GameAbove at Eastern Michigan University is a team of passionate alumni who desire to make a difference for all of EMU and the Ypsilanti community. This team includes a diverse group of all ages and backgrounds, including great EMU athletes, current entrepreneurs, successful business people, Hall of Famers, and select EMU coaches - all EMU graduates. Our mission is to give back to Eastern Michigan University and to further the EMU success story. Through initiatives like Faculty First, raising the bar for athletic programs, creating state-of-the-art student facilities, and providing entrepreneurial and innovation support for students, our mission is to make EMU a University to boast about for years to come. We intend to help take finances out of the decision process to offer a clear focus on research, entrepreneurship, and innovation regarding education and investment in our faculty and students. We want to retain the very best of faculty and encourage the very best in our students to promote a culture of long-term success for all that attend this high University. With the incredible and respected faculty today, we can sustain EMU's uniqueness and further our accomplishments on the field and in the classroom. ABOUT THE GAME ABOVE The GameAbove aspires to help shape and support the current and future students of EMU by reaching for new heights in learning by bringing transformation and inspiration to their educational experience. Together we will strive for that next level of success with a GameAbove all others. The GameAbove family of organizations will also help improve the higher education experience by exploring and supporting innovative financial models to sustain universities, creative giving within the community, enhancing the campus environment, elevating athletics, and promoting pioneering academic programs.