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 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 Piano/Percussion Wing)—$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

    Digital Imaging Lab in Dow Center for Visual Arts—$500,000

    Fibers Studio in Dow Center for Visual Arts—$500,000

    Ceramics Studio in Dow Center for Visual Arts—$500,000

    Printmaking Studio in Dow Center for Visual Arts—$500,000

    Main Lobby of Dow Center for Visual Arts—$1,000000

    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.