{"id":19665,"date":"2014-03-31T09:20:19","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T13:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=19665"},"modified":"2016-01-06T09:18:43","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T14:18:43","slug":"student-led-auction-on-april-5-will-benefit-science-center-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2014\/student-led-auction-on-april-5-will-benefit-science-center-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Student-led auction on April 5 will benefit science center campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

EMU\u2019s Thomas Plaza will be buzzing with activity on Saturday, April 5, when the Student Government Association (SGA)<\/a> hosts an auction<\/a> to benefit the Suter Science Center Campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The auction, which begins at 1 p.m. on Thomas Plaza in front of the Campus Center, has been organized \u201cin the spirit of the 1969 student library drive,\u201d when the entire campus community, galvanized by student enthusiasm, raised $111,000 in four days<\/a>. By doing so, they protected a major construction grant for the Hartzler Library<\/a>, still in use today, and won glowing national headlines ($111,000 in 1969 would be worth well over $700,000 today).<\/p>\n

Equipment from the Science Center, including eight microscopes (both full-size and miniature; most in their original wooden cases), will headline the auction, led by local auctioneer John Bowman.<\/p>\n

One unique item will entitle the new owner to tell a funny story: Years ago, the planners of a donor appreciation dinner purchased what they assumed were \u201crosebud glasses\u201d to garnish each table, emblazed with the blue seal of Eastern Mennonite College and Seminary. As it turned out, they had actually bought shot glasses.<\/p>\n

Other items up for auction from the science center include ten of the greenhouse\u2019s best plants, assorted science glassware (perfect for flower vases), two Margaret Gehman paintings, a hand thrown ceramic bowl by Jerry Lapp, an Esther Augsburger statue entiteld\u00a0Robe of God<\/em> and an astronomy course packet, including star charts, from the M.T. Brackbill era.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been great having the support of the development office, Science Center faculty and staff,\u201d said SGA co-president Christine Baer, one of the auction\u2019s organizers.<\/p>\n

Organizers hope drive becomes template for future<\/h3>\n

Co-president Carissa Harnish said planners have been inspired by the 1969 campus-wide library fund drive since last fall.<\/p>\n

\u201cOrganizing this drive has been a learning process,\u201d Harnish said. \u201cWe\u2019ve never done an auction on this scale before. Hopefully, this can be a template for student campaigns of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also to be auctioned are donated items, including two nights\u2019 lodging at a \u201ctranquility guest suite\u201d east of Harrisonburg and a copy of professor Howard Zehr<\/a>\u2019s recent book, Pickups, a Love Story<\/em>. A \u201cmarketplace\u201d of other items, including baked goods, will be for sale as well.<\/p>\n

A matching grant will magnify the SGA\u2019s fundraising efforts. For every $2 raised, an additional $1 will be added by the Marietta McNeill Morgan and Samuel Tate Morgan Foundation. A personalized letter has been sent to parents and families of students, announcing the student-initiated campaign and the matching grant.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re delighted that SGA has taken the lead in mobilizing student support for the Suter Science Campaign,\u201d says Kirk Shisler<\/a>, vice president for advancement. \u201cStudents have expressed keen interest in this campaign since its inception, and it\u2019s great that the student government leaders have stepped up to engage the larger student body in the effort.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fundraising efforts focus on west wing of science center<\/h3>\n

The Suter Science Center Campaign<\/a> has reached and exceeded its initial $7 million goal to modernize the laboratory section of the building, built in the late 1960s.<\/p>\n

Bringing the west wing into the 21st century is the focus of current fundraising efforts. This involves demolishing and replacing S-104 (known as the \u201chead room\u201d for its array of antlered trophies) and upgrading ancient HVAC systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring our student years, this is our home,\u201d says Baer. \u201cWhen we learned from development that we could designate how the funds are used, that really injected additional energy into the campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n

Replacing all the chairs in the large auditorium S-106 with more comfortable seating is one idea, albeit an ambitious one. Other possibilities have been discussed, including an outdoor amphitheater classroom, equipment purchase or front entrance landscaping.<\/p>\n

As part of this discussion, \u201cthe students are interested in how buildings change the campus,\u201d Harnish says. \u201cWe\u2019re here for a few short years. It\u2019s good to know that people are thinking and planning for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the ramp-up for the auction weekend, SGA launched several student awareness events. Before the latest Hunger Games<\/em> movie screened in S-106 in early March, students were treated to a \u201cfun science\u201d culinary experiment \u2013 ice cream made using liquid nitrogen instead of ice.<\/p>\n

Updates on the student science center campaign can be found on its webpage<\/a>, as well as a link to a secure online form<\/a> for making a financial gift to the student campaign. For more information on remote bidding on the day of the auction, call Phil Helmuth, executive director of development, at 540-746-2068.<\/p>\n

If it rains, the auction will move inside to the upper level of University Commons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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