Bricks Available for Final Phase of the Western Illinois University Alumni Plaza
The deadline is quickly approaching to be a part of the Final Phase of the Western Illinois University Alumni Plaza brick project.
The last date to purchase a brick, which will be installed in July, is Monday, June 15.
More than 750 donors, representing 31 states have already placed about 800 bricks in the plaza, raising more than $110,000. The plaza is a brick patio, just north of the anchoring the North entry to the University Union. Once the project is complete, it will adjoin a Mascot Memorial Plaza, paying tribute to WIU’s live mascots, “Rocky” and “Ray.”
The Alumni Plaza project was part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the University Union, and the first set of bricks in the Alumni Plaza were unveiled during Homecoming 2018.
Ideas for the engraved bricks include commemorating a Spring 2020 (or past) graduate, memorializing an individual, campus organization or a fraternity or sorority, pledge devotion to a Leatherneck Athletics team or display your business name.
Bricks available include:
• Large bricks are 7 inches by 14 inches and can include four lines of text, up to 25 characters per line for $225
• Small bricks are 4 inches by 8 inches and can include three lines of text, up to 16 characters per line for $100
For more information about the project, or to buy a brick, visit wiu.edu/alumniplaza, or text WIUBRICK to 41444.
