Sustaining Human Innovation
A campaign for UW-Eau Claire's Future
“This campaign will sustain the distinctive margin of excellence for which UWEC is known.” - Chancellor James Schmidt
![Sustaining Human Innovation campaign logo](https://cdn.uwec.edu/athena/images/19936/SHI-campaign-logo-blue-and-gold-four-three.png)
The Sustaining Human Innovation Campaign is a fundraising campaign that will ensure the unwavering commitment to educational excellence at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire. A primary focus of the campaign is the expansion of endowment funds. Because endowment funds are a type of investment fund that stay invested forever, the earned interest is available to finance the endowment's activities each year. This generates a lasting and sustainable source of funding that is of great benefit to the University while simultaneously assuring donors the long-lasting legacy of their giving. Endowment gifts will be invested permanently and can therefore serve as a permanent tribute to the donor and extend the donor’s values for future generations.
NEED: $150 million in donations to grow the endowment and ensure excellence for UW-Eau Claire's future.
CAMPAIGN PROGRESS:
March 2023 SHI Campaign Email Update February 2024 SHI Campaign Email Update
$134 million
in gifts and pledges
71,578
unique gifts
18,955
donors and counting!
CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES:
Endowed Scholarships
![CHAASE Spring Banquet 2019](https://publicwebuploads.uwec.edu/images/13810-2019-spring-banquet-awards-full-width-short.jpg)
Faculty Support
![Collaborative student and faculty research](https://publicwebuploads.uwec.edu/images/8264-BlugoldFellowship_Claire-full-width-short.jpg)
Programs of Distinction
![Nursing students jumping](https://publicwebuploads.uwec.edu/images/19795-20190523-Nursing-Celebration-0048-full-width-short.jpg)
Facility Enhancements
![Sonnentag Center view from river, rendering](https://publicwebuploads.uwec.edu/images/16612-River-side-Sonnentag-1-full-width-short.jpg)