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AN UPDATE OF THE EDWARD R. MURROW COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION

April 2023

#CougsGive is tomorrow, Wednesday April 12, 2023! #CougsGive is a one-day fundraising event during which the Cougar family will come together and give to the scholarships, programs, and experiences that set WSU apart.

How can you support Murrow students on #CougsGive, April 12?

1. Make a gift! The easiest way to support Murrow students is to make a gift at https://cougsgive.wsu.edu/. Take advantage of challenges throughout the day to match your donation or unlock additional funds.

2. Join us as a Cougar Ambassador! Visit https://cougsgive.wsu.edu/, create a Cougar Ambassador account using either your email or Facebook login, and then you’ll receive email verification to activate your Cougar Ambassador account and give you access to a #CougsGive toolkit with social media graphics and more.
  • Check out your dashboard. Visit your personal Cougar Ambassador dashboard through cougsgive.wsu.edu. You’ll be able to easily share to social media and email, as well as create a custom giving link for sharing with your fellow Cougs. 
3. Share your story and challenge your fellow Cougs to increase the impact. Post on your social media accounts, send emails, text your closest Cougs! Share what makes WSU special, what it means to be in the Cougar family, why you give and why others should give, too! Include your giving link in your posts so others can give with just one click.
Become a Cougar Ambassador!
47th Murrow Symposium Inspires

Dean Bruce Pinkleton with Dean Baquet, this year's recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism 

Murrow Symposium #47 exceeds at communicating with courage & building our Legacy of Truth

Last week, April 4-5, the Edward R. Murrow Symposium #47 brought together a wide range of alumni, students, faculty and other professionals from across the communication field for a highly successful celebration exploring a Legacy of Truth: communication with courage.

Full footage of the event will soon be posted here, but in the meantime, Maggie Degarimore of Murrow News 8 delivered some excellent coverage and student reactions you can see now. Thank you once again to our sponsors, alumni, students, faculty and staff who together made this possible. Go Murrow Cougs!
 

              

#CougsGive Challenges!
Part of the fun of #CougsGive is the competition. Make your gift on April 12 go further by taking advantage of these giving challenges! Find details of each challenge at https://cougsgive.wsu.edu/murrow

There’s still time if you want to make a challenge gift to inspire others –
contact
Camille.vaughn@wsu.edu!
Murrow Early Bird Special The first 5 gifts to the Murrow College Dean's Excellence Fund will unlock a bonus $500 thanks to class of `76 alumnus, Marc Anderson!
 
Digital Excellence Challenge #1 The first 5 gifts to the Digital Excellence Fund will unlock an additional $1,000! But wait there’s more – if the fifth gift is made before 10 a.m. PST it will unlock an additional $500 for a total of $1,500. Thank you Adam Peterson ’02, for this challenge.
 
Challenge #1? Who knows what could happen if we hit 20 gifts 😉? Help us get there and find out!

Scholarship $500 Match An anonymous donor has stepped up with a challenge! She will match the first $500 in gifts to the Scholarship Excellence Fund, dollar-for-dollar.
 
Dean Pinkleton’ s $750 Match Bruce Pinkleton, Dean of the Murrow College and wife, Chris, will match up to $500 in giving to the Dean’s Excellence Fund in support of practical learning opportunities for Murrow students.
 
$500 Challenge for Northwest Public Broadcasting Radio The first 10 gifts to the Northwest Public Broadcasting (NWPB) Radio Membership Fund will unlock an additional $500, generously donated by Sarah English `94, `95 and `96.

$500 Challenge for Northwest Public Broadcasting Television The first 5 gifts to the Northwest Public Broadcasting (NWPB) Television Membership Fund will unlock an additional $500, generously donated by Sarah English `94, `95 and `96.
More ways to support Murrow College: University-wide Challenges

You can also help Murrow College earn special bonuses!

WSU Leaderboard Challenge The top three colleges/campuses/programs with the highest percentage increase in donors from last year will earn an extra $500, $300, $200 (in order of ranking)

Ambassador Total Gifts Inspired Challenge The three Ambassadors who refer the most gifts will unlock $500, $300 and $200 (in order of ranking) bonuses to designate to a #CougsGive fund of choice!

Ambassador Donor Challenge The Ambassador who inspires the most donors through referrals will unlock $500 to a #CougsGive fund of their choice.
Murrow Sponsors Looking for Professionals
2023 Murrow Symposium Sponsors want to hire more Murrow Cougs! If you are interested in growing or changing your career, check out the links below and see where your Murrow connections might take you next!
 
 
 
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