Record-breaking percentage of FSU law students give to annual fund

Eighty-one percent of Florida State University College of Law students have made cash contributions to the law school’s annual fund, making the 2010 rate of student giving the highest in the school’s history. Students contributed during an annual fund drive held Jan. 25-31.

“Generating a culture of philanthropy is critical as state law schools increasingly must rely on private funding,” said College of Law Dean Don Weidner. “The rate of student giving demonstrates that investments in our law school are paying great dividends.”

In addition to its phenomenal student giving, Florida State is one of the nation’s best law schools in terms of alumni giving rate, according to American Bar Association data.

“For the students, donating to the school is much more than a number,” said Student Bar Association President Andrew Fay, whose leadership was instrumental during the drive. “We look at the annual fund drive as an opportunity to show our gratitude to the faculty and administration for all of the hard work that goes into preparing us for the legal profession.”