2007-2008 Engineering Senior Class Challenge

Class ChallengeGraduation is just around the corner and new challenges await - a job, graduate school or that long planned trip to Europe. It's a busy time but also a time to reflect on your time at Auburn - the late nights in the lab, the friends you made working on your senior class project, and tailgating in the shadow of Ramsay Hall - and the part that support from alumni and friends played in this experience.

Most students are surprised to find that Auburn University, as a public institution, receives less than 50 percent of its support from state tax dollars.
In 2005-2006, Auburn received less state funding per student than many of our regional peer institutions. According to SREB, in 2005-2006 Alabama state appropriations per full-time equivalent student were $5,646. 
It has become quite apparent that private support will, in the future, be the key to ensuring that tomorrow's students get the education they need and deserve. They look to you to continue this tradition of support for education by participating in the 2007-2008 Engineering Senior Class Challenge and after graduation in Auburn's Annual Fund. 
Our goal for 2008 is a student participation rate of 20 percent.  We hope that you will make this possible.