Inspire, Winter 2000

For the Cost of A Medium Pizza and A Liter of Soda or Two Good Books or Three Rounds of Golf (With a Cart, Of Course!) Each Month you can become a member of the Torch Club, Charter Society, or President’s Associates and invest in the students of Cedarville! Each are Annual Fund programs designed to help sustain Cedarville and provide solid underpinnings to the Cedarville experience. Torch Club : $10 per month Charter Society : $500 per year President’s Associates : $1000 per year Each offers a recognition gift; a subscription to Cedarville’s bi-monthly devotional magazine, First Light; the quarterly newsletter, Update; and other opportunities. Gifts can even be made electronically from your checking account every month. Most important are the eternal dividends seen in the lives of thousands! Find out what 349 alumni have discovered as partners in these programs! Annual Fund Office Contact: Jeff Brock ’84 1-800-766-1115 brockj@cedarville.edu Graduate Program Courses Now Available at Cedarville University For decades Cedarville has graduated outstanding educators. Cedarville graduates have been consistently sought by education professionals because of the University’s reputation for preparing excellent classroom teachers. Now you can enhance the effectiveness of your teaching through graduate program course offerings this summer at your alma mater. Course offerings are scheduled to enable you to earn a master’s degree by taking courses part-time over two school years and two summers, or over three summers. You can also take courses in order to upgrade or renew your teaching certificate or for personal enrichment. Tuition is $250 per semester credit. Students taking the class for CEUs pay the equivalent of $125 per semester credit. University housing and meals on campus are available. Some financial aid is available, particularly for those teaching in Christian schools. Office of Graduate Programs 1-888-233-2784 gradprogram@cedarville.edu Planning Your Future? Are you… 1. Between the ages of 25 & 60? 2. Worried about having sufficient retirement income? 3. Worried about paying for your children’s education? Do you want to… 1. Reduce your taxes? 2. Create guaranteed retirement or educational income beginning at a specific date? 3. Help CU students? A flexible deferred gift annuity is an exciting gift opportunity for younger alumni who want to help Cedarville University and create income for their lifetime. With this option, alumni can make gifts to Cedarville, receive significant, immediate tax deductions, and provide for their family’s future with retirement or educational income. A flexible deferred gift annuity works especially well for people between the ages of 25 and 60 because their payout rate increases with each year they choose to defer income. Individuals commonly choose to defer income until retirement when they need the additional money and are in a lower income tax bracket. Parents also frequently choose to use the future income for their children’s educational expenses. Although their income stream from Cedarville begins later, donors receive an immediate charitable income tax deduction, typically 45 to 65 percent the amount of the donation. For example, if a 40-year-old alumna makes a $5,000 gift through a deferred gift annuity, she can receive a 26.4 percent payout, or $1,320 per year, from Cedarville beginning at age 65. This income will continue throughout her lifetime. She also receives a charitable income tax deduction of $3,091, which she can use in the year she makes the gift or carry over for five additional years. Additionally, if she uses appreciated assets such as securities, she can realize a savings on her capital gains taxes. For more information about a deferred gift annuity or other life income gifts, please contact Dave or Kim in the gift planning office. We will provide a personal financial analysis of life income gift options, and, of course, there is no obligation. Office of Gift Planning 1-800-766-1115 www.cedarville.edu/dept/plg Relocation Takes a Bold Step into the Future! The Career Services Department (CSD) has relocated to the Stevens Student Center and is enjoying the new facilities and opportunities afforded as a result. The new office triples the size of the former and now features an interview room, video conferencing facilities, and 18 flat- screen computers. The 2000-2001 series of Career Link Days kicked off with a record 23 companies in attendance for the Engineering, Math, and Science Day. CSD expanded to state and national levels as they hosted the Ohio Criminal Justice Fair on October 20 and the conference for the National Christian College Coalition of Career Services on November 9-11. In an attempt to increase student services, the office doubled the number of student workers, created new methods of follow-up, and launched a new marketing campaign featuring the success of both alumni and current students. CSD is pleased to offer the following services for students, employers, and alumni: Pastoral Search Assistance Graduate School Assistance Career Counseling Job Postings Online Internship opportunities Full-time employment opportunities See details online at www.cedarville.edu/dept/cpp or call toll free at 1-888-JOB4U11. Ms. Alumna’s Flexible Deferred Gift Annuity • Ms. Alumna is 40 years old • Makes a $5,000 gift • Creates tax deduction of $3,091 • Begins income from CU at age 65 • Receives a 26 percent payout = $1,320/yr • Income continues for her lifetime • Gives remainder asset to CU at her death