UNION, Class Giving

If you saw the cutouts (like Lindsey Perry's above) on campus a few thursdays ago at SMU, you were witnessing the school wide Giving Competition. Union members set up around campus stationed at different schools. I was at Meadows with Ms. Mackenzie the news anchor and Mr. Sam Todd who was representing Study abroad. Each senior Union member  gets a cutout that  states a blurb : "When I'm not_______ I'm giving to the Union". I've already thought about  my cutout for next year I'm debating between two. 1) When I'm not playing indoor  soccer at Dedman, I'm giving to the Union". OR "If I'm not organizing luncheons for the Scholars Luncheon I'm giving to the Union". The purpose of the Union is to increase awareness of "giving back" among undergrads. SMU is trying to improve our overall rankings of how much alumni like their school. The way University's are ranked depends on the percent of alumni who give back (not necessarily how much they give, but the fact that they do give!) If we get students in the habit of  giving while they are undergrads, they are more likely to do it when they are alumni. We've had a 274% increase  in 4 years (which is unreal!) See Chip's email below to find out more details. P.S. I designed the  stickers :)