Whether your gift is large or small, it is important, meaningful and very much appreciated.
The Capital Campaign
In the past 135+ years, vision, voice and values form the foundation upon which students enrich their lives, nurture families and influence the community. Catholic tradition, strong students, families, and communities are the cornerstones of Ursuline College's capital campaign "Building on... Values, Voice and Vision."
This $21 million capital and endowment campaign aims at enhancing Ursuline's ability to deliver academic excellence in state-of-the-art facilities, while increasing endowment to secure Ursuline's future.
In order to strengthen its position, Ursuline must secure funding for the new residence hall, a new classroom building and larger gathering space.
Campaign dollars will also increase the endowment for scholarships, building renovations, establishment of faculty chairs and improvements to the College's signature academic programs, such as nursing, education, social work and the sciences.
The Annual Fund
The Annual Fund is the vehicle that contributes to and supports Ursuline's vibrant campus on a daily basis.
Tuition covers 88% of the $25 million it takes to run the college each year.
Ursuline's other two major sources of income are tuition and fees and return on investments.
Annual gifts from alumnae and friends are extremely important to the life of the college.
It is only with your continued support that Ursuline College can maintain and improve its position as a leader in women-focused education.
Endowment
The endowment is the college's reserve.
The income earned from this fund generates support for student scholarships and scholarly activities of the faculty.
The endowment fund supports and secures the efforts of the college to carry forward its mission.
Individuals, families, foundations, corporations or focus groups can make endowment donations in the form of endowed chairs which support a particular academic discipline or a specific field of study or in the form of endowed scholarships which provide students with financial assistance to attend Ursuline College.
Without the help of the college's many and varied endowed scholarship funds, many students would not be able to attend Ursuline College.
Endowed Chairs
Endowed chairs allow Ursuline to build on and strengthen well-regarded programs at the college from nursing to fashion to educational administration to ministry.
Endowing a chair is a very significant contribution to assisting Ursuline in its mission. In a very real way an endowed chair is one of the most powerful and enduring legacies a benefactor could bestow on Ursuline College. Through such a gift a donor continues to impact the lives of Ursuline students into perpetuity.
The endowing of an academic chair or professorship requires the donation of at least $1 million.
Endowed Scholarships
Like many colleges and universities, Ursuline College's budget is tuition driven with 88% of its income coming from tuition and fees.
As operating costs continue to rise, tuition rates increase unless alternate sources of funding are secured.
The creation of new scholarship funds is one way of helping to ensure that talented women and men who want to attend Ursuline will not be prohibited from doing so for financial reasons.
Memorials
Anyone who would like to make a donation to Ursuline College in memory or friend or loved one is welcome to do so.
You may also want to memorialize your entire family or an important event.
There are a wide variety of possibilities for memorial donations such as creating an endowed scholarship or sending a memorial gift to be used by a specific departmant or academic area.
Parents' Fund
The parent Fund is a component of the Annual Fund which is an essential aspect of Ursuline's development program.
The income from this effort bridges the gap between the college's expenses and its revenue.
The annual fund supports a wide range of activities throughout the college including financial aid, scholarship grants, campus ministry and student life activities, faculty and student development and the upkeep and beautification of the campus.
Parents participating in the Parent Fund are making a contribution which assists their daughters and sons here and now and into the future.
Senior Gift Program
In order to assist our seniors in developing a spirit of philanthropy to Ursuline, we've created the Senior Class Gift Program as an aspect of the Annual Fund.
Each senior is asked to sign the Senior Class Gift Commitment Form and to donate $10.00.
The commitment form invites them to give a gift of increasing amounts each year for the first five years after their graduation.
Any senior who signs the commitment form and maintains the annual donation schedule will be honored with a brick with her/his name inscribed on it.
These bricks will form part of a walkway in a prominent place on campus.
Faculty and Staff Appeal
Each year the entire faculty and staff are requested to make a donation to the Annual Appeal.
Knowing the importance of the annual fund to the life of the college, a large percentage of faculty members, administrators and staff personnel support this appeal.
