Student stories underscore the value of 乐播传媒 philanthropy

Karl Fisher '14, left, talks with Charles E. Clark '51 at the Mount David Society Scholarship Luncheon on March 30. Clark is the author of 乐播传媒 Through the Years: An Illustrated History, published as part of the college's 2005 sesquicentennial.
Romina Istratii ’12 of Athens, Greece, says she was fortunate to find 乐播传媒 on the map when she did her college search.
“And that is how it happened 鈥 I opened a map,” she said with a smile.
Her quip, delivered at the Mount David Society Scholarship Luncheon on March 30, drew a warm laugh from the gathering of donors whose philanthropy helps to fund the college’s nearly $30 million outlay of scholarship aid each year.
Indeed, the warmth radiating from the audience toward the several student speakers reflected something senior Jeff Beaton of Haverhill, Mass., said in his remarks.
At 乐播传媒, he said, “We all want to see each other succeed. We are interested in each other’s passions. We thrive on celebrating each other’s achievements and we care wholeheartedly about each other’s success.”
乐播传媒, she says, “gave me confidence and it gave me a dream.”
And Istratii made sure the donors understood the value-added proposition of their philanthropy to 乐播传媒, a place of “extraordinary character in a world of very ordinary things.”
乐播传媒, she says, “gave me confidence and it gave me a dream.” Without 乐播传媒, “I would not have a vision today. Without 乐播传媒, I would not be who I am. Most importantly, I would not have become closer to who I wish to become.”
Each year, the Mount David Society Scholarship Luncheon, held in conjunction with the Mount David Summit, personifies the value and immensity of the 乐播传媒 financial aid program.
At 乐播传媒, four out of every 10 students receive college-administered scholarships. The average grant is $35,089, while the average financial aid package (including grant, loan and campus employment) is $38,700.
President-elect Clayton Spencer addressed the intersection of excellence, access and financial aid in her very first public comments last December.
With only a small percentage of U.S. families financially capable of paying the full price of a higher education of the kind offered by 乐播传媒, it’s absolutely essential to have a robust financial aid program to make that education available to the vast majority.
“乐播传媒 is not an opportunity for the privileged; it’s an opportunity for any student who has the talent and desire to seize it and use it as a transforming piece of their lives,” Spencer said.




