UC Day of Giving 2023

At the College of Engineering and Applied Science, the generosity of alumni and donors like you is helping bring our vision to life. Gifts to the college propel CEAS into its next chapter of academic and research excellence.

We need your support to ensure we have the critical resources to embrace today’s changes and challenges: creating new opportunities for students, attracting faculty of distinction, and supporting innovation in research, outreach and experience-based learning.

The funds listed below have been identified by the college as our priorities for this Day of Giving. While we would love to have your support for any of these or the UC Fund for CEAS, we encourage you to support any fund that is meaningful to you.

At CEAS, we fuel growth through hands-on experiences. It is imperative to continue providing our students with real-world learning opportunities that enhance the unparalleled value of our rigorous curriculum.

Double your impact with a UC Day of Giving Match!

• Gifts to the CEAS Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund will be matched by the CEAS Alumni Board, up to $5,000. One of only a handful of scholarships available to upperclassmen, these funds provide critical support to students who are no longer on co-op and provides financial support during their final year on-campus.
• Gifts to the CEAS Dean’s Discretionary Fund will be matched personally by Dean John Weidner, up to $5,000. Donations to this fund allow Dean Weidner to use them in driving the strategic direction of the college and supporting our mission of educating students and creating and disseminating knowledge.  
• The Construction Industry Inclusive Excellence Fund was established to provide scholarship support for attracting new underrepresented or diverse students entering the Construction Management program or Civil and Architectural Engineering programs and the construction industry. Every dollar given to this fund will be matched by Steve Eder ‘79, up to $5,000.
• EnableUC is a student volunteer organization that that makes 3D printed medical devices ranging from pediatric prosthetics to assistive devices for traumatic brain injury. The group provides functional and cost-effective devices that enable patients to overcome disabilities — all for free. When 25 gifts are made to the EnableUC Fund, an anonymous donor will contribute $500 to the fund.
• The Construction Student Association Scholarship Fund was created to support student members of the Construction Student Association with the goal of retention to the program and college as well as furthering their leadership skills. Every dollar given to this fund will be matched by the Construction Student Association, up to $5,000. But wait... there is more. If the fund receives 50 gifts, the Construction Student Association will unlock another $5,000 towards their operational fund!
• The Ralph A. Van Wye Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to CEAS students entering their second year of study. This fund was set up in memory of Professor Ralph A. Van Wye '24, who served nearly four decades as a Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering professor and coordinator  of the co-op program. Bill White and Don Vieth from the Class of 1963 will match all gifts up to $10,000 to the Ralph A. Van Wye Scholarship Fund. They would like to encourage other alumni from the 50's and 60's to join the effort to get this fund to the endowment threshold of $50,000.
• Every dollar given to the Gayle Elliott Scholarship Fund for International Co-op will be matched by Karl ('99) and Joan ('97) Zimmer, up to $5,000. The fund provides scholarships to students in the College participating in the formal International Co-op Program to help cover tuition costs for the Intensive Language Course and/or assist with housing costs during the co-op assignment.
• The CAECM Undergraduate Lab Fund provides support for the department's teaching labs, including the purchase of new or replacement equipment and supplies. All gifts, up to $10,000, to this fund, which impacts every CAECM student, will be matched by Ralph ('73 Civil Engineering) and Susan Christie, who encourage other civil and architectural engineering and construction management alumni to join them in supporting this effort!

Additional Funds that need your support

Herman Schneider Memorial Fund is an endowment established by the Herman Schneider Foundation Board of Trustees to support to various programs and projects each year across the College of Engineering and Applied Science. 

UC Fund for CEAS provides unrestricted funds that allow us to support the areas of greatest need. It takes great resources to foster an environment where critical research efforts can drive new breakthroughs in science and technology, as well as recruiting new faculty to teach and lead research while also retaining staff who are dedicated to being leaders in their field.

UC and UC Health employees can give via payroll deduction today.