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
Annual Giving
No other vehicle has a more wide-reaching impact on Willamette’s students than our unrestricted annual giving funds: The Willamette Fund, The College of Law Fund, The Atkinson Fund, The Master's of Arts in Teaching Fund, and The Parents Fund. From the books in our library to computers in our laboratories, these funds allow Willamette to meet vital operating costs, seize new opportunities and chart a confident course for our future. To put the importance of annual giving in perspective, it would take an additional $24 million in endowment to replace the revenues The Fund gifts provide the University each year.
For more information on how you can support the annual giving fund of your choice, visit our Annual Giving site.