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If you are like most of us, the friendships you made at King's are yours for a lifetime. Just because our lives get busy, we shouldn't let those memories or friendships fade away. Attend a Homecoming, Reunion or an alumni gathering in your area. Make contact with an old friend throught the Lion's Den online community. Order a licnese plate if you live in PA or Maryland; if not,  email the alumni office and ask for a King's Alumni decal for your car. You automatically become a member of the Alumni Association and there are no dues. Some of the benefits are:

Social Events           

King's College Credit Card

Home & Auto Insurance

Life Insurance and Medical Insurance

PRIDE Magazine

Alumni Collections

Tuition Discount

Volunteer

Homecoming-  Each year the Association sponsors an Alumni Homecoming during the college wide Homecoming  events.

Reunions-  Every five years, usually in early June, your class will celebrate an anniversary reunion during a full weekend of social activity on campus.  All classes will be invited this year on  June 3,4 & 5, 2005..

Area Alumni Gatherings-  There are additional alumni activities held  in areas outside the Wyoming Valley where there are sufficient  concentrations of graduates to make such activities feasible.  These events may include a basketball game, golf outing, dinner, lunch, etc.  Please see the events calendar for a schedule of events. 


Pennsylvania and Maryland License Plates

Affinity license plates are a great way to show off your King's pride. The Pennsylvania plate features the college shield and crown with the letters KC in gold. Request a form from the Alumni Office, then return it completed with $20 check made payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The Maryland plate featured Leo the Lion leaning on the K in red and gold, with KM (King's Monarchs) in the black on a white background.  To order a Maryland  plate contact JIm Jarczynski

If you want an affinity plate in your state, please contact your department of motor vehicles, find out the particulars and get back to us


Home and Auto Insurance

As a King's College alumnus, you qualify for a special group discount of up to 20%* on your auto, home, and renters insurance through Group Savings Plus* from Liberty Mutual.  With Group Savings Plus you can enjoy the ease and convenience of paying your premiums through checking account deductions with no down payment or finance charges.  You will also enjoy fast, easy, round the clock claims service and a variety of discounts including multi-car, safe-driver, passive restraints, and anti-theft device accounts*.

See for yourself how much money you could save with Liberty Mutual compared to your current insurance provider.  For a free, no-obligation quote, PA residents call toll free 1-800-526-1547.  All other alumni call 1-800-524-9400 or request a free quote online.

To learn more about Liberty Mutual, visit their website: www.LibertyMutual.com/lm/kingscollege

http://www.libertymutual.com/lm/kingscollege

*Group discounts, other discounts, and credits are available where state laws and regulations allow, and may vary by state.  Certain discounts apply to specific coverages only.  To the extent permitted by law, applicants are individually underwritten; not all applicants may qualify.

Coverage provided and underwritten by Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and its affiliates, 175 Berkely Street, Boston, MA.


Life Insurance or Short Term Medical Insurance

The King’s College Alumni Association sponsors an Alumni Insurance Program as a service to alumni.  The program offers a variety of attractively priced insurance products, most of which are available to alumni, students, faculty, and staff, as well as their spouses, domestic partners, parents, children, and siblings:

  • Medical Insurance For those temporarily without coverage, such as the unemployed and recent graduates, and for special situations, including travelers and students.
  • Life Insurance Long-term protection with great rates and fantastic features. Coverage is available to $2 million. 

Click on the links above for more information or call the program administrator at 800-635-7801.



The King’s College Bank of America WorldPoints™ Credit Card

Rewards you can really get into. A check for $250. A flight across the country or anywhere in the world. A big-screen TV. If you can dream it, the new King’s College Platinum Plus® MasterCard® credit card with WorldPoints™ rewards can make it happen.  

Rich Rewards. You’ll earn one point for every net retail dollar you spend with your card toward:

  • Unlimited cash rewards
  • Tickets on major U.S. airlines with no blackout dates
  • Car rentals and hotel stays in the U.S.
  • Brand-name merchandise
  • Plus, double, triple and quadruple points can be earned at participating merchants, and redemption can begin with as few as 2,500 points

World-Class Service. MyConciergeSM  service, a complimentary cardholder service, offers you the advantage of a personal assistant that can help you:  

  • Find tickets to sold-out shows and sporting events
  • Locate a special gift
  • Even help plan a function for you

Exceptional Benefits. Because you’ll want to use your WorldPoints™ card for everything—shopping, recurring bills, dining out, gas, and emergencies—you’ll have access to a powerful credit line as high as $100,000 and equally impressive coverage to protect you and your purchases.

What’s more, the card that rewards you supports our organization. Each time you make a purchase with your credit card, a contribution is made to King’s College at no additional cost to you.

 Please click here for more information.


Alumni Collections

. View special King's items from the Alumni Collection that are perfect for yourself or for gift-giving.  Every now and then, the Alumni Association also presents a special, high quality, product to alumni.  King's license plates, a gold Seiko watch, a chair with the college seal, a signet ring, and a King's College brass lamp are some of the examples of the items offered.  Some of the items are available online at the King's College window in the Josten's Alum Shop


Tuition Discount

King's offers a 1/3 discount to alumni and their spouses for undergraduate courses.  The Alumni Tuition Program will provide alumni spouses, who presently do not have a degree or who wish to complete a degree program, a more affordable opportunity to do so.  It also offers alumni an opportunity to take additional courses for enrichment or other purposes, such as fulfilling requirements for graduate programs.

Baccalaureate alumni and their spouses will be permitted for courses as part-time, day or evening students (up to 11 hours per semester) on a space available basis.

For further information, contact the Center for Lifelong Learning at (570) 208-5865


A Chance to Help

Your membership offers you the avenue through which you can do something for your college by contributing to the annual Alumni Fund.  The main thrust of the Alumni Fund is the Alumni Phonathon held in September or early October.  If you would like to help by calling your classmates, you can volunteer by calling the Alumni Office at (570) 208-5879 or email us.  Those who pledged in the Senior Class Gift Program will not be asked to pledge again, but we may call to ask for your information for your "Class Notes."

You may also volunteer to assist with your class reunion or at alumni gatherings in your area. Call the Alumni Office at 570-208-5879 or email us.

 

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