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Programs/Centers/Institutes has raised $ 51,116 from 131 donors!

Support Western Programs, Centers & Institutes!

Western is proud to be home to many revolutionary and unique interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary institutes and programs. Many were founded at Western because of our advantageous location situated along the Salish Sea and Northern Cascades. Being between the major metropolitan areas of Vancouver, British Columbia and Seattle, and because of the expertise of our outstanding faculty and staff.

Below are a list of different programs and institutes you can choose to support. You can support any of the following via the green Give Now button at the top of this page, see the programs below where you can read more about ways gifts will make an impact.

Academy for Lifelong Learning

Border Policy Research Institute

Center for Canadian-American Studies

Center for Pacific Northwest Studies

Education Abroad

Honors College

Institute for Critical Disability Studies

Institute for Energy Studies

Marine and Coastal Science

Morse Leadership Institute

NASU Annual Spring Powwow 2026

Ralph Munro Institute for Civic Education

Salish Sea Institute

Salish Sea Recording Studio

Small Business Development Center

Student Technology Center Special Projects

Sustainability Engagement Institute

The Merriman Financial Literacy Program (MFLP)

Tribal Relations

The Ray Wolpow Institute

Western Christian Faculty Forum

WWU First-Year Experience Programs

WWU Areas

College of Business and Economics

College of the Environment

College of Fine and Performing Arts

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

College of Science and Engineering

Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies

Woodring College of Education

Graduate School and Research

Programs/Centers/Institutes

Student Support Services

Western on the Peninsulas

Western Libraries

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Lunchtime Crunchtime!

From 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm on WWU Give Day, the fund with the most unique donors will receive an additional cash reward towards their fund! First place will receive $1,000, second place will receive $500, and third place will receive $250. Gifts from fake donors to inflate donor count may disqualify a department or program.

Rank	Prize	Lunchtime Crunchtime Challenge!	Donors
1	$1,000	Women's Rugby Sport Club	78
2	$500	Western Symphony Orchestra	70
3	$250	Ice Hockey	36
4		WWU Racing (Formula SAE)	33
5		Men's Ultimate	23
6		Men's Rowing	22
7		Marketing Concentration	14
8		Women's Ultimate Disc Club	8
9		Geology Field Camp Scholarship Fund	8
10		Western Hub of Living Essentials (WHOLE) Food Pantry	7
11		Child Development Center	7
12		Sailing Team	6
13		AS Alpha Kappa Psi	6
14		WWU Mock Trial	6
15		Water Skiing Sport Club	5

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$500

1000th Donor Challenge!

The 1,000th donor on the WWU Give Day platform will unlock an additional $500 for the program to which they gave! Your gift could have a BIG impact!

1,000 / 1,000 Donors

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$500

2000th Donor Challenge!

The 2000th donor on the WWU Give Day platform will unlock an additional $500 for the program to which they gave! Your gift could have a BIG impact!

2,000 / 2,000 Donors

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Match

Money for MACS!

Thanks to an anonymous donor, up to $8000 donated to the Marine and Coastal Sciences (MACS) during give day will be matched!

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Study Abroad $10k Match!

Thanks to Paula and Pete Radloff, the first $10,000 donated to Study Abroad Scholarships will be matched! That means donating today will have TWICE the impact!

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$500

500th Donor Challenge!

The 500th donor on the WWU Give Day platform will unlock an additional $500 for the program to which they gave! Your gift could have a BIG impact!

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Twilight Giving

From 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm on WWU Give Day, the fund with the most unique donors will receive an additional cash reward towards their fund! First place will receive $1,000, second place will receive $500, and third place will receive $250. Gifts from fake donors to inflate donor count may disqualify a department or program.

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Donors
1	$1,000	AS Alpha Kappa Psi	86
2	$500	Ice Hockey	43
3	$250	Sailing Team	36
4		Men's Rowing	27
5		WWU Racing (Formula SAE)	16
6		Women's Rowing	12
7		Compass2Campus	9
8		Men's Ultimate	9
9		Sociology Summer Internship Scholarship	9
10		International Business Study Abroad Scholarship	8
11		Western Hub of Living Essentials (WHOLE) Food Pantry	7
12		Marketing Concentration	7
13		Sociology Department	7
14		LGBTQ+ Western Advancement Fund	6
15		Men's Rugby	5

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1500th Donor Challenge!

The 1,500th donor on the WWU Give Day platform will unlock an additional $500 for the program to which they gave! Your gift could have a BIG impact!

1,500 / 1,500 Donors

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$600

Institute for Critical Disability Studies (ICDS) Challenge!

Thanks to an anonymous donor, every $100 dollars donated to any ICDS fund will unlock a $100 dollar reward for the ICDS general scholarship fund, up to $600! Help ICDS unlock all the rewards and meet our scholarship fundraising goals!

$600 / $600 Raised

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NEW! $10k match for Energy Studies!

Thanks to Elle Pane Williams, every dollar donated to the Institute of Energy Studies, up to $10k, will be matched! That means your donation will have TWICE the impact!

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Breakfast of Champions!

Thank you to all participants! Congrats to Water Skiing Sport Club for winning 1st place! 2nd place winner is Ice Hockey, and 3rd place is Men's Ultimate!

Rank	Prize	Breakfast of Champions!	Donors
1	$1,000	Water Skiing Sport Club	35
2	$500	Ice Hockey	31
3	$250	Men's Ultimate	27
4		Men's Rowing	19
5		Western Hub of Living Essentials (WHOLE) Food Pantry	14
6		Women's Ultimate Disc Club	11
7		Accounting Fund for Excellence	8
8		Linguistics Department	8
9		Psychology Student Research and Travel Fund	8
10		Women's Rowing	7
11		Sailing Team	7
12		WWU Racing (Formula SAE)	7
13		Western Welcome Scholarship	6
14		Compass2Campus	6
15		Political Science Department	5

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