Professor Douglas Hill works with an undergraduate French horn student during a performance class. Private giving is essential to attracting and maintaing excellent students and faculty. Photo by Jeff Miller, University Communications
The Impact of Giving
Every gift counts. Your investment - no matter the amount - will have a direct impact on the College of Letters & Science. As the heart of the university, Letters & Science plays the largest role in teaching, research and public service.
Private support is critical in helping the Dean meet his top priorities:
Our Top Priority: Provide an exemplary undergraduate education
The Letters & Science Annual Fund allows us to offer special opportunities that enrich undergraduate education, such as internship and research experiences, residential learning communities, and First-Year Interest Groups.
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Recruit and retain the best faculty and staff, and reward merit
The L&S Faculty Fellows program recognizes outstanding teacher-researchers in two of the most meaningful ways possible: a prestigious named position and a discretionary fund to cover research and teaching expenses.
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Enhance diversity to ensure excellence in education and research
The Great People Scholarship helps ensure that all bright and qualified individuals have access to a liberal arts education. Gifts to this fund are matched by the UW Foundation.
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Invest in scholarly domains in which we have existing or potential strength and impact
Having funding to recruit top-notch graduate students is essential to our research programs, helps us retain the best faculty, and ensures high-quality teaching of undergraduates.
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Reinvigorate the Wisconsin Idea and renew our commitment to our public mission
The Letters & Science Annual Fund supports service-learning classes and other outreach programs that serve our local and state community.
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For help in making a gift, or to discuss further giving opportunities, please contact:
Ann Dingman
Director of Development - Annual Giving
University of Wisconsin Foundation
1848 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53726
Phone: (608) 265-9954
Email: ann.dingman@supportuw.org
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For more information or to discuss opportunities, contact:
Ann Dingman
Director of Development
Annual Giving
(608) 265-9954
How Gifts Make A Big Difference
A $100 Gift
- Helps a faculty member buy supplies for a service learning trip
- Allows a student association to buy snacks for networking meetings
A $250 Gift
- Provides a stipend for undergraduates to attend to national competitions like Model UN and Mock Trial
- Helps a faculty member or graduate student afford a membership to a professional organization
A $500 Gift
- Helps a faculty member teach a one-credit seminar to a small group of undergraduates in L&S Learning Communities
- Provides financial assistance to purchase high-tech equipment and archival material for research projects
A $1,000 Gift
- Allows a faculty member to present a paper at a national conference or colloquium
- Provides financial support to graduate student teaching assistants
A $2,500 Gift
- Covers the cost of one three-credit course for an undergraduate
- Funds one student to support a faculty research project
- Supports one student to engage in a summer internship or service learning trip
