Graduate School

About

The mission of the Graduate School is to advance, promote, and serve graduate faculty, students, and programs through advocacy, leadership, and oversight. The Graduate School supports all graduate programs and students at Western, expanding graduate and undergraduate student access to engaging education, promoting life-long learning, enhancing scholarly activity, and developing graduates qualified to address the diverse critical needs of the state and nation.

Your Impact

Your donation to the graduate school funds scholarships, student thesis research and production, and travel opportunities for students looking to make a difference locally and globally. These opportunities develop student skills to best prepare them to meet the diverse needs of the state and nation. Our school offers graduate degrees and post-masters certification programs to students excited to advance their education and to make a difference through the arts, sciences, education, and more. When you support though the graduate school, your gift continues to give for generations to come.

Your support gives students the tools they need to succeed:

Scholarships
Equipment
Field research experiences, etc.

Thank you for your generosity!

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Top 5 WWU Fundraisers

These are our Top 5 Leaders for WWU. NOT based on dollars but donor count contributing to their department, program or scholarships success.

Rank	Prize	Department	Gifts
1	$1,000	Men's Crew	235
2	$1,000	Women's Volleyball	204
3	$1,000	Racing	203
4	$1,000	Marketing Department	192
5	$1,000	Behavioral Neuroscience	148
6		Childcare Development Center Playground Renovation	125
7		Scholarships and Diversity Initiatives	114
8		Western Washington University	111
9		Manufacturing and Supply Chain/ OPS Management	96
10		Honors Program	94
11		Chemistry	87
12		Men's Soccer	80
13		Great Puzzle Hunt	68
14		Woodring College of Education	63
15		Cross Country & Track and Field	63
16		Compass 2 Campus	56
17		Computer Science	52
18		Sailing	46
19		Women's Basketball	45
20		Accounting	45
21		Engineering and Design	44
22		Volleyball Sport Club	44
23		Women's Ultimate Team	43
24		Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies	42
25		College of Business and Economics	42
26		Veteran Services	42
27		Undocumented Student Support	42
28		Huxley College of The Environment	40
29		Geology	36
30		Men's Lacrosse Sport Club	34
31		Marion Van Nostrand Scholarship	32
32		College of Humanities and Social Sciences	32
33		Tennis	32
34		Ice Hockey	30
35		History	30
36		AMSEC	30
37		Palliative Care Institute	29
38		Liberal Studies	28
39		Health and Human Development	28
40		Sociology	28
41		Food Pantry	27
42		Mathematics	26
43		Libraries	26
44		Political Science	26
45		Linguistics	26
46		Wakeboarding	26
47		Ethnic Student Center	26
48		Music Department	24
49		Men's Ultimate	24
50		IDEA ChangeMaker Fellows	24
51		Institute for Energy Studies	22
52		Physics/Astronomy	22
53		English	22
54		Communication Studies	22
55		Alumni Association	20
56		Communication Sciences and Disorders	20
57		Young Democrats	20
58		Anthropology	20
59		Mac Ohana Memorial Scholarship	20
60		Campus Recreation	20
61		Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies	20
62		Biology	18
63		Modern and Classical Languages	18
64		Management Information Systems	17
65		College of Science and Engineering	16
66		FACET	16
67		Journalism	16
68		Ray Wolpow Institute	16
69		Women's Soccer	16
70		NeRDS	16
71		MBA Program	14
72		IDEA Institute	13
73		Water Ski	13
74		Psychology	12
75		Women's Rowing	12
76		Climbing Team	12
77		Environmental Studies Department	12
78		Economics	12
79		Huxley Graduate Programs	12
80		Adoptees Club	12
81		Design Department	10
82		Samson Scholarship	10
83		Education Abroad	10
84		Quidditch Club	10
85		Theatre & Dance Department	10
86		Student Services and Programs	9
87		Cycling	8
88		Water Polo	8
89		Environmental Science Department	8
90		Native American Student Union (NASU)	8
91		College of Fine and Performing Arts	8
92		Art & Art History	8
93		Merle Prim Scholarship for Diversity and Inclusion	7
94		Viking Athletics	7
95		Living Snow Project: Alpine-Based Citizen Science	6
96		Men's Basketball	6
97		Student Technology Center's Booster Fund	6
98		Children’s Literature and Poetry	6
99		Dead Parrots Society	6
100		Men's Ultimate Disc Club	6
101		AS Clubs	6
102		Black Student Union	6
103		Salish Sea Institute	6
104		Sebastian Mendes Memorial Scholarship	6
105		Prevention and Wellness Services	6
106		Help Support the NSTA Student Chapter	6
107		Society for Professional Journalists	6
108		Scholars Week	6
109		Western Gap	6
110		Canada House Programs	6
111		Write in my designation	5
112		Institute for Watershed Studies	5
113		Parents and Families	5
114		Management	4
115		Shannon Point Marine Center	4
116		Men's Golf	4
117		East Asian Studies	4
118		Diana L. Jones Endowment for Community Research	4
119		Extended Education	4
120		Western Community Outreach	4
121		Cascadia Climbers	4
122		Equestrian Club	4
123		OTHER	4
124		Fencing Club	4
125		Huxley College on the Peninsulas	4
126		Alpha Kappa Psi	4
127		Club Wrestling	4
128		Huxley's North Cascades Institute Residency Progam	4
129		KUGS Public Support	4
130		International Business Program	4
131		Society of Economic Geologists	4
132		Larry and Marilyn Richardson Endowment Forensics	2
133		Art Photography Scholarship	2
134		Kay French Hovde Scholarship	2
135		Mountain Environments Research Institute	2
136		Graduate School	2
137		Ingrid Stahlbrand Kassler Memorial Scholarship	2
138		Rock Campus Ministry	2
139		Vietnamese Student Association	2
140		Baseball Sport Club	2
141		Facing the Future	2
142		Figure Skating Team	2
143		Outdoor Center	2
144		Western Gallery	2
145		Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights	2
146		Counseling Center	2
147		Bruce and Cyndie Shepard's C2C Scholarship	2
148		Western Aces	2
149		TAG (Transgender and Non-Conforming Team)	2
150		SEA Discovery Center	2
151		Programs, Centers and Institutes	2
152		Morse Challenge for Student Research Experiences	1
153		Hillel of WWU	1
154		Hillel of WWU	1
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

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Areas You can Support

Athletics Western Washington University Childcare Development Center Playground Renovation College of Business and Economics College of Fine and Performing Arts College of Science and Engineering College of Humanities and Social Sciences Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate School Honors Program Huxley College of The Environment Libraries Parents and Families Programs, Centers and Institutes Veteran Services Woodring College of Education

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