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Dream Makers is a multi-faceted approach to helping those students who are either high achievers, close to completing a degree, or both. Dollars raised during FY14 will be awarded during FY15. There are several ways that you can become a Dream Maker at Clayton State University:
Dream Maker Scholarships
With a commitment of $1,000 per year for two years, Dream Maker Scholarships will carry the name of the donor and may have certain broad selection criteria established by the donor. Each scholarship will be given to one student, and the donor and student will have the opportunity to meet at the annual scholarship luncheon held each spring.
Loch Leaders Investment Fund
This fund will recognize high achievers – those full-time stu- dents with a GPA of 3.5 or greater who demonstrate unmet need as defined for this program. Continuing students were given the highest priority having shown a commitment to Clayton State University.
Donors can become a part of this group by making a commit- ment of $500 a year for two years. A select group of students will be designated as Loch Leaders each year. These students will have the opportunity to meet with the donors to this fund at the annual scholarship luncheon held each spring.
Laker Completion Grants
For so many of our students, they are the first in their family to attend college. Actually completing their coursework and receiving their degree is an incredible accomplishment and many times is postponed due to family situations, work de- mands, and, very often, financial challenges. The Laker Com- pletion Grants will impact those students who are near degree completion and demonstrate unmet need as defined for this program. Priority will be given to those closest to completion with unmet need and a GPA of at least 2.5.
Donors to the Laker Completion Grants can make a gift of any size. All donors who support the Laker Completion Grants will be recognized as having participated in this initiative.
“On every campus I visit a student will share the challenges of staying in school with higher tuition and fees, which may be exacerbated by a job loss at home,” said University System Chancellor Hank Huckaby in a Jan. 15 press release. “Sadly, in many cases, a few hundred dollars will make the difference as to whether that student stays in school.”
Your gift can make a difference. Clayton State University in- vites you to become a Dream Maker and impact the lives of students at Clayton State University. Through your generosity students will have the opportunity to realize their dream of a college degree and will go on to meet the challenges of living and working in a dynamic, global society.
Visit our Dream Makers Scholarship Initiative website at www.clayton.edu/giving/dreammakers to make a gift online or contact Vice President of External Relations Kate Troelstra at (678) 466-4473 or kate@clayton.edu for more information.
Clayton State seniors can make dreams real for future graduates by participating in the Senior Class Gift Program. The Senior Class Gift Program promotes the importance of philanthropy and is a collective effort by seniors to leave their mark on the university and academically empower underclassmen. Seniors who donate are awarded an orange tassel to wear at commencement.
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