This Wednesday, February 12 is Wesleyan Giving Day and this year’s Giving Day theme is “We Are Wesleyan”—a theme that highlights the power of community among our students, families, staff, faculty, and alumni, on campus and beyond, wherever Wesleyans find themselves in the world.
Wesleyan is comprised of people with different views, different dreams, different concerns, and many kinds of hope. At Wesleyan we learn how to create solidarity among people who may not agree on everything – and to be energized by each other’s achievements.
This spirit is infused into every day on campus. I was recently invited by Maria-Christina Oliveras to attend the performance final for her musical theater course. I joined a group of spectators—including faculty from areas like Government and Economics and students who were friends of roommates’ friends. Together, we watched athletes, neuroscience majors, painters, and others on stage, performing songs ranging from spirituals to Broadway classics. It was wonderful and distinctly Wesleyan. Performers and spectators supporting one another, bound in community.
People ask me all the time if fundraising is the hardest part about being a university president. I tell them no, it’s the best part, because it’s all about supporting our amazing students.
In my 18 years in this role, I’ve seen our donors succeed in making Wesleyan more financially sustainable. I’ve seen them succeed in growing Wesleyan’s sense of community. But though our community has grown, so too have its financial needs. These are challenging times, and our students need our support more than ever.
Please show your pride in our community today by making a gift to celebrate that We Are Wesleyan.
Donated on line at Wes web site, Leadership Donor
Where have you been for the previous 4 years? As a brother in the Lord I have a problem with your perspective on the “authoritarian moves of the 47 administration” per Washington Post which I do not read. Trump and his people are representing the mandate of the voters and are working within our constitutional guidelines unlike the last administration. BTW, I thought Wesley was a Christ follower. I saw nothing in your University website that even mentioned Jesus. I hope it was an oversight on my part. Just a thought. Blessings, Mike Holzgang
Wesleyan Giving Day celebrates the community that makes us who we are! Grateful for the support, creativity, and solidarity that connect us all.