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More than 70 business men and women, local leadership and Faulkner faculty and staff who help make up the President\u2019s Circle were honored for their…","datePublished":"2020-03-05","dateModified":"2020-03-05","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/author\/rburylo\/#Person","name":"Rebecca Burylo","url":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/author\/rburylo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/37a0c97fbd1eda89e38697defcaf0573?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/37a0c97fbd1eda89e38697defcaf0573?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Faulkner University","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Official-Horizontal-480x128.png","url":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Official-Horizontal-480x128.png","width":480,"height":128}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/PC9-1.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/PC9-1.jpg","height":1154,"width":1732},"url":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/news\/highlights\/presidents-circle-becoming-part-of-the-conversation\/","about":["Highlights"],"wordCount":472,"articleBody":"President Mike Williams speaks to the President’s Circle during a luncheon on Feb. 27, 2020.More than 70 business men and women, local leadership andFaulkner faculty and staff who help make up the President\u2019s Circle were honoredfor their generous support of Faulkner University at an annual luncheon onFebruary 27.The event allowed those who are a part of the President\u2019sCircle a chance to talk directly with Faulkner University President MikeWilliams, ask questions, share concerns and have their voices heard.Those who give $1,000 or more over the course of one yearare automatically a part of the President\u2019s Circle and a part of theconversation. There are no dues or obligations to join. It is simply aconduit for President Williams and University leadership to inform membersabout exciting new achievements, events and developments happening at theinstitution. Likewise, the President\u2019s Circle allows members to directlycommunicate their opinions, ideas or concerns with the president.\u201cOur investors are people who believe in what a Faulknereducation can do,\u201d Williams said. \u201cSome of our investors make contributions often dollars a month or less with a note to the president that says, \u2018I hopethis helps.\u2019 Some of them make large investments in our new College of HealthSciences and when they are thanked for their gift say, \u2018It\u2019s an honor togive.\u2019\u201d\u201cI\u2019m thankful because I realize there are people like youwho are pouring into our students who believe in what they can accomplish. ThePresident\u2019s Circle includes those who invest in strangers knowing theirinvestments will make a significant different in the kingdom of God and communitiesall over the world.\u201dThe contributions of the President\u2019s Circle pour intostudents like business major Ross Whisenant, who spoke at the luncheon to thankguests for their support.\u201cI came to Faulkner because it was like no other college Ihad visited before.  Immediately I sawhow people here cared about me,\u201d he said. \u201cMy admissions counselor still talksto me like I am his best friend. People would check up on me and just chat withme to see how I was doing. Faulkner had that quality I was looking for and Iknew that personal attention was what would help me thrive.\u201d\u201cMy teachers have gone the extra mile and take everyopportunity to show me how I can apply my learning in a real world setting. Iknow I can call them anytime for help and they care about my success beyond thenext test.\u201d\u201cThat\u2019s what Faulkner has been to me. Thank you everyone foryour contributions to Faulkner. It\u2019s not only meant a lot to me but it\u2019s meanta lot to every student here.\u201dFor other ways to give, visit www.faulknerheritage.org"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/news\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Highlights","item":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/news\/\/highlights\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"President\u2019s Circle: Becoming part of the conversation","item":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/news\/highlights\/presidents-circle-becoming-part-of-the-conversation\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]