Alumni Continuing The Cycle Of Giving

Published on 11 July 2020

Since its founding in 2000, SMU has made contributing back to society a key part of the University’s DNA, and has strived to nurture students with empathy and a heart to make a difference for society, wherever their paths may take them. Launched in January 2019, the SMU Alumni Community Fund is an alumni-led fundraising campaign to create opportunities for alumni to come together as a collective network to support the University’s vision, foster greater bonds amongst fellow alumni and support the less privileged student community. This initiative is an on-going effort to seek alumni’s support in a range of initiatives. This includes providing 25 bursaries for financially-challenged undergraduates, driving 20 community service projects by alumni and students, and enhancing the mentoring programme to benefit over 5,000 students and alumni.

Alumni gathered for the Alumni Community Fund Appreciation Dinner on 13 December 2019 at 51 Soho, a community-based social space started by an SMU alumna.