You can still participate! Click here to make a last-chance gift! Stay tuned for more info about WWU Give Day 2025 on April 24, 2025!

Why Give to the College of Business and Economics? 

Teaching and learning are central to CBE's mission.  We are committed to supporting our students throughout their education so that they have the foundation necessary for successful and fulfilling careers as well as in making a positive impact on business and society. 

Each year we provide a range of support for our students, from academic scholarships to support for travel and conferences. We also look to support the wonderful faculty and staff (that you may remember) so that they can do the good work of creating a forward-looking, technologically advanced, and agile learning environment.                           

Impact: Your gift to support the College of Business and Economics will help to provide the best possible learning experience for our students by supporting student scholarships, mentorship programs, skill building, and professional development efforts across the college.

Our new Dean Deanna Kennedy recognizes three college level pillars that advance student, staff and faculty support:

  • Make Waves with the Moss Adams Student Support Center 
  • Make Waves by Supporting Technology and Databases  
  • Make Waves by Supporting Excellence in Research

Programmatic Funding Priorities: 

  • Scholarships to support CBE students (undergraduate and graduate students) 
  • Mentorship for First-Generation Students 
  • Professional Readiness (Professional writing skills courses for CBE students)
  • International Study Abroad (Students) 
  • International Research and Teaching (Faculty)  
  • Academic Program Support 
  • Visiting Speakers and Lecturers  
  • Professorships and Fellowships 
  • David and Lynne Nelson Scholarship 

Departments and Special Projects

Click to read more about or give back to any of the departments or special projects listed below! 



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Management Information Systems (MIS) Program Challenge
Thank you! Your gifts met the challenge and had $500 of impact on MIS students!
$250 MATCHED
Completed
2
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Matching Gift Opportunity for MSCM!
Thank you! Your gifts have unlocked an additional $5,000 to support our world-class MSCM & Operations program!
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Friends of Moss Adams Student Success Center Match
Thank you! You helped unlock $12,000 of support for the Student Success Center!
$6,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Early Bird Challenge!
Thank you! Your generosity has unlocked an additional $5,000 match before most people even got up for the day!
Completed
$750
3,000th Donor Challenge!
Thank you, Viking supporters! We haven't hit 3,000 yet, but we're still tallying all the offline gifts we've received and will update the numbers ASAP!
Completed
$2,000
Night Owl Challenge
Thank you! Your gifts helped raise an additional $2,000 for the Western Welcome Scholarship!
2,615 / 2,615 Gifts
Completed
Leaderboard
The Battle for Business!
The department in CBE with the most unique donors at the end of Give Day will receive an additional $1,000! Final results available after we finish processing all the gifts. Fake donor names may disqualify the department.
Rank Prize The Battle for Business! Donors
1 $1,000 Marketing Program 94
2 MSCM & Operations 55
3 Accounting Department 37
4 International Business Program 30
5 Make Waves with the Moss Adams Student Success Ctr 22
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Leaderboard
Lunchtime Crunchtime
Thanks, Vikings! You've unlocked an additional $5,000 in support for students on your lunch break.
Rank Prize Lunchtime Crunchtime Challenge Donors
1 $2,500 Cross Country & Track and Field 90
2 $2,500 Western Symphony Orchestra 57
3 Varsity Volleyball 49
4 Men's Rowing 28
5 Ice Hockey 15
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Dollar-for-dollar match for Accounting!
Thank you!! Your gifts helped raise almost $18,000 for Accounting students!
Completed
2
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$7,000 Match for International Business!
Thank you! You've met the match by our anonymous donors, totaling $14,000 in support of WWU International Business students!
Completed
2
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Recent Grad Match Opportunity!
Thank you new Vikings! You've raised an additional $3,000 in support for current WWU students and programs!
$3,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
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The Number One Vikings Match!
Thank you, Vikings! You who made the first $1,000 in gifts earned an ADDITIONAL $1,000 through a generous match!
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
$750
2,000th Donor Challenge!
Thank you! The 2,000th donor has unlocked an additional $750 for the designation of choice.
2,000 / 2,000 Donors
Completed
$5,000
Last Call!
Thank you! You've unlocked an additional $5,000 as a matching gift!
Completed
Leaderboard
Savviest Student Organization Challenge!
The student club or team with the most donors when we finish processing all the Give Day gifts will win an extra $1,000! Final results available after all Give Day gifts are processed. Using fake donor names to inflate results may disqualify a club or team.
Rank Prize Savviest Student Organization Challenge Donors
1 $1,000 Ice Hockey 152
2 Men's Rowing 143
3 WWU Club Baseball 54
4 Water Skiing Team 37
5 WWU Racing (Formula SAE) 34
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