Institutional Fundraising Priorities

The University of Wyoming Institutional Fundraising Priorities will chart the course of philanthropic activities for the university and the UW Foundation as we embrace the countless challenges and opportunities of the next decade.

The UW Institutional Fundraising Priorities will serve as a blueprint to help the university focus its ideas, assign its energies, and achieve its goals on those fundraising priorities that have the most potential to generate enthusiasm and excitement among the university’s many dedicated alumni, engaged supporters, and generous friends and donors.

The UW Institutional Fundraising Priorities will ensure that our development activities gain the maximum leverage required for raising funds to inspire occasions for leadership and distinction. To learn more, please contact one of our major gift officers or senior development professionals.

EXPLORING CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION IN THE ARTS
Fine and Performing Arts
Enhance cultural assets, arts, and humanities, including initiatives in the College of Arts and Sciences, Art Museum, and American Heritage Center

ENHANCING THE GRADUATE EXPERIENCE
Graduate and Professional Student Support
Advance graduate and professional education across the university with scholarships, fellowships, and assistantships

EMPOWERING THE NONTRADITIONAL LEARNER
Nontraditional Student Support
Establish scholarships and stipend support for nontraditional, part-time, and off-campus students and provide resources to promote their success

REACHING OUT TO WYOMING
Service to Wyoming
Strengthen partnerships with our state and respond to the economic needs of Wyoming, focusing on collaborative research and alliances with industry, community colleges, government, and the private sector

POWERING AND SUSTAINING THE FUTURE
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources
Facilitate college and departmental contributions to programs that promote, sustain, and build UW’s areas of distinction in energy, the environment, and natural resources

PROMOTING POLITICAL AND CULTURAL LEADERSHIP
The Simpson Family Fund for Excellence in Political and Cultural Leadership
Support and expand programs in honor of the Simpson family’s political and cultural heritage

CULTIVATING A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
International Student Experiences
Provide university students with the knowledge and skills that are necessary to be engaged in our changing, challenging, and interdependent global society

ADVANCING ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE
Athletic Program Support
Promote abundant opportunities for physical health, athletic competition, and development in the areas of leadership and teamwork

FOSTERING ACADEMIC INNOVATION
Academic Program Support
Provide a strong source of unrestricted gift revenue, retain and enhance current professorships in areas of distinction, and maintain state-of-the-art capital facilities and infrastructure through targeted improvements
• College and Unit Excellence Funds
• Faculty Support
• Facilities Renovation and Remodeling

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