Family meeting last week agreed on 2023 move to Club Seats and Purple to Gold P&T move (obviously somewhat pending changes to giving levels)

(10-29-2021 12:40 PM)olddawg Wrote:  We need our own version of Clemson's "IPTAY" (I'll pay ten a year). The idea was to ask for a reasonable yearly contribution so they'd get more people on board. They made it a badge of honor to be a member. It was started during The Depression after a humiliating loss to The Citadel. They had a very tangible goal- to fund scholarships for all sports so they could be successful. People bought into the idea and took pride in it.
https://iptaycuad.com/iptay-closes-2021-...ributions/

Something like that for JMU would be smart. Especially for those who cannot afford large donations, but want to participate nonetheless.

(10-29-2021 02:33 PM)JMU_Rocks! Wrote:  Always want to keep up front - increases to JMU is critical, rather than moving from academics to athletics for instance.

I am looking forward to attending a CoB - OneBoard meeting next Friday and getting a first hand view of the new CoB building. There are plenty of great things happening all over campus all of the time. The conference affiliation and impending R2 classification fit well with the 'National University' narrative. It will take sustained funding and alumni engagement to increase the momentum we continue to build.

Has there been any update about this beyond "we're expecting to hit this at some time in the future"? I feel like there was something slightly more concrete about that, but can't find it right now. Would be nice to slide both a move to R2 and FBS together to really show a huge jump in national prominence.

I will be upping the ante and expect ticket prices to increase.

I've let my basketball and football season tickets go replaced by trying to make a couple of games.

Now, season tickets for both and will be sure to get to all games

(10-29-2021 02:49 PM)jmufan2008 Wrote:  

(10-29-2021 02:33 PM)JMU_Rocks! Wrote:  Always want to keep up front - increases to JMU is critical, rather than moving from academics to athletics for instance.

I am looking forward to attending a CoB - OneBoard meeting next Friday and getting a first hand view of the new CoB building. There are plenty of great things happening all over campus all of the time. The conference affiliation and impending R2 classification fit well with the 'National University' narrative. It will take sustained funding and alumni engagement to increase the momentum we continue to build.

Has there been any update about this beyond "we're expecting to hit this at some time in the future"? I feel like there was something slightly more concrete about that, but can't find it right now. Would be nice to slide both a move to R2 and FBS together to really show a huge jump in national prominence.

https://csnbbs.com/thread-895119.html

If nothing has changed and things have panned out the way expected according to that email then it should pretty much be just about to happen... Considering that said reclassifying October 2021 and taking effect February 2022 though, gotta wonder if anything has changed since nothing new has been said about it.

(10-29-2021 03:11 PM)KickItToScotty Wrote:  

(10-29-2021 02:49 PM)jmufan2008 Wrote:  

(10-29-2021 02:33 PM)JMU_Rocks! Wrote:  Always want to keep up front - increases to JMU is critical, rather than moving from academics to athletics for instance.

I am looking forward to attending a CoB - OneBoard meeting next Friday and getting a first hand view of the new CoB building. There are plenty of great things happening all over campus all of the time. The conference affiliation and impending R2 classification fit well with the 'National University' narrative. It will take sustained funding and alumni engagement to increase the momentum we continue to build.

Has there been any update about this beyond "we're expecting to hit this at some time in the future"? I feel like there was something slightly more concrete about that, but can't find it right now. Would be nice to slide both a move to R2 and FBS together to really show a huge jump in national prominence.

https://csnbbs.com/thread-895119.html

If nothing has changed and things have panned out the way expected according to that email then it should pretty much be just about to happen... Considering that said reclassifying October 2021 and taking effect February 2022 though, gotta wonder if anything has changed since nothing new has been said about it.

Thank you! Looks like it may have been delayed a couple months: https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/

Quote:The 2021 Carnegie Classification Update is in process. The preliminary version will be available for “public review” in mid-December 2021. We will send out messages to Chief Executive Officers, Chief Administrative Officers, Institutional Research Directors and several others as identified through the Higher Education Directory when we release the classifications for their review. The Public Review will last about 6 weeks. The classification will be announced as official by the end of January 2022.

Sounds like we should hear initially by mid-December.

(10-29-2021 01:16 PM)Dadgum Wrote:  My check will have a comma in it.

Keep the commas coming!

Just doubled my donation!

Submitting a little boost on my current donation later this evening. Exciting times and great work by the admin.

(10-29-2021 02:28 PM)Dukes94 Wrote:  Okay, I'm in, and I'll bare my soul. Judge me or don't.

I've never given a penny to JMU in the more than 27 years since I graduated. I've spent a little money at the bookstore and attended some football games, but that's it.

I just joined the Duke Club at the $50 level.

Thanks to those who can and do give more.

Everyone gives according to their personal priorities and what they can afford, and I think I speak on behalf of everyone here when I say no one judges anyone based on what you give. Thanks for stepping out in support.

Scholarship donation today. Go Dukes!!

I bumped up 20% today and will make another 20% donation if, ur I mean when, we reach FCS Championship game.

(11-05-2021 12:09 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  Scholarship donation today. Go Dukes!!

Do you mean you are making a donation large enough to fund a scholarship? If so, that is awesome!

If I donate now, does it count towards Parking Lot $$$$ next year?

(11-05-2021 12:45 PM)BSKB 24 Wrote:  

(11-05-2021 12:09 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  Scholarship donation today. Go Dukes!!

Do you mean you are making a donation large enough to fund a scholarship? If so, that is awesome!

ooooooooooohhh no... but TO the scholarship fund..... : )
as we say in real estate development - it takes crumbs to make a loaf.

(10-29-2021 12:40 PM)itGoesJMU Wrote:  I'm bumping up my donation.

More importantly I want to know if @Purplehazed is going to make good on their promise to @jmusuperfan and @deez from 2015. You guys are owed a donation of a few drinks!

https://csnbbs.com/thread-735870-post-12...id12014042

YES. Please start a new thread and someone please do the rest of this legwork. Surely there are at least a handful of empty threats / promises buried in this board's past.

I will up my donation to where it was a number of years ago. My employer (ADP) will match a portion of my donation so will be a decent amount. Many companies have some type of matching gift program so make sure you check on that if you are donating.

Not related to direct donations but if you aren’t already and use Amazon, make sure to set your account to donate to the James Madison Foundation through Amazon smile. Doesn’t cost a thing and every little bit helps.

https://www.jmu.edu/give/ways-to-give/sh...give.shtml

Amazon Smile has generated $4,134.98 for the James Madison University Foundation since August, 2021.

(10-30-2021 09:12 PM)Deez Nuts Wrote:  

(10-29-2021 01:16 PM)Dadgum Wrote:  My check will have a comma in it.

Keep the commas coming!

we need a few donations that contain two commas.

Not all of my donations will include a comma but the donations will be more consistent and I plan to move into a better neighborhood in BFS which includes increased DC donations