sALUMnotesALUMnotesALUMnotesALUMnotesALUMno Western Oregon University April 2007WOUMagazine 1 Alum n o tes Western Oregon University You watch your financesclosely . They do their best. The average education loan debt of many college students when they graduate exceeds the national average credit card debt of $9,000. Yesterday’s Western Oregon University student could work a summer job and earn enough money to pay their next year’s tuition and expenses. Over half of today’s WOU students work in the summer and during the school year to help pay for tuition and expenses. And still they graduate with an average education loan debt of nearly $20,000. Your contribution in support of student scholarships absolutely makes a difference! • Outright gifts • Gifts of appreciated assets such as property and securities • Charitable gift annuities Contact James Birken Director of Gift Planning Western Oregon University University Advancement The Cottage Monmouth, Oregon 97361 503-838-8145
[email protected] Western Oregon University Magazine © April 2007 • Volume 8, No. 2 What’s Inside PRESIDENT John P. Minahan Washington EXECUTIVE EDITOR Leta Edwards Vice President for University Advancement Envisioning the MANAGING EDITOR ‘06 Maria Austin future Coordinator of Alumni Programs 4 Oregon President discusses his three-year Idaho CONTRIBUTING WRITERS vision for WOU Maria Austin Russ Blunck Lori Jordan Brown Craig Coleman Leta Edwards Being prepared Lisa Pulliam WOU-based Homeland Security Nevada Alaska PHOTOGRAPHERS 6 grant assists Native Americans Lori