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re: Do people still donate to their alma mater?
Posted on 9/3/20 at 10:20 pm to yaboidarrell
Posted on 9/3/20 at 10:20 pm to yaboidarrell
I don’t donate to the school for some academic slush fund. It goes to specific program.
My masters program is a small niche program with limited funding.
They accepted me into grad school when I thought I had no chance, gave me a merit scholarship that really helped me get a new computer when I had no money and my affiliation continues to pay dividends early in my career.
My masters program is a small niche program with limited funding.
They accepted me into grad school when I thought I had no chance, gave me a merit scholarship that really helped me get a new computer when I had no money and my affiliation continues to pay dividends early in my career.
This post was edited on 9/3/20 at 10:20 pm
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Posted on 9/3/20 at 11:12 pm to yaboidarrell
Sure. A little guilt that I invest about 10x more to athletics than my college.
Posted on 9/3/20 at 11:42 pm to Obtuse1
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Yep, checks out.
You need to Rolax.
This post was edited on 9/3/20 at 11:43 pm
Posted on 9/4/20 at 1:53 am to jimbeam
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My experience with the administration at LSU was a complete shite show so no
Yep. Won’t donate. I had an “ indecent” my freshman year (I did something they didn’t like) which cops (or campus police) were not involved. Ive been told of what I have done but still don’t believe it. Still, as an American, it was within my rights.
I had to write a long arse paper to the dean and letters to my professors.
Posted on 9/4/20 at 1:56 am to yaboidarrell
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Posted on 9/4/20 at 7:38 am to yaboidarrell
aTm alum are super strong supporters.
Thing is aTm alum truly support each other, whereas LSU alum could barely give two fricks.
Thing is aTm alum truly support each other, whereas LSU alum could barely give two fricks.
Posted on 9/4/20 at 7:44 am to yaboidarrell
Why would you? You paid tuition right? Unless they offer a special rate for your kids, which they don’t anymore, why give them money?
Posted on 9/4/20 at 7:51 am to goinallout
Thank you for your service sir. If more people turn off the spigot maybe that’s will steer the ship back in the right direction. I love supporting LSU sports but I’ll be damn if I will now as long as the my support BLM.
Posted on 9/4/20 at 7:54 am to yaboidarrell
Yes I do
And I donate specifically to the business school
Which has done a great job
And I donate specifically to the business school
Which has done a great job
Posted on 9/4/20 at 8:07 am to yaboidarrell
As much as I paid in parking tickets while I was there, I figure we're good. They got enough of my money already.
Posted on 9/4/20 at 8:12 am to yaboidarrell
Colleges charge outrageous amounts of money, why should I donate more?
Posted on 9/4/20 at 8:14 am to yaboidarrell
No. I refuse to pay for bullshite administrative bloat, which occurs in every department at every level at LSU. So they get $0 from me.
Posted on 9/4/20 at 8:14 am to Rize
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Been donating to myself since 1999 baby. I skipped the whole collage thing.
I’m shocked.
Posted on 9/4/20 at 8:15 am to Hou_Lawyer
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US News rankings factor in alumni donation % (regardless of amount) for their rankings. Extremely important.
Only if you think some magazine’s ranking of colleges is important or noteworthy
Posted on 9/4/20 at 8:27 am to Indefatigable
USC's admin is a bunch of corrupt grifters who covered up massive sexual abuse. Not giving them a dime.
Posted on 9/4/20 at 9:08 am to yaboidarrell
Yes, LSU is a very poor school compared to most other state flagships. There are many reasons for this, but I feel it’s important to do my part to help support the place I not only went to undergrad and grad school but also the place I learned to drive, learned to swim, and went to summer camp.
I understand having issues with how things are run in higher ed, but you can target your gift to the library or to a certain college at the university.
I understand having issues with how things are run in higher ed, but you can target your gift to the library or to a certain college at the university.
Posted on 9/4/20 at 9:09 am to Indefatigable
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No. I refuse to pay for bullshite administrative bloat, which occurs in every department at every level at LSU.
LOL. You could have maybe made this argument in 2008 but LSUs budget has been cut to the bone over the last decade plus. Also our endowment is embarrassingly low for a school our size.
Posted on 9/4/20 at 9:09 am to Bestbank Tiger
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Do people still donate to their alma mater?
I do. Usually the scholarship fund.
I am on the board for my local Alumni club and donate to it and do fundraising with them. Hard to explain that when the university calls me asking for money but I tell them that all my donations go through my local endowment.
Posted on 9/4/20 at 9:12 am to Warfarer
Won't donate another dollar to LSU until they remove support for BLM organization.
Posted on 9/4/20 at 10:05 am to Draconian Sanctions
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. You could have maybe made this argument in 2008 but LSUs budget has been cut to the bone over the last decade plus. Also our endowment is embarrassingly low for a school our size.
None of that addresses the armies of unneeded staffers and departments that exist at LSU. Budget cuts, or no budget cuts.
Get rid of the bullshite, then come back and ask me for money.
This post was edited on 9/4/20 at 10:06 am
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