Don't be Forgotten, Leave Your Legacy!

Tuition for 8 semesters at Albright College: $119,080
Room and board for four years: $19,480
Full 7 day meal plan per year: $3,800
Pledging money for the Senior Walkway Legacy: $100,
Having the most memorable four years of your life: PRICELESS!!!

It’s no surprise that college has been super expensive but I’m sure that when you graduate and look back you won’t regret a single minute of it. Ok, well maybe there are a few things you would change like that one psychology class you had at 8 o’clock in the morning or letting your friends throw you in the pond in the middle of December.

Because of all of the memories, knowledge, and stories students get during their time here at Albright it is not uncommon for many to want to give something back.

So how can you give back to the place that you called home for four years of your life when you are getting ready to graduate and leave your mark for all to remember you? Thanks to the class on 2006 it’s really easy.

THE SENIOR WALKWAY LEGACY!!!

The Senior Walkway Legacy (SWL) is the class gift program that was developed in 2006 by the College’s Sesquicentennial Class. Traditionally, each senior class raised money for a campus project in honor of their graduation, but the Class of 2006 had a “different way of thinking.” They decided to start a project that could be carried on by future graduating classes by raising money to restore walkways around campus.

The walkway around Sylvan Pond is the starting point where each graduating senior has the opportunity to have his or her name engraved on a paver brick with other members of their graduating class.

How do you get your name on a paver you may ask?

To get their name on a paver seniors are asked to make a pledge of $100. Since many seniors can’t afford to pay $100 right away they have until the end of May of the following year to pay it off.

Students can decide to pledge any amount but if they donate $100 or more they also become a member of the President’s Council for Young Alumni, in which they receive recognition as a leadership donor to the College, and get two complimentary tickets to the President’s Council Dinner. While still here they also get to attend a “Pizza & Pledge Party” as well as receive specials at both the 100 and 50 Nights till Graduation Senior Nights!

Thea Graybill, a senior this year, stated, “I think the Senior Walkway is a great gift program. I am actually asking my parents to get it for me as my graduation present. I think it is an awesome way to give back and I can’t wait to come back at homecoming and reunions to see my name on a paver and remember how great my college experience was at Albright.”

Bill Gusler, Class of ’07, Assistant Director of the Fund for Albright and the man in charge of the Senior Walkway Legacy explained two reasons why the program is important, “First it gives each senior a chance to leave a permanent mark on Albright’s campus. Second, it helps to educate seniors why it is so important to give back to your school. The goals for the Class of 2009 are 148 pledges, and $10,500. If these goals are achieved, the Class of 2009 will then hold the record for SWL.”

Christina Reimer, a senior who is on the SWL committee, said, “Bill and the rest of the committee are really working hard to get students to pledge and emphasize the fact that they don’t have to pay until next year. The committee really wants to break the previous class records so we really need to get 45% of our class to participate.”

It might not be your name on a Hollywood Star but it is YOUR NAME on a 12” x 12” paver letting everyone know the huge accomplishment you made, graduating from Albright College!

*Photos courtesy of Albright College’s website http://www.albright.edu/seniorwalkway/2007.html