Support for Campus Appeal promotes pride
By Hannah Larking
News Editor
August 6, 2008
 The University of Windsor’s Campus Appeal hopes to increase its number of supporters this year with its payroll deduction campaign.
Each year Campus Appeal is supported by over 300 faculty and staff members who charitably donated to an area of their choice at the university. This year their payroll deduction campaign provides the option of donating a percentage of your pay cheque back to the university.
Nadia Hachem, development officer at Campus Appeal, said the idea is catching on. “It’s picking up,” Hachem explained, “It’s more of getting people aware of the program now—that’s what we’re working on … This summer we’re trying to raise awareness, and we’re hoping the actual Campus Appeal campaign, which is payroll deduction, will help.”
Hachem, who is a graduate of the Psychology and Biology program at the university, added that Campus Appeal is a great way to show pride in the university. “I am so proud to be associated with the university—as a student and now as an employee,” she added.
Donations can be made out to any domain at the university, including scholarships, bursaries, teaching, research, equipment, or funding for a new building. “It’s whatever area you feel strongest about,” said Hachem.
Campus Appeal offers students and staff an outlet to demonstrate pride in the university and a commitment to its success. In the most recently released brochure for Campus Appeal, Dr. Bruce Tucker, chair of Campus Appeal Campaign and associate vice-president of Academic Affairs, describes Campus Appeal as a way of saying thanks to the people have supported him in the past, both as a student and a professor. “It gives me a great deal of satisfaction to know that my gift will help others to enjoy academic life as much as I have over the past several decades,” Tucker explained.
For students and staff, giving back to the university can inspire others to do the same. “When people from our campus are giving to our campus, it encourages people outside of campus to invest in us as well,” Hachem said. “Sponsors and donors are more willing to invest in something that we feel passionate about and that we ourselves are donating to,” she added.
Campus Appeal aims to highlight what the University of Windsor has to offer. “If you work or study here, you know better as to what needs more. You know what your department might need whether its money for scholarships or campus [infrastructure],” Hachem explained.
Payroll deduction is just one way to show your pride. Campus Appeal also suggests wearing UWindsor clothing, hanging your UWindsor diploma in your office, buying a bumper sticker or window decal for your vehicle, volunteering on campus, mentoring a student, attending a Lancer game, or enjoying the Soundsation music series of University Players.
For more information about the 2008 Campus Appeal campaign you can check out the online brochure or contact Nadia Hachem at (519) 253-3000 extension 4279 or email nadiah@uwindsor.ca.
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