Reunion Giving

Pay It Forward

Each year, we ask our reunion classes to consider giving back to the college. Scholarships have never been more important to our school, our students, and our profession. State support of MUSC has declined to the point where it now accounts for less than four percent of MUSC’s total operating budget. Consequently, tuition has increased to the point where a dental degree is beyond the reach of most students without some form of assistance.

Indeed nearly 90 percent of our students relied on loans in 2018, to pay for their educations; 40 percent of graduating dentists have more than $300,000 in student-loan debt. Clearly, this is no way to begin a life that includes a home, family, and career in dentistry.

Honor your class

In honor of this year’s class reunions, the college is asking you and all our alumni to pay it forward and help ensure that the doors to our college and our profession remain open to the most promising students, regardless of their economic circumstances.

You can do this by making a reunion gift to a scholarship fund. Our long-term goal is to raise $10 million in endowed scholarship support, so that donations may exist in perpetuity. This will allow the funds to provide ongoing support to our students well into the future.

We hope you will be able to attend your reunion. But even if you cannot, you can still pay it forward by joining your classmates in making a gift to a scholarship fund. If you benefited from the education you received at MUSC, this is a perfect time to give back to the institution that gave you a wonderful education and memories that have lasted a lifetime.

Begin your legacy

Have you considered MUSC in your estate plans? Learn more about planned giving options, including tax benefits, producing income, and preserving assets for your heirs.  

Questions?

Thank you for considering a donation to the Pay It Forward Scholarship Campaign. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Oberempt at  843-792-6933 or oberempt@musc.edu.