥榃ill we reach it,鈥 but rather, 鈥楤y how much,鈥欌 says Mike Morsberger, vice president for 麻豆原创 Advancement and CEO of the 麻豆原创 Foundation, the nonprofit organization that accepts gifts to 麻豆原创. 鈥淚t is gratifying to see that our donors 鈥 many of them 麻豆原创 faculty and staff 鈥 place their trust and confidence in the work we do at 麻豆原创 to improve lives and livelihoods. It is my hope that before June 30, more people will make a gift to join in this historic effort.鈥

鈥淚t is gratifying to see that our donors 鈥 many of them 麻豆原创 faculty and staff 鈥 place their trust and confidence in the work we do at 麻豆原创 to improve lives and livelihoods.” 鈥斅燤ike Morsberger, vice president for 麻豆原创 Advancement and CEO of the 麻豆原创 Foundation

Morsberger adds the campaign grand total will be unveiled in October during 麻豆原创鈥檚 homecoming.

Donors to the campaign have chosen to support a wide range of priorities across the university, including student scholarships, endowed faculty positions, innovative programming, athletics excellence and new initiatives like 麻豆原创 Downtown and the Academic Health Sciences Center at Lake Nona. Over the past three years, the 麻豆原创 Foundation has forwarded more than $75 million to the university for use in those areas and others.

The most ambitious fundraising initiative in 麻豆原创 history, IGNITE promises to fundamentally transform the future of the university by providing the margin of excellence that is so vital in public higher education. Alumni, friends, faculty, staff, students and partners can add their names to those who have already contributed on 麻豆原创鈥檚 annual Day of Giving, March 28.

]]> 麻豆原创 Alumni Association Hosts AlumKnights of the Roundtable: 2015 Chapter & Club Council /news/ucf-alumni-association-hosts-alumknights-of-the-roundtable-2015-chapter-club-council/ Wed, 17 Jun 2015 14:00:38 +0000 /news/?p=66863 On Saturday, June 13, following the previous evening鈥檚 8th Annual 麻豆原创 Jefferson Awards & Alumni Volunteer Reception, nearly 60 regional, college and special interest chapter and club alumni volunteers 鈥 from Central Florida and across the nation 鈥 attended the 麻豆原创 Alumni Association鈥檚 AlumKnights of the Roundtable: 2015 Chapter & Club Council at the 麻豆原创 FAIRWINDS Alumni Center.

The morning began with a keynote address and Q&A by Anthony Jenkins, Ph.D., 麻豆原创鈥檚 senior associate vice president and dean of students.

Next, alumni staff presented this year鈥檚 Chapter & Club Awards, which included:

  • The College Chapter Challenge Award tasked college-based alumni chapters聽to engage in professional development activities within their chapters that add value to their degrees and make meaningful connections back to the university. This year鈥檚 winner hosted an evening to provide alumni with a tool that鈥檚 invaluable in the industry in which they work 鈥 customer service training, provided by best-selling author Tim Miles. Congratulations to the Rosen College of Hospitality Management Alumni Chapter!
  • The Regional Chapter/Club Challenge Award tasked regional chapters with executing events with a strong university connection 鈥 which isn鈥檛 always easy when you鈥檙e not in Orlando! However, this year鈥檚 winner impressed the selection committee by working on events with local businesses in their community, while also working with the 麻豆原创 regional campus closest to them on their signature event, Starry Knights. Last year, Starry Knights raised more than $6,000 for scholarships and, after this year鈥檚 event in July, they will be one step closer to their goal of endowing their chapter鈥檚 scholarship. Congratulations to the Space Coast 麻豆原创 Alumni Chapter!
  • The Constituent Chapter Challenge Award tasked special interest chapters聽with creating opportunities to create meaningful connections with our student population. Chapter volunteers participated as panelists for the 4EVER KNIGHTS Alumni Speaker Series and served as mentors in the 4EK Connect program. Their signature professional development conference, PRO CON, raised $8,000 this year and allowed the chapter to engage with students in various stages of the 麻豆原创 experience. Congratulations to the 麻豆原创 Young Alumni Chapter!
  • The Chapter or Club of the Year Award was presented to the overall chapter or club that covered all of the bases in not only event programming, but in communicating with alumni and building meaningful connections. The selection committee was impressed by the winning group, not only for their聽philanthropic events 鈥 participating in multiple events through the year in addition to 麻豆原创鈥檚 annual day of service, Knights Give Back 鈥 but also in the goals they聽set and how they聽reached them. They鈥檝e grown their LinkedIn following from just 10 members to nearly 300, while becoming a chapter only two years ago. The judges were thoroughly impressed! Congratulations to the Denver 麻豆原创 Alumni Chapter!

    • Chapter and club leaders then participated in breakout sessions on the alumni association鈥檚 strategic plan goals of communication, engagement, relevance and funding. After lunch, they continued with roundtable discussions on board management, social media, student engagement, professional development/career-focused events, and partnerships.

    Before wrapping up the day-long conference with a catered happy hour and 麻豆原创 Bookstore merchandise sales, attendees got to meet and participate in a Q&A with聽Mike Morsberger,聽the new vice president for alumni relations and development, and CEO of the foundation.

    Thank you to all of our dedicated alumni volunteers! Go Knights! Charge On!

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