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Show Campus News Office of development faces big challenges as the future nears money lett over for extras or to go toward Karen Chamholm Westminsters endowment fund. Money for The responsibility can be referred to by dif- these causes will have to be raised in addition to ferent names institutional advancement, the amount needed just to balance the budget. fund raising, or development. But the function Contributions are mostly generated through of this college department is always the cing of previous personal contacts and follow-up- s the budget. donors. Sweeney has written several articles, Under the direction of Edward S. Sweeney, published in Newscope, which informs people Westminsters office of development needs to how they can contribute to Westminster raise $1.3 million this year. Even with this through wills, revocable trusts, life insurance, years tuition raise, only 71 percent cf the retirement plans, and I.R.As. budget is covered. We are staying even with Alumni coordinating also falls under the by same-balan- inflation and playing catch-u- p with other pri- vate college tuitions, said Sweeney. Ten years ago, tuition made up only 45 percent of the budget, so the situation is improving. Nevertheless, the need to raise money for private colleges is always there. Even when the 1.3 million is raised this year, there will be no office of development, and alumni are called upon to help in fund raisers such as the phone-a-thoLast year, 1500 alumni were contacted which resulted in $28,000 in contributions. Right now only a small percent of the donations to Westminster come from alumni. Sweeney would like to see that number n. increase. In fact, broadening the financial base directors lasted an average of six months. He among the alumni as well as the community in doesnt seem worried, however, about not holdgeneral is the number one goal of the develop- ing up under the pressure. He said. When you ment office. believe in something, like I do Westminster, it's Besides Sweeney, the office of development fun. Its a challenge." consists of Sonja Chesley. associate director, his opinion, One of his biggest challenges, and Lynn Allen and Judyn Nicholas, adminisresidents' is Utah lifetime alumni is image of the Helen changing trative assistants. Olpin coordinator. Most of the office has worked over Westminster. He hopes to make them more a year strengthening the relationships betweep aware of the college, what it has to offer, and the office of development and the board of trus- the fact that it is affordable to them. tees and the foundation board. Westminster is not competing with the Sweeney, a 1973 graduate from Westminsof Utah or BYU, Sweeney said. It University ter, obtained his law degree from the Univer- is them. Eighty-si- x percent of complementing to sity of Santa Clara. He left his law practice in the United States attend students college accept a position with Westminster as home in state. For that reason schools their of development and general counsel. Westminster is a vital said. alone," Sweeney in the state of on has been to education the for alternative fifteen Sweeney higher job months, which is a record, since previous Utah." vice-preside- nt 1 A -- Vs Instead of spending your money on monthly checking account fees, spend it on pizza. Or, heaven forbid, books. First Securitys student checking account gives you a free issue of 50 checks and lets you write ten free checks a month. Plus it gets you a First Security Cash Card Enn-3-of your own for fre unlimited HandiBank usage, anapays you interest if your balance goes over $1,000. All this and no monthly fee. Because we were once students ourselves. Stop into a First Security office to open your account today : lJcJDdL 0. Cnran7l777 MrmbnFDIC Oct. 6, 1987 Issue 3 Forum 5 |