How You Can Help

Whatever your interest or financial ability, you'll find a giving opportunity to suit you.

Scholarship Support: Make a difference in someone’s life today. Help them complete their education without adding to their financial burden. Scholarships never go out of style. Gifts in any dollar amount are accepted; every gift is meaningful!

Count on Us Child Care Fund - This is a new annual fund dedicated to supporting students who have child care expenses that preclude them from attending college. Forty percent of UC students are ineligible for traditional scholarship aid because they take fewer than two courses, which is the federal mandate. Every semester 50 to 100 students drop out of class because their child care support network can't meet their needs or they can't afford reliable child care. Dreams needn't be deferred because parents are trapped in a cycle of low wages and rising costs of child care. A grant of $1,000 will help offset a student's child care needs. Every dollar helps.

UC Alumni Scholarship Fund – This fund is specifically directed for scholarship support. It is used to assist those students who have both academic merit and financial need. This fund is not endowed and, as such, every dollar raised is directed to students each year.

Thursday Morning Roundtable: TMR promotes civic education and involvement among leaders and concerned citizens for the betterment of our community. TMR needs an annual sponsor to defray the ongoing costs of meetings, communications, guest lecturer fees, and mailings. UC supports all staff expense. Annual cost: $20,000.

For more information on these and other program initiatives, call Wendy Harris direct at 315-443-3075.

Capital Needs and Naming Opportunities:
The ultimate gift to University College would be a gift to name the College. This not only brings distinction to the donor, it brings needed resources to the College. Whether expanding online classes or fulfilling promise of the programs described above, developing innovative class formats like MAYmester (compact courses completed over four weekends), or creating new scholarship opportunities for our adult population, a naming gift opens up possibilities. As the economic base shifts, as global uncertainties grow, one thing remains constant – education becomes increasingly valuable.

Give Wendy Harris, Senior Director of Development, a call to see how you can participate in creating a legacy: 315-443-3075.