Make a Gift
Although you may not know
it, alumni support paved the way for your journey as a student.
Today, generous support from
alumni, friends, and corporations is more essential than ever to
the success of IESE. You are investing in the education of tomorrow’s
engineering leaders who will change the world, and this investment is
one that can literally grow right before your eyes. It grows in terms
of collaborations, resources, student scholarships and faculty support.
You are impacting the curriculum, research, financial aid, and technology
innovations. To stay competitive and on the leading edge of engineering
education and research it is imperative for us to continually invest
in all areas of the department. As the stature of the department grows
in the national rankings, so too will the value of your degree that
proudly states “I’m an Illinois engineer” (alumni
participation rates in giving back to the department are one factor
in national ranking determinations).
Our new department now has
over 5,200 alumni and the giving rate is less than 5%. While our
goal is 100% participation,
we would love to have at least a quarter of our graduates supporting
the department. This would put us well above any other department
in the college where the overall rate is 10%. HELP US SET
THE BENCHMARK! Aerospace – 6%, Civil and Environmental – 6%, Computer Science
4%, Electrical and Computer Engineering – 3%, Materials Science – 7%,
Mechanical – 4%, Nuclear Plasma and Radiological – 9%, Physics – 7%,
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics – 10% *
Last fiscal year, the department raised almost $52,000*
through its annual fund efforts. The highest grossing department
in the college was Electrical and Computer Engineering at $168,000*.
While
perhaps challenging (given that ECE has over 16,000 alumni), could
IESE top this category as well? If every alum gave just $50, the department
would raise $260,000. Imagine what that could do for our students!.
Thank you in advance for your contribution! There
are several methods through the University of Illinois Foundation
for gift contribution or pledge payment. You may choose to make your
contribution
via the online, secure link on this page, or by mail with either
a check or credit card. You may also elect to use the convenience
of Electronic
Funds Transfer (EFT) to make your gift. When making your
gift, please be sure that it is designated to the IESE DEPARTMENT,
or note that it is for support
of
one of the special funds.
Don’t forget your MATCHING
GIFT.
Some companies will match, double, or even triple your contribution!
There are more than 7,500 companies
that participate in this program (to see if yours is among them,
click on the following link, or talk to your Human Resources Office.
In many cases, retired employees, spouses of employees, or widows
and widowers of former employees will be eligible for this program.
You receive credit for the entire gift, both direct and matching.
We
are grateful for you and the contribution you make on a daily
basis to the success of IESE. You give your degree and alma mater
a face, and for that we say thank you!
* - (based on FY05 figures as of 6/30/05).
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