Gifts in Action
Your gift can make great things happen.
You already know that we are dedicated to remaining one of the top universities in the country—and the world. But you may not know exactly how we can use your gift to make that happen.
Your donations make our University better.
We see tomorrow as an opportunity for greatness, a blank canvas on which the University and our donors can leave our mark by empowering student success, advancing faculty research, and deepening our service to the community. With your help, we can continue to help students find their place, their people, and their passion.
Donor support “lets us dream big. Donors are providing opportunities that will benefit our students and faculty and enhance the college’s reputation as the primary producer of the region’s health care workforce. They’re helping us write a new chapter—and we’re excited and grateful.”
—Dr. Lisa Broussard, Dean of the College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Your support helps further our mission.
How? When you make a gift to us, your valuable donation may go to any of the following areas, including:
- Making sure our 240+ majors, 50 graduate programs, and 21 online programs are the best they can be—including our most notable and recognized programs (nursing, the sciences, engineering, the humanities, and architecture)
- Welcoming students from over 70 different countries
- Supporting our research and development programs (our R1 Carnegie Classification puts us in the top 5% of universities in the nation)
- Encouraging innovators on campus (we are one of only 250 universities worldwide in the National Academy of Inventors)
- Offering the scholarships and financial support our students need to succeed
- Providing important student support, from tutoring to stress management
- Supporting our student athletes (Geaux Cajuns!), including the transformation of Cajun Field into Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium
Make your gift more meaningful.
- A dedicated gift. You can make your contribution in honor or memory of someone special.
- A directed gift. You can choose to put your donation toward a particular program, department, or area that resonates with you.
- An enduring gift. You can leave a powerful legacy by contributing to or creating an endowment fund to support your area of greatest interest in perpetuity. Read more about endowment gifts.