Business View Magazine | October 2020

220 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2020 Germany, Scotland, and England through the support received from the M. Elizabeth Harris International Travel Endowment Fund. Ms. Harris was the first individual to make a million-dollar gift during her lifetime to make this experience possible, providing Harris Scholar Grants to faculty, staff, and students. It’s just remarkable what a small rural Christian university of about 1,100 students can do to, not only impact the community at Chowan, but also to make a difference in the world.” The experience that comes with attending Chowan University is, in many ways, as paramount as the academic curriculum. “Anytime we randomly poll graduates, or engage them in conversation, they point to how important the experience is,” says Tayloe. “They always say ‘Chowan is family to me. Chowan is home to me.’ Sometimes our students don’t have a home, and we find ourselves in this unique community, and that’s a very salient part of our history. We’re near the roots of the foundational center of America. Thinkingabout your business is abigpart of ours. Visitrsmus.com/aboutusformore informationregardingRSMUSLLPandRSM International. PUT OUR NONPROFIT INSIGHTS TOWORK FOR YOU. Tomake confident decisions about the future, middlemarket leaders need a different kind of advisor. Onewho starts by understanding where youwant to go and then brings the ideas and insights of an experienced global team to help get you there. Experiencethepowerofbeingunderstood. ExperienceRSM. rsmus.com/nonprofit