Osprey Athletics Announces Plans for 904 Day Campaign
8/26/2020 10:31:00 AM | General
JACKSONVILLE – With the need for more online instruction due to COVID-19, the North Florida Athletic Department plans to host a day of giving campaign focused on increasing academic resources. "904 Day" will be held Friday, Sept. 4, 2020.
The "904 Day" campaign is being spearheaded by UNF Athletic Development and the Osprey Club with a specific goal of raising funds to provide additional laptops for use by Osprey student-athletes and managed by the Student Athlete Center for Excellence (SACE).
SACE currently has 14 computers (desktops and laptops) to serve approximately 300 student-athletes. With the recent transition to more remote learning environments for a majority of Fall 2020 classes, a need for access to more laptop computers has arisen.
"A primary goal of UNF Athletics is to maximize a student-athlete's academic success," said Nick Morrow, UNF Senior Associate Athletic Director for Development, External and Financial Operations. "In order to meet this goal, Athletics needs adequate resources to serve our 300 student-athletes. Adequate resources combined with an incredible Academic Support team positions the Ospreys to further the tradition of student-athlete academic excellence."
The "904 Day" campaign will run through a Crowdfunding site providing the opportunity for gifts of various amounts along with the ability to allow for matching gifts.
The area code 904 covers a five-county region of Northeast Florida, including the counties of Duval, St. Johns, Clay, Nassau and Baker, and is the home for more than 50,000 UNF alumni.
More information pertaining to the "904 Day" campaign will be shared in the upcoming days through a variety of communication platforms.
The "904 Day" campaign is being spearheaded by UNF Athletic Development and the Osprey Club with a specific goal of raising funds to provide additional laptops for use by Osprey student-athletes and managed by the Student Athlete Center for Excellence (SACE).
SACE currently has 14 computers (desktops and laptops) to serve approximately 300 student-athletes. With the recent transition to more remote learning environments for a majority of Fall 2020 classes, a need for access to more laptop computers has arisen.
"A primary goal of UNF Athletics is to maximize a student-athlete's academic success," said Nick Morrow, UNF Senior Associate Athletic Director for Development, External and Financial Operations. "In order to meet this goal, Athletics needs adequate resources to serve our 300 student-athletes. Adequate resources combined with an incredible Academic Support team positions the Ospreys to further the tradition of student-athlete academic excellence."
The "904 Day" campaign will run through a Crowdfunding site providing the opportunity for gifts of various amounts along with the ability to allow for matching gifts.
The area code 904 covers a five-county region of Northeast Florida, including the counties of Duval, St. Johns, Clay, Nassau and Baker, and is the home for more than 50,000 UNF alumni.
More information pertaining to the "904 Day" campaign will be shared in the upcoming days through a variety of communication platforms.
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