The Western Fund: President Sabah Randhawa uses gifts to the Western Fund to meet areas of greatest need and emergent funding requests so our faculty and students can seize opportunities for travel, research and other scholarly activities as they arise. Recent examples include an investment in an adviser to help students apply for Fulbright awards, emergency grants to our neediest students and support for a project honoring the forgotten female poet, Ella Higginson.
Scholarships: Gifts to WWU's scholarship fund provide awards to our neediest and most deserving students, representing all grades, and distributed to students participating in all areas of study, including students who have not declared a major yet and recruitment scholarships to attract the talented students to come to Western.
More than 84 percent of Western students stay and work in Washington upon graduation, contributing to their communities, economies and environments. But higher education costs have shifted from the state to our students and their families. Those increased costs mean more students are taking on more debt, which they take into the world with them when they begin their careers.
Washington has an ever-growing demand for talented employees in interdisciplinary fields of the new energy economy, engineering and computer science. When you ask our state's largest employers such as Boeing, Microsoft, Amazon and Google, they tell you Western graduates are prepared and immediately productive upon hiring in these fields. Support of students in these programs will help ensure the state has a robust pool of talented leaders, so employers don't have to search out of state to fill vacant positions or take their enterprises elsewhere.
Students come to Western to pursue a high-quality education built on strong liberal arts foundation. They uncover existing opportunities, create new ones, and take advantage of every resource available to graduate from Western as critical thinkers capable of solving complex problems. They go on to become change-makers.
Access to knowledge alone is not enough, a well-rounded liberal arts education includes courses that engage students in civil discourse, teaching them to evaluate and challenge the status quo so they can become great community and world leaders. Western will continue to graduate global citizens who are inspired to provoke change through these educational experiences.
In order to emphasize continuous improvement on the promise behind Western’s tagline “Active Minds, Changing Lives,” we need financial backing to implement the following essential themes: leadership, global perspectives, sustainability, innovation and ethical reasoning.
Rank | State | Donors |
---|---|---|
1 | WA | 38 |
2 | CA | 4 |
2 | OR | 4 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,000 | Men's Crew | 117 |
2 | $1,000 | Marketing Department | 102 |
3 | $1,000 | Women's Volleyball | 101 |
4 | $1,000 | Racing | 87 |
5 | $1,000 | Behavioral Neuroscience | 74 |
6 | Childcare Development Center Playground Renovation | 62 | |
7 | Scholarships and Diversity Initiatives | 61 | |
8 | Western Washington University | 53 | |
9 | Manufacturing and Supply Chain/ OPS Management | 52 | |
10 | Chemistry | 52 | |
11 | Woodring College of Education | 52 | |
12 | Honors Program | 47 | |
13 | Men's Soccer | 40 | |
14 | Accounting | 39 | |
15 | Cross Country & Track and Field | 34 | |
16 | Great Puzzle Hunt | 34 | |
17 | Compass 2 Campus | 28 | |
18 | Computer Science | 26 | |
19 | Women's Basketball | 23 | |
20 | Sailing | 23 | |
21 | Women's Ultimate Team | 22 | |
22 | Volleyball Sport Club | 22 | |
23 | Engineering and Design | 21 | |
24 | Veteran Services | 21 | |
25 | Undocumented Student Support | 21 | |
26 | Marion Van Nostrand Scholarship | 20 | |
27 | College of Business and Economics | 20 | |
28 | Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies | 19 | |
29 | Huxley College of The Environment | 19 | |
30 | Geology | 18 | |
31 | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | 17 | |
32 | Men's Lacrosse Sport Club | 17 | |
33 | Tennis | 16 | |
34 | Palliative Care Institute | 15 | |
35 | History | 15 | |
36 | AMSEC | 15 | |
37 | Liberal Studies | 14 | |
38 | Ice Hockey | 14 | |
39 | Health and Human Development | 13 | |
40 | Political Science | 13 | |
41 | Sociology | 13 | |
42 | Linguistics | 13 | |
43 | Wakeboarding | 13 | |
44 | Food Pantry | 13 | |
45 | Ethnic Student Center | 13 | |
46 | IDEA Institute | 12 | |
47 | Institute for Energy Studies | 12 | |
48 | Mathematics | 12 | |
49 | Men's Ultimate | 12 | |
50 | MBA Program | 12 | |
51 | IDEA ChangeMaker Fellows | 12 | |
52 | Music Department | 11 | |
53 | Physics/Astronomy | 11 | |
54 | English | 11 | |
55 | Libraries | 11 | |
56 | Communication Studies | 11 | |
57 | Communication Sciences and Disorders | 10 | |
58 | Modern and Classical Languages | 10 | |
59 | Anthropology | 10 | |
60 | Young Democrats | 10 | |
