My word for Willamette is...
- Community--WU provided me with many opportunities to be involved in worthwhile and fulfilling community projects. For example, I enjoyed helping other students as a member of residence hall government. Student government also allowed me to participate in significant projects that helped people outside of Willamette.
- —Vincent Pontier '01, M'03
- Balancing--Regardless of the set of skills and lacks one owns when arriving at Willamette, the balance with which a graduate departs, and the tools to re-balance as needed in the face of accelerating change, are a unique gift of the WU experience.
- —Steven Fullmer '78
- Continuation--Great education, inspiring and continuing into later life. Continuing into marriage with a WU athlete (later to become a NY Yankee minor leaguer). Continuing with son's marriage to another WU student. Son to continue as a college prof and Dr. of Criminology--author and scholar. So the WU tradition continues!
- —Esther Manning '36
The Atkinson Fund
The Early Career and Professional MBA programs at the Atkinson Graduate School of Management have a tradition of providing a top quality management education to its students. In order to maintain this quality, and meet the demand of ever increasing costs, Atkinson relies strongly on the committed support of alumni and friends like you.
At the Atkinson School we promise to develop innovative, strategic and socially-conscious managers in business, government and not-for-profit organizations. With your support of the Atkinson Annual Fund, you help us deliver on this promise. Class projects, special programs, career services and faculty recruitment – your gift to the Atkinson Fund makes a tremendous impact on the experience of Willamette MBA students each year.
Tuition dollars only cover two-thirds of Atkinson’s overall operation budget. Your support to the Atkinson Fund, along with endowment earnings, bridges the gap by providing much needed operating revenue. Show your support of The Atkinson Fund and strengthen tomorrow's future.
