As the University’s 2011 fiscal year came to a close on June 30, the number of young alumni donations is up 10 percent, and the class of 2010 is leading the pack.

“This has been a banner year for our young alumni program,” said Assistant Director of Advancement Benjamin Jarrett. “These numbers, while not final, are incredibly impressive.”

This marks two years that the Office of Advancement has posted increased donor yield from members of the five most-recently graduated classes. At the end of fiscal year 2010, around 30 percent more students had donated compared with the previous year.

At 509 donors, the class of 2010 broke a previous young alumni record of 488 set by the class of 2008.

According to Jarrett, this year’s young alumni also donated at a rate 5 percent higher than other graduates. The class of 2010 had the highest participation rate at 34 percent, but no individual class fell below 25 percent yield.

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Ever wonder exactly how much of the Georgetown experience your tuition pays for?  It turns out the answer is about six months out of every year.  To be precise, today, February 24th, is the last day of the school year that will be paid for by students’ tuition.

The 1634 Society, a group connected to the Senior Class Fund and the Office of Advancement, marks this day every year to point out the importance of alumni giving.  The society’s name comes from the year two Jesuits who were connected with the founding of Georgetown, Andrew White and John Gravenor, first arrived in Maryland.

“What makes Tuition Day so important is the fact that most students don’t realize the impact that alumni giving has on their own four years at Georgetown. Without it, much of what we enjoy most about Georgetown, Georgetown Day for example, simply wouldn’t be possible,” says 1634 Society co-chair Kirsten Hardy (SFS’11).

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