Alcala Yearbook 2004

Three rea o ns why current s tudents s hould ca re abo ut the Alumn i Associat ion :

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The ac ti v iti es of the Student

Alumnj Assoc iati o n a nd the

a ti ona l Alumni

Board include: Homecoming, Take a Torero To Lunch, a nd th e Author E. Hu g h es Career Achievement Awards. 2. Financial Support - The a lumni of the University contribute approx imate ly $3,000,000.00 each year to sch o lars hips, cap it a l imp roveme nts a nd University programs. This past year, the Alumni Association sta rted the Terry Whitcomb '53 Alumni Scho larship to be award ed to a sophomore, juni or or seni or. Thi s w ill be an endowed schol arship th a t wi ll bene fit s tud ents for genera ti o ns to come. 3. You are go ing to be an a lumnus soon! The mo re a lumni you a re invo lved with now, the be tter ne twor ked and invo lved yo u w ill be after you g rad uate. There are over 40,000 USO a lumni around the wor ld w ho are w illing to he lp fe ll ow alumni. Th Alu mni Association exis ts to suppor t the students of USO. We reach out to a ll a lumni in order to e nrich th e ir re la ti o ns hip w ith the University a nd so li cit the ir he lp. I We as k for their time - to vo luntee r in suppo rt of tu dent and a lumni programs. I We ask for the ir tal ents - a lumni from a ll over the country bring their s trengths to our vo lunteer effor ts to promote USO, recru it s tud ents, a nswer parent questions, offe r job adv ice and p lacement for s tudents and run regional eventsaU over the wor ld . I Wea kfortheirtreasu re-eve rya lumnu s is encouraged to g ive back financially to USO. The amount of the g ift is no t impo rta nt - the fac t that they g ive a t a ny leve l is important. When USO applies for gran ts, the foundations we work wi th ask how many a lumni g ive, not how mu ch. When U.S. News and World Report ranks universities, a key indicator is how many a lumni g ive to the institutio n, not how much. To the Class of 2004- Congratulations o n your accomplishments: grad u a tin g from USO a nd the o utsta nding success o f the Senior Class Legacy Campaign. You h ave demonstrated yo ur wi lling ness to suppo rt USO and the students w ho w ill come after you with your time, tal ents and treasure.

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