Supporting Your Alma Mater: Gary Allen, Charlotte Developer

As an alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gary Allen, Charlotte developer, believes strongly in supporting your alma mater. Gary Allen, Charlotte developer, credits his success in the real estate business to the excellent programs offered at UNC-Chapel Hill. In the interest of supporting future business graduates of UNC-Chapel Hill, Gary Allen, Charlotte developer, committed to a substantial donation the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill in October of 2007. Gary Allen, Charlotte developer, committed this money with the intention of expanding the school’s instruction of sales and marketing skills. Gary Allen, Charlotte developer, provides the following tips for supporting your alma mater once you have reached career success:

·         Donate: The most important way to support your alma mater is, of course, to donate. Gary Allen, Charlotte developer, has shown that you can not only donate a large sum of money to your alma mater, you can also designate that money to a specific program or fund that will directly impact students and improve their college experience. Many donors choose to contribute money to the program they graduated from, both to continue the success of and improve those programs. Donors may also choose to provide money for a scholarship fund.

·         Mentor: Mentoring students currently attending your alma mater, or recent graduates, can be a rewarding experience. If you are in an executive position at your company, you may even be able to offer a student an internship, summer job, or post-graduate position. In addition, you can never go wrong in mentoring a student pre-college and introducing them to your alma mater.

·         Attend: Finally, a great way to stay in touch with your alma mater is to attend alumni events. Many colleges host events for their post-graduates in major cities across the country. Furthermore, a trip back to your alma mater for commencement traditions can be a great experience to reconnect and, of course, remind yourself of the reasons why you should continue to contribute financially.