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2025 A Day Results At a Glance
$783K
Total
1488
Gifts & Pledges
1394
Donors
73%
Increase in Gifts
What is A Day?
Anderson Day (A Day) is a special fundraising campaign that supports student scholarships, campus programs and improvements at Anderson University. But at its heart, A Day is a celebration of the school we all love and an opportunity to turn our appreciation into action.
"In the Spring of each year, AU Trojans around the globe come together to support their A Day causes for which they are most passionate. We need your help this A Day, beginning now and culminating on April 3, 2025. As part of Anderson University’s family, we thank you for making a difference!"
Every gift impacts one of the following areas: academic achievement, athletic endeavors, campus enhancements, ministry opportunities, student scholarships or the senior class gift. We hope your life has been touched by at least one of these areas. We would love to see you give back and touch someone else’s life on A Day. No matter the amount, your gift makes a difference.
Johnna Shirley
Associate VP for Annual & Planned Giving
Associate VP for Annual & Planned Giving
A Day Causes
Making a difference in the lives of Anderson University students is just one click away. Show your support with the “Give Now” button, which provides a safe and secure method to invest in AU’s future. No matter which cause you choose to support, we’re so thankful for your commitment to bettering AU.
Can’t find the right cause for you? Reach out to the Anderson University Office of Development and a representative will be happy to get you involved however you choose.
Academic Achievement
Athletic Endeavors
Campus Enhancements
Ministry Opportunities
Senior Gift
Student Scholarships
Academic Achievement
Anderson University students are driven by innovation, engaged in active learning, and eager to make positive changes in the world. The Academic Achievement causes help provide our students with rigorous and engaging learning experiences that emphasize the knowledge, intellectual skills, and conceptual framework central to each discipline. Your investment in our students’ education is priceless.
College of Arts and Sciences: Celebrating 100 Years of Ivy Leaves
There are three main goals in our A-Day 2025 Event, all focused on creative writing and the English Department.
1) Thanks to an initial contribution from retired Professor Lawrence Webb and his wife Patsy, Ivy Leaves has established an endowment to recognize and reward student writers on campus. We are looking to enhance this endowment.
2) Ivy Leaves has grown into an award-winning, nationally-recognized publication featuring 100 years of AU alumni from all over the country. The University would like to increase the journal’s readership and strengthen alumni engagement through off-campus circulation. Thus, we are seeking to develop enhanced printing capabilities to highlight and promote smaller-scale works of current students and recent alumni.
3) We would like to plan for a major event during Homecoming Week of Fall 2025, extending the celebration of the 100th issue of Ivy Leaves set to be published in late April 2025. The goal of the Homecoming event would be to gather previous student editors and contributors for a dinner and creative writing reading.
Our A-Day focus on enhancing the success of Ivy Leaves is a joint-promotional effort by the College of Arts and Sciences and the South Carolina School of the Arts to celebrate the centennial edition of Ivy Leaves, which showcases work from student writers and artists from both areas.
Fundraising estimated expenses:
- Enhanced Endowment for Ivy Leaves: $4,000
- Canon imagePROGRAF Pro-4100 44-Inch Professional Photographic Large-Format Inkjet Printer: $4,000
- Centennial Issue Celebration Event (Homecoming 2025): $3,000
Total: $11,000
The College of Health Professions will be using A Day funds to help with their Pediatric Health Promotion Teddy Gets a Check-up Clinic. Anderson University’s Teddy Bear clinic is a wonderful opportunity for AU faculty and nursing students to teach children about healthcare and minimize fear that often comes when seeing a physician or nurse. The Teddy Bear Clinics also provide students in the College of Health Professions service-learning, giving them a more comprehensive understanding of healthcare as well as a stronger sense of autonomy and confidence in themselves. A Day funds would be used to purchase teddy bears, clinic supplies, upfit a trailer that was gifted to the program to take to different sites such as schools, community activities and programs, churches, etc.
$40,000
Athletic Endeavors
Campus Enhancements
Ministry Opportunities
Senior Gift
Student Scholarships
Alumni Board
Social Media Graphics
Instagram & Facebook
Post Format
Story Format
- Story: Black – Logo
- Story: Black – Save the Date
- Story: Black – We are AU
- Story: Tan – Fill in Cause
- Story: Tan – Logo
- Story: Tan – Support What You Love
- Story: Tan – Celebrate Those Who Made an Impact
- Story: Tan – Reflect & Celebrate
- Story: Tan – Celebrate What is to Come
- Story: Tan – Give Back & Dream Forward
Find your CAUSE
Give Now to Support Your CAUSE
Making a difference in the lives of Anderson University students is just one click away. Show your support with the “Give Now” button, which provides a safe and secure method to invest in AU’s future. No matter which cause you choose to support, we’re so thankful for your commitment to bettering AU.
Can’t find the right cause for you? Reach out to the Anderson University Office of Development at adaytogive@andersonuniversity.edu and a representative will be happy to get you involved however you choose.