Naming Opportunities

Named Gift Opportunities

You may use your donation to memorialize a loved one, honor friends or put your family name in a permanent spot on campus. These are some of the Named Gift Opportunities that donors may choose from in recognition of gifts at the following levels:

Opportunities benefiting instruction in Arts and/or Academic disciplines:
     Guest Faculty Endowment—$100,000 per arts discipline
     Endowed Student Touring Fund—$250,000
     Endowed Academy Department Chair—$1,500,000

Opportunities benefiting Campus Life:
    Renovation of Residence Hall Dormitory Rooms—$10,000 each
    Fireplaces (2) in Upton-Morley Pavilion—$50,000 each
    Performance Stage in Upton-Morley Pavilion—$75,000
    Opera Field—$250,000
    Hemingway, Picasso, or Mozart-Beethoven Residence Houses—$1,000,000 each

Opportunities benefiting Creative Writing instruction:
    Enclaves (study areas) in The Writing House—$5,000 each
    Classrooms in The Writing House—$25,000 each
    Faculty Offices in The Writing House—$10,000 each
    Literary Publications Room in The Writing House—$25,000
    Den (writer's library) of The Writing House—$50,000
    The Great Room in The Writing House—$100,000

Opportunities benefiting Motion Picture Arts instruction:
    Edit Rooms (4) in DeRoy Center for Film Studies—$10,000 each
    Division Director’s Office in DeRoy Center for Film Studies—$50,000
    Living Rooms (2), Residence Wing of DeRoy Center—$50,000
    Lobby Area of DeRoy Center for Film Studies—$100,000
    Sound Stage in DeRoy Center for Film Studies—$300,000
    Residence Hall Wing of DeRoy Center for Film Studies—$500,000

Opportunities benefiting Music instruction:
    Practice Rooms in Picasso Residence Hall—$5,000 each
    Teaching Studios and Large Practice Rooms in Frohlich—$100,000 each
    Endowed Instrument Maintenance—$100,000
    Small Percussion Studio in Frohlich—$150,000
    Composition and Theory Classroom in Frohlich—$250,000
    Original Fieldstone Practice Building (near Frohlich)—$1,000,000

Opportunities benefiting Theatre instruction:
    Harvey Theatre Office—$25,000
    Harvey Theatre-Corridors Stage Right and Stage Left—$75,000 each
    Harvey Theatre Movement Classroom—$250,000

Opportunities benefiting Visual Arts instruction:
    Woodshop in Dow Center for Visual Arts—$100,000
    Metalsmithing Studio in Dow Center for Visual Arts—$250,000 
    Visual Arts Garden—$250,000
    Digital Imaging Lab in Dow Center for Visual Arts—$500,000
    Fibers Studio in Dow Center for Visual Arts—$500,000 
    Printmaking Studio in Dow Center for Visual Arts—$500,000
    Gallery in Dow Center for Visual Arts—$2,000,000

Opportunities benefiting Camp facilities:
    Renovated Cabins—$10,000 each
    Camp Division Headquarters Buildings—$25,000 each
    New Cabins—$40,000 each
    Camp Waterfronts—$50,000 each
    Red Schoolhouse—$250,000

 

To discuss these or additional Named Gift Opportunities, please contact the Advancement Office at 231.276.7623 or Associate Vice President, Advancement, Beth Stoner at 231.276.7617.