CHICAGO, May 18, 2017 — On May 3 North Park held its annual day of giving, #NPUBlueandGoldDay. Alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends rose to the challenge and made #NPUBlueandGoldDay a huge success.
A total of $137,388 was donated. “I had a number of people tell me they kept watching and refreshing our Giving Day website. It was so encouraging. The energy was high on and off campus,” said Shena Keith, assistant vice president for advancement. The “Wear it. Give it. Share it.” campaign caught on and spirits on campus were high.
The Office of Advancement had a goal of 503 donors for the May 3 event, which was surpassed with a total of 526 donors. Alumni accounted for 52% of the donors, but faculty/staff (14%), friends (6%), parents (4%), and students (4%) also made substantial gifts.
Ragnar the Viking, the student body mascot, helped to rally support for #NPUBlueandGoldDay with appearances in videos and at campus events on May 3. He also joined nearly 400 students, faculty, and staff to take a giant N-P-U photo in celebration of the day. “Best Giving Day ever!” proclaimed Ragnar.