Ways to Give

10 Gift Ideas

This list is not a complete or priority list of funding needs for the institution, but gives you an idea of some specific areas where you can be of assistance:

1. President's Fund - donations to aid in the area of greatest need determined by the president
2. General Scholarship Fund - need-based and academic merit scholarships awarded to students pursuing an education at UVU
3. Library Fund - monetary donations to increase holdings or gifts of books, computer equipment and journals all help the library provide excellent academic support
4. Wrestling Program - equipment and a training area needed for UVU's newest collegiate-sponsored sport
5. Grants for Student and Faculty Research - professional and monetary assistance is needed to enhance student education and faculty development through research projects and scholarly work
6. Endowed Faculty Professorships - to ensure funding doesn't affect the number of faculty positions or quality of professors, an endowment can be established to maintain a professorship or department chair in the area or school of the donor's choice
7. Interpreters for the Deaf - professional and knowledgeable interpreters are needed to answer the growing need among Utah's largest deaf population in higher education housed at UVU
8. Sleeping Rainbow Ranch - equipment and funding is needed for remodeling and establishment of this UVU outdoor research facility in Capitol Reef National Park
9. Turning Point - the Center that helps women, especially single mothers, to go to school, find child care and be provided with funding and resources to make a better life for themselves and their children through education, needs clothing, toys, funding, and other assistance
10. Student Leadership Conference - a community and campus annual program that brings in nationally recognized speakers to give leadership council and inspiration to the high school and college-aged leaders of tomorrow could use sponsors for promotion, transportation and training fees