61 | Mac Ohana Memorial Scholarship | 10 | |
62 | Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 10 | |
63 | Campus Recreation | 10 | |
64 | Alumni Association | 9 | |
65 | College of Science and Engineering | 8 | |
66 | Samson Scholarship | 8 | |
67 | Biology | 8 | |
68 | FACET | 8 | |
69 | Journalism | 8 | |
70 | Management Information Systems | 8 | |
71 | Ray Wolpow Institute | 8 | |
72 | Women's Soccer | 8 | |
73 | NeRDS | 8 | |
74 | Psychology | 6 | |
75 | Water Ski | 6 | |
76 | Women's Rowing | 6 | |
77 | Economics | 6 | |
78 | Climbing Team | 6 | |
79 | Adoptees Club | 6 | |
80 | Huxley Graduate Programs | 6 | |
81 | Merle Prim Scholarship for Diversity and Inclusion | 6 | |
82 | Design Department | 5 | |
83 | Environmental Studies Department | 5 | |
84 | Education Abroad | 5 | |
85 | Theatre & Dance Department | 5 | |
86 | Quidditch Club | 5 | |
87 | Student Services and Programs | 4 | |
88 | Water Polo | 4 | |
89 | Environmental Science Department | 4 | |
90 | Native American Student Union (NASU) | 4 | |
91 | Cycling | 4 | |
92 | College of Fine and Performing Arts | 4 | |
93 | Art & Art History | 4 | |
94 | Living Snow Project: Alpine-Based Citizen Science | 3 | |
95 | Write in my designation | 3 | |
96 | Men's Basketball | 3 | |
97 | Student Technology Center's Booster Fund | 3 | |
98 | Institute for Watershed Studies | 3 | |
99 | Children’s Literature and Poetry | 3 | |
100 | Men's Ultimate Disc Club | 3 | |
101 | AS Clubs | 3 | |
102 | Black Student Union | 3 | |
103 | Dead Parrots Society | 3 | |
104 | Salish Sea Institute | 3 | |
105 | Sebastian Mendes Memorial Scholarship | 3 | |
106 | Prevention and Wellness Services | 3 | |
107 | Help Support the NSTA Student Chapter | 3 | |
108 | Parents and Families | 3 | |
109 | Scholars Week | 3 | |
110 | Western Gap | 3 | |
111 | Society for Professional Journalists | 3 | |
112 | Canada House Programs | 3 | |
113 | Shannon Point Marine Center | 2 | |
114 | Men's Golf | 2 | |
115 | East Asian Studies | 2 | |
116 | Diana L. Jones Endowment for Community Research | 2 | |
117 | Extended Education | 2 | |
118 | Western Community Outreach | 2 | |
119 | OTHER | 2 | |
120 | Fencing Club | 2 | |
121 | Ingrid Stahlbrand Kassler Memorial Scholarship | 2 | |
122 | Alpha Kappa Psi | 2 | |
123 | Equestrian Club | 2 | |
124 | Huxley College on the Peninsulas | 2 | |
125 | Huxley's North Cascades Institute Residency Progam | 2 | |
126 | Club Wrestling | 2 | |
127 | KUGS Public Support | 2 | |
128 | Cascadia Climbers | 2 | |
129 | Viking Athletics | 2 | |
130 | International Business Program | 2 | |
131 | Society of Economic Geologists | 2 | |
132 | Larry and Marilyn Richardson Endowment Forensics | 1 | |
133 | Art Photography Scholarship | 1 | |
134 | Kay French Hovde Scholarship | 1 | |
135 | Mountain Environments Research Institute | 1 | |
136 | Baseball Sport Club | 1 | |
137 | Facing the Future | 1 | |
138 | Figure Skating Team | 1 | |
139 | Graduate School | 1 | |
140 | Morse Challenge for Student Research Experiences | 1 | |
141 | Outdoor Center | 1 | |
142 | Western Gallery | 1 | |
143 | Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights | 1 | |
144 | Counseling Center | 1 | |
145 | Bruce and Cyndie Shepard's C2C Scholarship | 1 | |
146 | Management | 1 | |
147 | Rock Campus Ministry | 1 | |
148 | Vietnamese Student Association | 1 | |
149 | Western Aces | 1 | |
150 | TAG (Transgender and Non-Conforming Team) | 1 | |
151 | Hillel of WWU | 1 | |
152 | SEA Discovery Center | 1 | |
153 | Programs, Centers and Institutes | 1 | |
154 | Hillel of WWU | 0 | |
155 | Canadian Studies | 0 | |
156 | CBE Investment Management and Scholarship Fund | 0 | |
157 | Cheer | 0 | |
158 | Climbing Sport Club | 0 | |
159 | Ella Higginson | 0 | |
160 | Engineers Without Borders | 0 | |
161 | Filipino-American Student Association (FASA) | 0 | |
162 | Free Ride Ski and Snowboard | 0 | |
163 | Humans vs Zombies | 0 | |
164 | Huxley College Spatial Institute | 0 | |
165 | Huxley College Resilience Institute | 0 | |
166 | Institutions and Programs | 0 | |
167 | Khmer Student Association (KhSA) | 0 | |
168 | La Mesa De Espanol | 0 | |
169 | Mariachi Conference at WWU | 0 | |
170 | Men's Rugby | 0 | |
171 | Men's Volleyball Sport Club | 0 | |
172 | Men's Water Polo Sport Club | 0 | |
173 | Mixed Identity Student Organization | 0 | |
174 | Morse Leadership Institute | 0 | |
175 | Office of Sustainability | 0 | |
176 | Philosophy | 0 | |
177 | Professional Women's Association | 0 | |
178 | SMATE | 0 | |
179 | Society of Magicians | 0 | |
180 | Society of Women Engineers (SWE) | 0 | |
181 | Student Marketing Association | 0 | |
182 | Swing Kids | 0 | |
183 | Swimming Club | 0 | |
184 | The Planet Magazine | 0 | |
185 | Toxicology | 0 | |
186 | Washington Campus Compact | 0 | |
187 | WECU Give Away | 0 | |
188 | Women's Golf | 0 | |
189 | Women's Softball | 0 | |
190 | Women in Economics and Finance | 0 |