7. Tuition Coverage Amongst our Peer Schools
Tuition and Fees Coverage
100
80
60
40 83% 87%
70% 74% 66%
20
0
Bates Colby Connecticut Hamilton Trinity
College
8. Different Areas of Giving
• Areas of Greatest Need • Financial Aid
• Faculty Support • Residential Education
• Campus Renewal • Science Education
• Library • Internationalization
• Sustainability Efforts
9. Areas of Giving: Financial Aid
• 50% of enrolled Connecticut College students
receive aid
• Total of financial awards given in 2011-2012:
over $31.1 million
• Majority of the budget is in the form of grants,
which do not have to be paid back
10. Talking Points: What’s New on Campus
& in the Community
President Higdon
announced he plans to
retire from the presidency
at the end of 2013.
15. Talking Points: What’s New on Campus
& in the Community
CC to share $4.7 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation with
Middlebury College and Williams College to increase efforts to diversify
faculty.
College is recognized as a top Fulbright producer by the Chronicle of Higher
Education.
Newsweek rated our College #10 in the country for most beautiful schools.
16. Why Make the Gift or Pledge Early?
• Fiscal year runs from July 1st-June 30th
• Saves the College money and resources
22. How to Make a Gift
• Online: http://giving.conncoll.edu
• Mail: Connecticut College Annual Fund
Becker House
270 Mohegan Ave.
New London, CT 06320
• Over the Phone: 800-888-7549 ex. 2413
Capital Projects: Capital projects includes the renewal of campus infrastructure. There are 95 building on the campus- half of them historic structures more than 50 years old- and a 750-acre Arboretum. Examples of capital projects would be the new fitness center, top-to-bottom renovations of Johnson and Hamilton dorms, the renovated classrooms and common rooms around campus, and the new science building. It’s not yet public yet, but the college is also planning on doing a complete renovation of the library before the end of the campaign as well. In addition, someone may make a capital gift to the college to enhance a certain department or program. These are budget enhancing gifts. (Know the solid answer about difference btw. budget supporting and budget enhancing and why budget supporting is better.) Annual FundIt’s budget supporting, basically meaning, it’s money that is needed to operate the college and is used right awayIn Summary:Endowment= futureCapital= enhancementAnnual Fund= operating budget
(471 donors = $254,734, 527 donors = $694,526)
(With the costs of colleges today, some people may be shocked to hear that only 83% of Conn’s comprehensive fee covers the cost of a student’s education. Well, this is not a unique statistic to Conn. In fact, the comprehensive fees of practically every college and university in the nation do not completely cover the education or operating budget. Every school is depending on alumni donations, grants from corporations and foundations and other sorts of funding. In the graph you can see how Conn’s coverage compares to some of our peer schools. In most cases, besides Trinity, our tuition dollars go further than other schools in our ranking. Comprehensive Costs of Peer Schools:Bates: $55,300Colgate: $55,570Conn: $54,970Hamilton: $53,470Trinity: $55,450In terms of tuition costs, there is a $2,000 difference between the highest and lowest comprehensive fees from this list. Despite what you may have heard through the news, Conn is not #1 most expensive college in the nation. In this list alone, they’re 2nd to lowest. Has anyone heard about that Newsweek report that lists Conn as 1st or 2nd on the list of most expensive colleges? It’s something a classmates may bring up when you call them for a gift. Well, this report is inaccurate, as its comparing apples to oranges. Some of the colleges on that list are being compared based only on their tuition fees, whereas schools like Bates and Conn are being compared based on their comprehensive fees. The difference between Conn’s comprehensive fee and tuition is $10,980- big difference. It also does not take into account financial aid coverage.)
Here’s what the rest of the year looks like:You’re set for January and February..MARCH MANIA is coming up!!! This is an extremely important month as a volunteer. Bring in as many gifts as possible to raise participation and win the competition against our peer NESCAC schools. Help plan a Conn fundraising event in Boston, New York, or DC with other GOLD volunteers. We’ll discuss more later.Have a small breather for the few weeks following March Mania. Then focus our attention on getting the people who have not yet given in April, May and June. The question I’d like to pose for you is: