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Tuesday,
November 6, 2001
Senior
brick campaign kicks off for class of ‘02
By
Jill Sutton
Staff Reporter
The 2002
Senior Appreciation Program brick campaign began this week,
allowing seniors to give back to the TCU community and honor
those who have influenced their lives, said Karen Nichols,
Director of Student Programs.
Carolyn
Dalton, director of reunion giving, said the program is being
marketed to anyone graduating in May 2002, December 2002 or
August 2002.
Nichols
said with a $50 gift, graduating seniors can select up to
three people or couples who have made a significant impact
on their lives. Those chosen will be honored in the Commencement
Bulletin, as well as receive a personalized certificate of
recognition from the student. The student’s name will
also be on the brick.
The bricks
will be placed in the Senior Mall between the library and
the Sid W. Richardson Building in May just before Spring Commencement.
“Students
can leave their mark by receiving their own bricks with their
names engraved on them, placed with their graduating class,
and a special remembrance such as a campus organization, sport,
sorority or fraternity that the student was involved in,”
she said.
“Senior
giving has had an extensive history at TCU,” Nichols
said. “Historically the senior class raised money for
a specific university project.”
Students
who ‘buy’ a brick receive a year membership into
the Junior Clark Society, a giving society and organization
that recognizes young alumni donors she said.
Nichols
said Junior Clark Society members are invited to participate
in the festivities of Clark Society Weekend, and receive a
newsletter, directory and full access to the TCU library.
The program
is administered through the Annual Fund Office and is marketed
by a committee of senior students called the Senior Executive
Committee. This committee is comprised of Student Foundation
seniors and other senior students who have been nominated
by members of the faculty and staff, said Dalton.
“Last
year approximately 300 graduates participated in the brick
campaign out of 1,250 graduating seniors. Our goal is 300
again for this year, and there is plenty of room to add more”
said Nichols.
The deadline
for students to purchase a brick is Feb. 28, 2002.
Jill Sutton
j.m.sutton@student.tcu.edu
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