Senior year at NC State University can be filled with coursework, job searches, graduate school applications and preparations for the next big step after graduation.<\/p>\n
But for Tyler Ligon, it hasn\u2019t been too full to think about the university that helped him reach this point in his life, and the ways he can give back.<\/p>\n
Ligon is president of the Poole College of Management\u2019s<\/a> Student Philanthropy Council. When the student members of the council challenged one another to recruit 10 classmates to give on NC State\u2019s Student Giving Day on March 29, Ligon stepped up and set a goal to recruit 60 classmates.<\/p>\n \u201cSince I was appointed president this year, I felt I really needed to set an example for the rest of the council members,\u201d Ligon said. \u201cI needed to set the tone and really get them to ask.\u201d<\/p>\n His effort seems to have worked, too. Each of Ligon\u2019s fellow council members have presented a list of at least 10 classmates \u2013 and in many cases, more than 10 \u2013 to recruit for this year\u2019s giving initiative, said Vicki Rennecker-Nakayoshi, director of alumni relations and special events for the Poole College of Management (PCOM).<\/p>\n Ligon said the effort is about ensuring that future NC State students have the same positive experience he has had, or an even better experience thanks to more resources. He noted that student tuition doesn\u2019t come close to covering the cost of operating the university on an annual basis<\/p>\n Rennecker-Nakayoshi said Ligon\u2019s commitment and passion have ignited similar sentiments in his fellow students.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s really leading, and setting those examples, which is fantastic,\u201d she said. \u201cOthers are more motivated because of his leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n The PCOM Student Philanthropy Council was the brainchild of former Dean Ira Weiss, Rennecker-Nakayoshi said. It began in 2015 and, at the time, there was no universitywide council.<\/p>\n In 2016, the group held its first student giving challenge, with the goal of committing 100 PCOM students to giving. That year, 148 students committed.<\/p>\n This year, the council\u2019s goal is 200 students, but Ligon believes it will easily surpass that goal.<\/p>\n In addition to their pledge to ask 10 classmates to give, the council members, under Ligon\u2019s leadership, launched a collegewide campaign to encourage student philanthropy. They\u2019ve spent time speaking to students in the classes they attend and ramping up their social media presence. Council members produced a video about giving, which they asked professors to show in their classes. They\u2019ve talked to clubs and fraternities to which they belong, and will have a table set up at the college on March 28 and 29, with activities planned to go along with the student giving day.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes it can be hard to ask,\u201d Ligon said. \u201cSome people don\u2019t think it\u2019s worthwhile \u2013 that their money doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d<\/p>\n He talks to his classmates about how the addition of cutting-edge technology, the recruitment of the best faculty and the increased professional opportunities offered to students \u2013 all of which are bolstered by private giving \u2013 raise PCOM\u2019s ranking as a business school and make its graduates more attractive to recruiters.<\/p>\n Ligon grew up in Raleigh and his mom is an NC State alumna. When it came time to look at colleges, NC State was at the top of his list. <\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t want to go anywhere else,\u201d Ligon said. \u201cI knew I would receive a top-notch education.\u201d<\/p>\n He is the recipient of the Michael and Deborah Hensley Scholarship, and notably, his twin brother, Brian, is also a PCOM senior and the recipient of a Wells Fargo Undergraduate Scholarship. Both brothers have already been admitted into the Jenkins Master of Accounting program for this fall, and both plan to attend. <\/p>\n While Ligon said his scholarship helped, it wasn\u2019t the deciding factor in attending NC State. He was swayed by the feel of the campus and the student body, the resources the university offered and the commitment of the faculty.<\/p>\n \u201cThe professors really go the extra mile, whether it\u2019s inside the classroom or outside the classroom, to really help you reach your next step,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n In his nearly four years at NC State thus far, Ligon said his passion for the university has grown, and that\u2019s what led him to the Student Philanthropy Council.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you first come here to NC State, you hear the term philanthropy and you kind of get scared away because you don\u2019t know what it means,\u201d he said. \u201cReally, it\u2019s about giving back, even in a small way, for something you really care about.\u201d<\/p>\n Ligon said his hope is that as his classmates head off into their careers, they won\u2019t forget their roots at NC State. <\/p>\n \u201cReally reflect on your time here as a student, and look around at the countless opportunities and great experiences you\u2019ve had here,\u201d Ligon said. \u201cDon\u2019t you want to give back to this wonderful school so that future students can have the same kind of opportunities you did \u2013 and hopefully better opportunities because of the money we all raised?\u201d<\/p>\n This post was originally published<\/a> in Giving News.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false,"raw":"Senior year at NC State University can be filled with coursework, job searches, graduate school applications and preparations for the next big step after graduation.\r\n\r\nBut for Tyler Ligon, it hasn\u2019t been too full to think about the university that helped him reach this point in his life, and the ways he can give back.\r\n\r\nLigon is president of the Poole College of Management\u2019s<\/a> Student Philanthropy Council. When the student members of the council challenged one another to recruit 10 classmates to give on NC State\u2019s Student Giving Day on March 29, Ligon stepped up and set a goal to recruit 60 classmates.