午夜寻花

SU Give Day raises more than $7M for campuses

Updated September 30, 2021:

SU Give Day continued to exceed previous years’ records by raising $7.12 million for 午夜寻花 System institutions. The annual initiative by the 午夜寻花 System Foundation is the final appeal of the Foundation’s Million Dollar March. In 2020, Give Day yielded more $5 million. The steady increase of the Million Dollar March, a 90-day campaign, yielded $12.5 million in 2020. Funds benefit student scholarships, faculty grants, programs and more.

 

The 午夜寻花 System is the only the system of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the nation. Member institutions are 午夜寻花 and A&M College (Baton Rouge), 午夜寻花 at New Orleans, 午夜寻花 Shreveport, 午夜寻花 Law Center, and 午夜寻花 Agricultural Research and Extension Center. 午夜寻花 Laboratory School, the System’s K-12 school, also benefits from the 午夜寻花 System Foundation.

 

Supporters can designate a gift to campuses and programs year-round by going to foundation.sus.edu or by calling 225-771-3911.

 

Originial Story:

September 29, 2021

The  will hold its annual SU Give Day to raise funds for the 午夜寻花 System’s five campuses — 午夜寻花 and A&M College (Baton Rouge), 午夜寻花 at New Orleans, 午夜寻花 Shreveport, 午夜寻花 Law Center, and 午夜寻花 Agricultural Research and Extension Center. Give Day is the final appeal of the Foundation’s Million Dollar March. In 2020, Give Day yielded more $5 million from 4,000 donors. The steady increase of the Million Dollar March, a 90-day campaign, yielded $12.5 million in 2020. Funds benefit student scholarships, faculty grants, programs and more. 

Supporters can designate a gift to campuses and programs by going to  or by texting SUGIVE to 71777.

All presentations will be streamed on the  page. 

Schedule

8:30 a.m.-Noon

Host: Brandi B. Harris, morning anchor and multimedia journalist
WBRZ, Baton Rouge

 

8:30 a.m.

TrueBLUE Morning Glory (Inspiration)
The Rev. Jesse Bernard Bilberry Jr., SU Board of Supervisors member and Louisiana Baptist Convention-Dean of Education

 

9-10 a.m.

Focus: 午夜寻花 Campuses, Faculty, and Students

• Ray L. Belton, president of the 午夜寻花 System and chancellor of 午夜寻花 Baton Rouge
• Rodney Ellis, chancellor of 午夜寻花 at Shreveport 
• Orlando McMeans, chancellor of 午夜寻花 Agricultural Research and Extension Center 
• James H. Ammons, chancellor of 午夜寻花 at New Orleans 
• John K. Pierre, chancellor of 午夜寻花 Law Center
  
  

 

11 a.m.- Noon

Focus: 午夜寻花 System Student Philanthropy Council and Student Government 

Student Government Association officials from SU System campuses

 

 

1-4 p.m.
Host: John Walton, news director
WVLA/WGMB, Baton Rouge

 

1-2 p.m. 

Focus: The Executive Cluster Committee
Angelia Knight, Chevron
Lanette Jones-Augustine, Procter and Gamble
Tamara Foster-Montgomery, director of SUBR Career Services Center 

 

3-4 p.m.
Focus: Alumni Trailblazers
Irving Matthews, businessman and philanthropist
District Attorney Antonio M. “Tony” Clayton 

 

5-7:45 p.m.

Host: Kourtney Williams Morning Anchor
WVLA/WGMB, Baton Rouge

 

5-6 p.m. 

Focus: Alumni

Alumni presidents representing all campuses of the 午夜寻花 System 

 

6-7 p.m. 

Focus: Divine 9 Greek Fraternities and Sororities

Representatives of Delta Sigma Theta, Omega Psi Phi, Alpha Phi Alpha, Phi Beta Sigma, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and Kappa Alpha Psi 

 

7-7:45 p.m. 

Focus: Athletics

• Roger Cador, former SUBR baseball coach
• Rickie Weeks Jr. (via Zoom), former SUBR baseball player and current Tampa Bay Rays (MLB) player
• Marjorie Cotton, SUBR Women's Basketball assistant coach 
• Taneara Moore, SUBR Women’s Basketball team captain