Many alums are saying they'll never again donate $ to @UNC because of the Board of Governors' shameful $2.5million payout to the SCV.
You reap what you sow.
All three of UNC's Confederate memorials were development and alumni relations initiatives.
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You reap what you sow.
All three of UNC's Confederate memorials were development and alumni relations initiatives.
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Silent Sam was proposed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, but it was the University that raised the bulk of the money for the monument. UDC donated only 1/3rd of the cost, the rest was raised from UNC alums and Trustees.
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Also the vision for the Confederate Monument was that its unveiling would attract alumni back for a "great reunion" at the 1911 commencement ceremony - the year that UNC bestowed degrees on students who left for the Civil War.
Slow fundraising delayed the unveiling to 1913.
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Slow fundraising delayed the unveiling to 1913.
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Silent Sam may be gone from campus forever (off to harm another community). But there is still a shrine to the Confederacy @UNC!
Memorial Hall, too, came into being thru major development and alumni relations efforts - headed by Grand Dragon Saunders.
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Memorial Hall, too, came into being thru major development and alumni relations efforts - headed by Grand Dragon Saunders.
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Confederate alums were given a place of honor on our campus a 3rd time, when their names were listed on the "Carolina Alumni Memorial in Memory of Those Lost in Military Service," outside of Memorial Hall.
The multi-year effort by the GAA raised over $300k.
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The multi-year effort by the GAA raised over $300k.
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Like others have pointed out, there are so many other needs UNC could address with this $, from updating campus accessibility to actually paying its workers, but apparently projects that prop up patriarchy & white supremacy make for good development/alumni relations practice.
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