Upon graduation, Coe students assume a new title: Coe College alumnus. Welcome to a group that boasts nearly 14,000 members and is responsible for some of the most significant impact on the college.

For the rest of your life you will be known as a Coe College graduate, and the value of your diploma from Coe depends on the quality of the College today and into the future.

Student tuition and fees generate only 69% of what it costs to educate a student at Coe. Gifts from alumni and friends help make up the difference. By giving a gift to Coe through the Coe Fund, for example, you will be supporting all areas of college operations: student programs, scholarships, faculty programs, equipment, curriculum, the library, technology, extracurricular activities, and facilities. The Coe Fund is a resource to help the College meet its most pressing needs every year.

We depend on our alumni support year after year. One way you can help improve Coe's place in the national rankings and attract grants from foundations is to contribute to Coe annually in order to increase the percentage of alumni giving. Whether you give $10 or $100, you are helping Coe remain the strong and highly regarded institution it was when you attended. Your education at Coe was supported by gifts from others—and now you can return the favor.

Realizing the impact of alumni giving, Jeff Busse '85 and his father, Lavern Busse, of Busse Investments, will match 2003-2007 Alumni gifts dollar-to-dollar up to $3,000. Think of it as "two for the price of one!"

Coe College Alumni - please consider the difference a gift to your alma mater could mean to a student and the college. Make your gift today.

Please contact Lisa Pritchard, Director of the Coe Fund at lpritcha@coe.edu or 319-399-8569 or 1-800-263-1266, ext. 8569. To make a donation online, go to www.gifts.coe.edu.