\r\n\r\n\u201cSince I was appointed president this year, I felt I really needed to set an example for the rest of the council members,\u201d Ligon said. \u201cI needed to set the tone and really get them to ask.\u201d\r\n\r\nHis effort seems to have worked, too. Each of Ligon\u2019s fellow council members have presented a list of at least 10 classmates \u2013 and in many cases, more than 10 \u2013 to recruit for this year\u2019s giving initiative, said Vicki Rennecker-Nakayoshi, director of alumni relations and special events for the Poole College of Management (PCOM).\r\n\r\nLigon said the effort is about ensuring that future NC State students have the same positive experience he has had, or an even better experience thanks to more resources. He noted that student tuition doesn\u2019t come close to covering the cost of operating the university on an annual basis\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nRennecker-Nakayoshi said Ligon\u2019s commitment and passion have ignited similar sentiments in his fellow students.\r\n\r\n\u201cHe\u2019s really leading, and setting those examples, which is fantastic,\u201d she said. \u201cOthers are more motivated because of his leadership.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe PCOM Student Philanthropy Council was the brainchild of former Dean Ira Weiss, Rennecker-Nakayoshi said. It began in 2015 and, at the time, there was no universitywide council.\r\n\r\nIn 2016, the group held its first student giving challenge, with the goal of committing 100 PCOM students to giving. That year, 148 students committed.\r\n\r\nThis year, the council\u2019s goal is 200 students, but Ligon believes it will easily surpass that goal.\r\n\r\nIn addition to their pledge to ask 10 classmates to give, the council members, under Ligon\u2019s leadership, launched a collegewide campaign to encourage student philanthropy. They\u2019ve spent time speaking to students in the classes they attend and ramping up their social media presence. Council members produced a video about giving, which they asked professors to show in their classes. They\u2019ve talked to clubs and fraternities to which they belong, and will have a table set up at the college on March 28 and 29, with activities planned to go along with the student giving day.\r\n\r\n\u201cSometimes it can be hard to ask,\u201d Ligon said. \u201cSome people don\u2019t think it\u2019s worthwhile \u2013 that their money doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nHe talks to his classmates about how the addition of cutting-edge technology, the recruitment of the best faculty and the increased professional opportunities offered to students \u2013 all of which are bolstered by private giving \u2013 raise PCOM\u2019s ranking as a business school and make its graduates more attractive to recruiters.\r\n\r\nLigon grew up in Raleigh and his mom is an NC State alumna. When it came time to look at colleges, NC State was at the top of his list. \r\n\r\n\u201cI didn\u2019t want to go anywhere else,\u201d Ligon said. \u201cI knew I would receive a top-notch education.\u201d\r\n\r\nHe is the recipient of the Michael and Deborah Hensley Scholarship, and notably, his twin brother, Brian, is also a PCOM senior and the recipient of a Wells Fargo Undergraduate Scholarship. Both brothers have already been admitted into the Jenkins Master of Accounting program for this fall, and both plan to attend. \r\n\r\nWhile Ligon said his scholarship helped, it wasn\u2019t the deciding factor in attending NC State. He was swayed by the feel of the campus and the student body, the resources the university offered and the commitment of the faculty.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe professors really go the extra mile, whether it\u2019s inside the classroom or outside the classroom, to really help you reach your next step,\u201d he said.\r\n\r\nIn his nearly four years at NC State thus far, Ligon said his passion for the university has grown, and that\u2019s what led him to the Student Philanthropy Council.\r\n\r\n\u201cWhen you first come here to NC State, you hear the term philanthropy and you kind of get scared away because you don\u2019t know what it means,\u201d he said. \u201cReally, it\u2019s about giving back, even in a small way, for something you really care about.\u201d\r\n\r\nLigon said his hope is that as his classmates head off into their careers, they won\u2019t forget their roots at NC State. \r\n\r\n\u201cReally reflect on your time here as a student, and look around at the countless opportunities and great experiences you\u2019ve had here,\u201d Ligon said. \u201cDon\u2019t you want to give back to this wonderful school so that future students can have the same kind of opportunities you did \u2013 and hopefully better opportunities because of the money we all raised?\u201d"},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Senior Tyler Ligon is leading the charge in Poole College of Management\u2019s effort to recruit more than 200 students to give on this year\u2019s Student Giving Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2742,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"ncstate_wire","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,9,14],"tags":[1784,342,48,51,156],"_ncst_magazine_issue":[],"class_list":["post-2740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-giving","category-students","category-undergraduate","tag-_from-newswire-collection-59","tag-campaign","tag-giving","tag-philanthropy","tag-undergraduate"],"displayCategory":null,"acf":{"ncst_posts_meta_modified_date":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2740"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11277,"href":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2740\/revisions\/11277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2740"},{"taxonomy":"_ncst_magazine_issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/_ncst_magazine_issue?post=2740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}