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Information for making year-end gifts

YEAR-END GIFTS: The end of the year is quickly approaching and the EMU Foundation is asking for your assistance so that year-end gifts can be processed in a timely manner. The IRS requires EMU to prove delivery by Tuesday, December 31 in order to process a 2019 tax receipt. All gifts that are received by individual campus departments during winter break should be delivered to the EMU Foundation on or before the end of the business day, Friday, January 3, in order to receive a 2019 tax receipt. We are also encouraging online giving on or before December 31 at https://www.emich.edu/foundation/give/ Please direct any questions to the EMU Foundation at 734.484.1322.

EMU football is BOWL BOUND for the second consecutive year!

The Eastern Michigan University football team will take on the University of Pittsburgh in the Sixth Annual Quick Lane Bowl on Thursday, Dec. 26, at Ford Field in Detroit. The EMU Office for Alumni Relations in coordination with EMU Athletics will host an exclusive tailgate party for alumni, fans and friends inside Ford Field leading up to game time! Stay tuned for more details in the coming days. Click here to purchase your tickets. 

EMU raises more than $820,000 on #GIVINGTRUEDAY

Eastern Michigan’s alumni, faculty, staff and students came together for the University’s third annual #GIVINGTRUEDAY to raise $827,299 from the incredible generosity of 927 donors. Supporters gave to a variety of scholarships, programs, services and 89.1 WEMU, the campus’ National Public Radio affiliate. The full press release can be found here.