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 Pavilion—$50,000 each
Performance Stage in 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.
