{"id":41971,"date":"2025-04-24T15:54:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T19:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/?page_id=41971"},"modified":"2025-05-21T15:57:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T19:57:46","slug":"give-to-com","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/com\/for-alumni\/give-to-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Give to COM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Your generosity fuels the success of future communication leaders. When you give to COM, you directly support initiatives that empower students, enhance academic programs, and strengthen career development opportunities. Consider contributing to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Scholarships &amp; Financial Aid<\/strong> \u2013 Helping students access a world-class education.<\/li><li><strong>Career Development &amp; Experiential Learning<\/strong> \u2013 Funding internships, study-abroad programs, and professional workshops.<\/li><li><strong>Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion Initiatives<\/strong> \u2013 Supporting efforts to create a more inclusive and representative communication industry<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/give.bu.edu\/campaigns\/56400\/donations\/new\">Give Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Colleen Markley (\u201997) is on a roll. She just finished writing her first novel, Lilith Land. Several of her other works have been published in anthologies and magazines. She\u2019s received multiple writing accolades, including the Nickie\u2019s Prize for Humor Writing and the Erma Bombeck Writers\u2019 Workshop Humor Writer of the Month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Success can change a person, but that hasn\u2019t been true for Markley. Warm, down-to-earth and with a wry sense of humor, she talks openly and candidly about her humble upbringing in New Jersey. She remembers that receiving an admission offer from BU\u2014along with a generous financial aid package\u2014was a turning point in her life.&nbsp; \u201cA lot of people like me don\u2019t wind up in college; a lot of people like me don\u2019t have opportunities for that kind of an education,\u201d she explains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong>I didn\u2019t have the greatest grades in high school. So, I was grateful for BU for saying, \u2018Yes, we believe in you and think you\u2019ve got the potential to do well here.\u2019<\/strong><\/p><cite>Colleen Markley<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Determined to prove BU right, Markley thrived as a film and television major at COM. She wrote several original screenplays and won the college\u2019s most prestigious undergraduate honor\u2014the Blue Chip Award\u2014before graduating cum laude. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Post-college, she landed her first job at WNET, New York\u2019s public television station. Now, as a donor to COM, Markley supports student scholarships and the general COM Fund. \u201cI\u2019m a huge believer in making your way to a place where you feel comfortable, and then turning around and reaching a hand back and pulling up whoever else needs to get there,\u201d she explains. \u201cNot everybody starts out in the same place. There are a lot of us that have some catching up to do.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Markley also believes in sending BU students the same message she once received: \u201cI want them to know: We care about you. We think you\u2019re worth the investment, too.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your generosity fuels the success of future communication leaders. 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