Dear UWM Colleague,

Your support of our mission and goals continues to be critical to our success. That
support is helping advance our priority goals of research and access while also fully engaging us in our external campaign of embracing the community through campus giving. Our State and University Employees Combined Giving Campaign (SECC) continues to build capacity for our partnerships with the external community. Through the generosity of our active and retired faculty and staff, special campus events and general donations, we were able to top our goal in last year’s campaign, raising nearly $110,000.

We are ready to challenge ourselves again by supporting Milwaukee-area community non-profits, many of whom are engaged in important research and volunteer efforts with our University. One way of delivering this message is through the support of the 2016 UWM Gives to Community campaign, which runs from October 10, 2016 to November 30, 2016. This year’s campaign message, Supporting The Teams That Support The Community, invites all of us to join our large campus team in backing the efforts of our greater Milwaukee community.

You are already registered to participate in the SECC campaign and all staff and faculty (both active and retired) are eligible to make their gift either online or on paper through a confidential process. As in the past, you can target your donation to any of the agencies described in the enclosed booklet. Your division/department coordinator will ensure that you receive the appropriate forms and online giving instructions.

I invite you to keep track of all SECC events, weekly incentive prize drawings, and other information by visiting our campaign page at www.uwm.edu/secc. Please feel free to contact SECC Campus Coordinator, Deidre Merritt, at deidrem@uwm.edu or (414) 229-5152 with any questions.  The Executive Sponsor for the campaign is Dr. Joan Prince, Vice Chancellor for Global Inclusion and Engagement. Plus, new men’s basketball coach LaVall Jordan is serving as our honorary campus chair.

Thank you for considering my request to support the 2016 SECC campaign. By taking part in this process, you will again be of assistance to those who most need our help.  Let’s continue to be the institution that can proudly say it is “Supporting The Teams That Support The Community.”

Best regards,

Mark A. Mone
Chancellor
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee