Giving in Action
ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ's sustainability momentum continues to grow with a new commitment from the Walton Family Foundation to support programs that address Western water issues through The Water Desk and Western Water Policy Program.
ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ donors gave a record-breaking $228.9 million this year, fueling student success, sustainability and research that will shape the university's future.
The BOLD Center is getting a new name—the Campos Student Center—and will continue its mission of broadening engineering student opportunities, community and leadership.
Preserving a century of family legacy, a transformative $10.4 million land and endowment gift will turn ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ's Spruce Gulch Wildlife and Research Reserve into a living laboratory for generations of scholars, scientists and artists.
Employer gift matching empowers ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ donors to double their impact through simple, yet transformative giving.
A $10 million gift from a ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ alumnus will transform the way sustainability is taught at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ—empowering students and faculty to create a more environmentally sustainable future in the face of a changing climate.
A significant gift to the Leeds School of Business at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ will expand experiential learning, enhance student success and mental health, and support faculty excellence—all in service of the mission to elevate business as a force for good.
Terry and Charlotte Quarton turned their gratitude into impact by creating a scholarship fund at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ. Through tax-wise giving, they support future business and engineering leaders.
A $2.5 million donation will establish a new endowed professorship in space policy and law, with broad implications for national security, global communications, navigation, weather forecasting and international collaboration.
In the fall, alumni and longtime donors Jack and Jeannie Thompson expanded their endowment, adding a vocal jazz degree option to the Thompson Jazz Studies Program in ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ College of Music.