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For students in the College of LSA, every day brings new
discoveries... Some are small, some life changing. It can
happen in a classroom, in front of a book or computer screen, in a
lab, or on the Diag. These intellectually and personally
transforming experiences that set in motion a lifetime of further
discovery and understanding are what a good liberal arts education
is all about and what we are asking you to support.
The LSA Fund
You may choose to designate your gift to student, faculty, or
program support as you wish.With nearly 60% of our students
graduating in debt and 36% receiving financial assistance, there is
a tremendous need for scholarships and aid. In order to attract and
retain the best faculty, money is needed for salaries, labs, and
research support. Because state appropriations do not fully fund
the academic program, support is necessary to maintain the level of
academic excellence for which LSA is known, and to introduce
innovative initiatives in LSA's 70 departments.
Give Online to the LSA Fund
What are some of the efforts the Fund supports?
Student support: The LSA Fund provides undergraduate and graduate scholarships and financial aid, study abroad assistance, and funding for the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP). You may designate your LSA Fund gift to the student support account by clicking on the icon at right.
Faculty support: The LSA Fund helps the Dean recruit and retain a world-class faculty by offering competitive benefit packages; most recently critical hires have been made in the Political Science, History, Art History, Classical Studies, and Asian Languages and Cultures departments. Laboratory facilities have been upgraded in the Chemistry building, endowed chairs and professorships have been established in Communication Studies and Asian Languages and Cultures, research projects have been underwritten in the Geology, Physics, American Culture, History and Mathematics departments, and new teaching initiatives have been made possible by the Fund. You may designate your LSA Fund gift to the faculty support account by clicking on the icon at right.
Program support: The LSA Fund supports theme-semester programs, lecture and film series, museum exhibits, student run conferences, interdisciplinary courses, technology upgrades, and community service projects to foster a greater sense of intellectual community and discovery within the College. Last year, major program support went to the Center of Theoretical Physics, the Global Ethnic Literatures Program, the Festival of New Works, and the Symposium in International Terrorism. You may designate your LSA Fund gift to the program support account by clicking on the icon at right.
How Can I Make A Gift?
You can make a gift on-line, via a Telefund call, or by mail. Questions may be referred to the LSA Fund Office, 500 South State Street, Suite 5000, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1382, (734) 615-6333.
What about Matching Gifts?
Don't forget to take advantage of your company's matching gift program. Contact them directly for instructions and to earn extra recognition. For example, if you make a $500 gift and your company matches it, you will be recognized in the University's $1,000 Partner in Leadership giving society.
Thank you for keeping the Age of Discovery alive for students, today, and tomorrow!
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