>> MARTEZE HAMMONDS: Grand day. I'm Dr. MarTeze Hammonds, chief diversity officer here at Purdue Fort Wayne.

The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion encourages you to join us in our Day of Giving.

Your donation will go towards the Last Mile program as well as the renovation of our new Multicultural and Women's Centers.

The Last Mile program is to help our diverse students get over the last mile to graduation. There are some of our students who endure financial hardships here at Purdue Fort Wayne, and it is our goal through your donations to help them get to the finish line: graduation.

In the near future, we hope to renovate space for our new Multicultural and Women's Centers. Both the Multicultural Center and the Women's Center are busy daily helping our students.

Big, small, whatever donation you have to give would be beneficial to our diverse students.

Thank you so much in advance for taking your time, your treasure, your energy to commit and encourage our students. It will ensure that our students meet their goals of academic achievement through graduation.

So on Wednesday April 26th, please join us in the Big Give.

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