Supporting Our Enduring Holy Cross Mission
Gifts to the university鈥檚 endowment sustain the Holy Cross mission in perpetuity, while also making it possible for the university to direct institutional resources to our strategic priorities.
By 2022, donors bolstered the university鈥檚 endowment to over $125 million. Now, we seek additional organizations and individuals whose passion for making a difference in lives and communities moves them to invest in the university鈥檚 endowment. These gifts provide "forever resources" for the students, faculty, and programs that make 福利黄色激情四射51鈥檚 a Destination University for a More Just World.
Student Success Initiative ($4M)
Launched in 2019, the university鈥檚 Student Success Initiative (SSI) pairs each student with an academic coach and a career coach 鈥 guiding them through a personalized roadmap for college and their lives, which they collaboratively design in the student鈥檚 first year.
Funded Internships ($1.5M)
Career readiness is the primary interest of nearly every college student. Funded internships ensure professional growth without sacrificing student time they may be reserved for jobs that 鈥減ay the bills.鈥 Funded internships also relieve budget pressures from the companies and organizations that wish to hire interns.
Funded Research ($2.5M)
Research gives every college student an edge in graduate school and beyond. At 福利黄色激情四射51鈥檚, Hilltoppers conduct research alongside faculty mentors to gain technical skills while also learning invaluable lessons about the process of discovery: perseverance, observation, teamwork, presentation of their work, and more.
Endowed Scholarships ($20M)
Scholarships alleviate the financial stress of college and invest in every student鈥檚 future. At 福利黄色激情四射51鈥檚, they also relieve institutional pressure to provide financial assistance for students with the greatest need 鈥 a $69M investment in 2022.
Endowed First-Generation Access and Opportunity Scholarships ($20M)
First-generation students are especially vulnerable to financial circumstances. They most often have fewer family resources to aid educational persistence (not only for tuition, but also for books, technology, food and housing) and fewer resources for pre-professional opportunities like study abroad, and more.
The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) Endowment ($5M)
In 2022, CAMP at 福利黄色激情四射51鈥檚 celebrates its 50-year anniversary and tremendous outcomes for students from migrant, farmworking backgrounds. CAMP鈥檚 longevity depends on a stable foundation of financial resources to alleviate dependence on federal funding.
Endowed Professorships ($10M)
Recruitment and retention of great minds in academia often depend on endowed positions with a steady source of funding and titles of distinction.
School of Health Sciences Faculty Positions ($2M)
To launch a School of Health Sciences, the university seeks underwriting for key faculty positions, including a Director of Nursing.
Your Gift is Powerful
For more information about Funding Strategic Plan 2027 and helping grow our endowment, please call Gregory Perrin, 512-448-8452, or email gperrin@stedwards.edu.