[phas-faculty_staff_others] Physics Philanthropy

[Kurtis Williams]

Good morning,

At Monday's department meeting I encouraged you each to consider giving a small, recurring gift to the department through the Bridge Builders Fund.  The goal of such a gift is not so much to collect tons of money, but so that our Philanthropy and Engagement teams can approach alumni and other potential givers and state that X% of physics faculty give back to the university.  The higher X% is, the better it looks.

I give the minimum automatic recurring gift - $5/month - to the Physics Excellence Fund.  I'd like to ask each of you to consider doing the same, or to donate to one of the endowed physics scholarship funds.  Your gift counts as a charitable donation come tax season.

If you want to set up a gift, go to: https://www.tamuc.edu/bridge-builders/.  In the Designation, select "Other" and enter Physics Excellence Fund or the name of one of our departmental scholarships (listed here: https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/colleges/scienceengineeringagriculture/departments/physicsastronomy/scholarshipsFinancialAid/default.aspx)

Rest assured any giving (or lack thereof) is not part of any faculty evaluations, and I will not be bugging anybody individually to give.

In addition, as you edit webpages or use social media, please consider linking to our department's donation form: https://give.communityfunded.com/o/texas-am-university-commerce/i/college-of-science-and-engineering/s/physics-and-astronomy  Philanthropy & Engagement suggests just using simple phrasing at the very end of a post or webpage, something like "If you would like to partner with the Physics and Astronomy faculty to support our students, please click here."

Cheers,
Kurtis


Dr. Kurtis A. Williams (he/him/his)

Assoc. Professor and Interim Department Head

Department of Physics and Astronomy<https://www.tamuc.edu/physics>


P: 903.886.5488


Texas A&M University-Commerce<https://www.tamuc.edu/>



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