Office of Development

Make Your Mark 2008

Want to make a lasting difference at your alma mater? Join your classmates in making a gift to PLU's Q Club and support future Lutes! Make a Gift »

Make Your Mark, also known as Graduation Gift, was started by the class of 1980 as a way of showing appreciation to PLU. They decided the best way to do this was to give their alma mater a pledge of financial support. Since then, Make Your Mark has grown and become a PLU tradition.

While the bottom line of financial contributions is important to the university, more important is the percentage of alumni contributing. Graduation Gift was renamed Make Your Mark in 2000 and shifted the focus from total dollars to participation. By participating, graduating seniors have the opportunity to create and set a standard for future classes to follow. U.S. News and World Report consistently ranks PLU in the top 15 in the West because of diverse course offerings, small class sizes, top faculty in the field—and alumni giving participation.

All contributions to the Make Your Mark graduation gift campaign will be given to Q Club. Established in 1972, the mission of Q Club is to provide financial assistance to deserving students. Members of Q Club are dedicated to keeping PLU accessible by providing student scholarships. Today, there are more than 2,000 Q Club members, whose total annual contributions exceed $1.5 million, providing nearly 1,000 student scholarships. Q Club also supports the parts of PLU we love most, such as great clubs and organizations and small class sizes.

Still wondering about why you should participate?

• Tuition and fees only cover about 77 percent of the cost of a PLU education. The other 23 percent comes from generous alumni, parents, faculty, staff, churches, foundations and corporations.
• Nine out of 10 students at PLU receive some type of financial assistance.
• During the last four years, alumni, parents and friends contributed millions of dollars to the university, providing needed support for new buildings, current facility and technology upgrades, campus security, student scholarships and the list goes on…
• You can help give other students the opportunity to come to PLU, just as thousands of alumni, parents, friends and other senior classes have been doing for many years.
• You are a LUTE and as a member of the Class of 2008, you won't want to be left out!