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Birmingham Southern students push to save school
Patsy Douglas
Reporter
Birmingham Southern students push to save school
THAT IS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE PREVIOUS MONTH AND OUR TIME RIGHT NOW IS 437 AND STUDENTS AT BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN ARE CALLING ON STATE LEGISLATORS TO HELP THE PRIVATE SCHOOL OUT OF A FINANCE BIND. AND THAT’S WHERE WE FIND WVTM 13. PATSY DOUGLAS AND PATSY WERE ABLE TO SPEAK WITH SOME OF THE STUDENTS THERE. OUR ARE THEY REACHING OUT TO THESE LAWMAKERS. LISTEN, CARLA, THEY ARE VERY DETERMINED TO KEEP THEIR SCHOOLS LEGACY ALIVE RIGHT. THE HOLIDAYS, THEY RETURNED RIGHT BACK TO BIRMINGHAM, SOUTHERN TO SEE HOW THEY CAN REACH THOSE LEGISLATORS TO GET MORE FUNDING. NOW BE AS SEE THE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES BEGIN WITH A FUNDING PROGRAM OR A BUILDING PROGRAM UP IN THE MID 2000S THAT DREW HEAVILY UPON THE ENDOWMENT AND CAUSED THE COLLEGE TO TAKE ON SIGNIFICANT DEBT. BRIAN WE HAVE SOUTHERN COLLEGE ALREADY RAISING $45.5 MILLION, BUT THEY NEED 200 MILLION TO REACH THEIR GOAL. VC STUDENTS WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE. MANY CALLING, EMAILING AND SENDING LETTERS. GOVERNOR IVEY AND LAWMAKERS ACROSS THE STATE. IT TAKES NUMBERS AND WE HAVE TO COME TOGETHER EVERY SINGLE THING THAT YOU SAY COUNTS AND PUSHING FOR THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. SO IT’S IT’S BEEN VERY NICE TO SEE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT. AND AND FEEL LIKE THEIR VOICE DOES COUNT AND THAT THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THIS. NOW, IN THOSE LETTERS, COLLEGE STUDENTS SEEKING A ONE TIME BRIDGE FUNDING $30 MILLION FROM A STATE GOVERNMENT, 5 MILLION FROM THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, AND 2.5 MILLION FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY. AND THEY’RE NOW WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THOSE LEGISLATORS, HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS OR BY THE END OF JANUARY AND BO
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Birmingham Southern students push to save school
Patsy Douglas
Reporter
We heard from alumni but now we are hearing from the students at Birmingham Southern as they are writing letters to legislators to help their private school out of a financial bind.They are very determined to keep their school’s legacy alive. Right after the holiday, they returned back to the drawing board to find ways they can reach legislators in hopes of getting funding.BCS’s financial challenges began with a building program in the mid-2000s that drew heavily upon the endowment and caused the college to take on significant debt.Birmingham Southern College is already raising $45.5 million, but they need $200 million to reach their goal. BSC students are working behind the scenes to make it possible. Many are calling, emailing, and sending letters to Gov. Kay Ivey and lawmakers across the state.“It takes numbers and we have to come together. Every little thing that we say counts. Pushing for this is extremely important, so it’s been very nice to see people understand that, and their voice can count and they can contribute to this.” Xuan Huynh said.In those letters, college students sought a one-time contribution of bridge funding, including $30 million from the state government, $5 million from the city of Birmingham and $2.5 million from Jefferson County. They're now waiting to hear back from those legislators in the next couple of weeks or by the end of January.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —

We heard from alumni but now we are hearing from the students at Birmingham Southern as they are writing letters to legislators to help their private school out of a financial bind.

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They are very determined to keep their school’s legacy alive. Right after the holiday, they returned back to the drawing board to find ways they can reach legislators in hopes of getting funding.

BCS’s financial challenges began with a building program in the mid-2000s that drew heavily upon the endowment and caused the college to take on significant debt.

Birmingham Southern College is already raising $45.5 million, but they need $200 million to reach their goal. BSC students are working behind the scenes to make it possible.

Many are calling, emailing, and sending letters to Gov. Kay Ivey and lawmakers across the state.

“It takes numbers and we have to come together. Every little thing that we say counts. Pushing for this is extremely important, so it’s been very nice to see people understand that, and their voice can count and they can contribute to this.” Xuan Huynh said.

In those letters, college students sought a one-time contribution of bridge funding, including $30 million from the state government, $5 million from the city of Birmingham and $2.5 million from Jefferson County.

They're now waiting to hear back from those legislators in the next couple of weeks or by the end of January.