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Talk to any ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ alumnus about his or her time at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ and you’ll typically be greeted with a grin and a lengthy gush about a top-notch education, wonderful experiences, and lifelong friendships. Yet that enthusiasm hasn’t translated into a healthy alumni annual giving percentage for the university. That’s exactly what ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s Alumni Giving Outreach initiative seeks to address.

An organization that represents private colleges and universities in North Carolina has awarded ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ a grant of $20,000 to fund programs for rising first-year college students in the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Academy, the Watson Scholarship Program and the Odyssey Scholarship Program.