4 ENABLING RESOURCES

We assemble and grow resources in support of strategic initiatives as well as ongoing operations of the college. Recent growth includes:

• Enhanced diversity: We added to the number of talented females and persons of color among college faculty and staff. We also increased the number of females on the college leadership team.

• Renovated building: As the world shut down for the pandemic, we initiated a four-phase renovation to the Mabee Business Building, funded by university deferred maintenance for HVAC repairs and generous donors for cosmetic and functionality enhancements. The final phase, which includes the atrium and stairwells, is scheduled for summer 2023.

• Increased endowments substantially: From May 31, 2017, to December 31, 2022, college-specific endowments grew from $30.1 million to an estimated $83 million. The largest portion of this growth came from the Dukes estate gift for finance.

COBA welcomes Jasmine McCabe-Gossett back home

After three-plus years as the donor services director for the Community Foundation of Abilene, something was drawing Jasmine McCabe-Gossett (’10) back “home” to ACU. And that draw is why she returned to campus in summer 2022 to become the new professional development and internship director for COBA.

“I’ve always had a connection to ACU; it’s where I earned my undergraduate degree, where I met the love of my life [husband Regi McCabe-Gossett (’09)], and where I started my professional career,” she said. “Over the years, my involvement with COBA has continued to grow and evolve, having served as a guest speaker, sat on the COBA Alumni Visiting Committee, and even teaching classes as an adjunct professor. Working with and teaching students has always been a sweet spot for me.”

In her role at ACU, she directs the professional development program, covering all aspects of the internship program, and serves as a member of the Holistic Student Development Team and the COBA Leadership Team. She’s truly shaping the futures of ACU students.

Contributions To Coba From Alumni And Friends

SOURCES

$7,292,000

COBA ENDOWMENT (ESTIMATE AS OF DEC. 31, 2022)

Dukes Endowment (32%) Griggs Center (7%)

Student scholarships (29%) Lytle Center (5%)