LINGUIST List Special Issue: Ready, Set ... Donate!

Tue Mar 27 15:36:10 UTC 2007

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Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:20:43
From:  linguist <linguist at linguistlist.org >
Subject: University of Washington is in the lead 

Ready, Set ... Donate!

University of Washington is currently ahead ... 
but Michigan State isn't far behind ...  
And all of last week, University of Toronto led the pack.

What is it we're referring to?  Why, it's the Grad School Challenge!
Every year generous students and faculty dig deep into their pockets
to support the LINGUIST List - and in the past three years, we've
given them the opportunity to use their donation to publicize their
school.  Each day the leading school has their logo and name
prominently displayed on the LINGUIST List homepage, along with a link
to the school's homepage.  We think it's a good way to bring your
school to the attention of the linguistics community in a positive
way.as having an active, loyal, and public-spirited faculty and
student body.

Some schools actually organize group donations and challenge other
schools to match them.  Last year, west coast challenged east coast,
with Stanford and U. of Arizona challenging UMass and MIT.  At Purdue
one year, students challenged faculty to match all student donations.

Our heartfelt thanks go out to the generous individuals who not only
give their money, but also give their time, organizing such efforts to
help LINGUIST List continue.  (Note to coordinators: we try to make
easier for you by providing a sample email and encouraging posters on
our website:
http://linguistlist.org/donation/fund-drive2007/group.cfm).

Along with our thanks, we also have some prizes for the winning
schools.  Most of these were donated by generous subscribers and
publishers.

So look at the list of prizes below, then go to
http://linguistlist.org/donation/ to donate to make your school a
winner in the Grad School Challenge.

Remember that anyone can donate - you don't have to be a grad student,
only loyal to your school!

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List of Prizes

Prize 1: a one-year subscription to Discourse & Communication,
generously donated by Sage.
Prize 2: a free subscription to the online version of Labov's The
Atlas of North American English, generously donated by Mouton de
Gruyter.
Prize 3: One of these five prizes generously donated by Continuum:
(selection order will correspond with order of winners)
Key Terms in Semiotics
 by Martin Bronwen and Felizitas Ringham 
An Introduction to Language and Linguistics 
 by Christopher J. Hall 
An Introduction to Syntax 
 by Edith A. Moravcsik 
Forensic Linguistics 
 by John Olsson 
Words, Meaning and Vocabulary (2nd Edition) 
 by Howard Jackson and Etienne Ze Amvela 

Because of the generosity of our publishers and subscribers, we are
able to offer exciting prizes to the top five schools in the Grad
School Challenge.
The first place school will receive all three prizes below.  
The second place school will receive prizes 2 and 3.  
The third, fourth, and fifth place schools will receive prize 3.

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The University of Washington, Michigan State University, and the
University of Toronto all in a close race for the lead in this first
stretch of the challenge.  But where is the east coast showing?  Don't
get left behind - Organize your Grad School Challenge!

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This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $55,000. This money will go
to help keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors
for the coming year.

See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out our
Fund Drive 2007 LINGUIST List Superhero Adventure for some Fund Drive
fun!

http://linguistlist.org/donation/fund-drive2007/ 

There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST!

You can donate right now using our secure credit card form.

Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later.

For all information on donating and pledging, including information on
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http://linguistlist.org/donate.html

The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University
and as such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is
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information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact your financial advisor.

Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will
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employer. This is generally a simple administrative procedure that
doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without costing you an
extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company operates
such a program.

Note: the donors' names are appended to every fund drive message sent
to the main list.  You can also see the list of all donors by clicking
here:

http://linguistlist.org/donation/contributors2007.html

Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST!