2013-Spring-DU-Magazine
2013-Spring-DU-Magazine
2013-Spring-DU-Magazine
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Alumni Scholarship<br />
Benefits Legacy Students<br />
by Patti Mcvey zaPPa, a’06, ga’12<br />
Alumni Board President MaryAdele Krolikowski, B’84, GB’88, and Alumni Board member<br />
Andrew Hoover, B’09, are shown with 15 of this year’s Alumni Association Endowed<br />
Scholarship recipients at the March 13th Donor Recognition Reception.<br />
Maria Neville is the third generation in her family to attend Duquesne.<br />
Like her mother and grandmother (and uncles and aunt) before her, Neville<br />
fell in love with the atmosphere of campus and knew she wanted to study at<br />
Duquesne. Now in her sophomore year of the physician assistant program,<br />
Neville’s dream of attending Duquesne was almost just a dream.<br />
“I am so thankful for the Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship,” says<br />
Neville. “Without this scholarship, it would have been virtually impossible<br />
financially for me to attend school at Duquesne this year.”<br />
For the 2012-<strong>2013</strong> school year, the Alumni Association has awarded 82<br />
need-based scholarships like the one Neville receives, totaling $93,200. The<br />
association also awards a merit-based scholarship; four Legacy students (one<br />
freshman and three upperclassmen) received the merit award this year, totaling<br />
$16,000.<br />
The number and amount of need-based scholarships have increased<br />
significantly since the Alumni Association began awarding them during<br />
the 2000-2001 school year. In that first year, only four students applied for<br />
the scholarship; this year, 158 students applied. Over the past 12 years, 337<br />
students have received need-based scholarships, totaling nearly $500,000.<br />
There currently are 867 Legacy students on campus and more than 600 Legacy<br />
students have been accepted for the fall <strong>2013</strong> semester.<br />
“The selection process is one that the committee takes to heart because we<br />
know every dollar helps when paying for a college education,” says Andrew<br />
Hoover, B’09, a member of the Alumni Board of Governors and Scholarship<br />
Selection Committee. “It is great learning about the many Legacy students that<br />
are leaving their mark on the University.”<br />
All qualifying Legacy students are encouraged to go online and submit an<br />
application before the June 1, <strong>2013</strong> deadline.<br />
If you would like to support<br />
students through the<br />
Alumni Endowed Scholarship, go<br />
to www.duq.edu/make-a-gift.<br />
ALUMNI NEwS<br />
<strong>DU</strong> Social Media<br />
By the Numbers:<br />
10,873<br />
Facebook followers<br />
for Duquesne’s three<br />
main pages: Duquesne<br />
University, Duquesne<br />
University-Alumni and<br />
GoDuquesne<br />
Recent chatter: 92 people liked and 31 people<br />
commented on a picture of popular Union<br />
Basement gathering spot “The Rat”<br />
5,240<br />
twitter followers for<br />
Duquesne’s three main<br />
accounts: @duqedu,<br />
@DuqUnivAlumni and<br />
@GoDuquesne<br />
22,006<br />
students and alumni in<br />
the Duquesne University<br />
Alumni Network<br />
on LinkedIn<br />
New group: 100+ (and<br />
growing!) alumni in the “Duquesne University<br />
Career Network”<br />
84,237<br />
views for<br />
GoDuquesne’s<br />
Youtube page.<br />
A recent video, Women’s<br />
Swimming—All-Access<br />
24/7: Episode 1 “Meet the Coach,” garnered 547<br />
views!<br />
0<br />
Instagram followers—<br />
because we are just<br />
launching our account! Be<br />
sure to follow<br />
@DuqAlumni and tag us<br />
in your pictures with #Insta<strong>DU</strong>.<br />
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