CALS Giving Opportunities

    Establish a Student Center in Agricultural Hall

    The college is establishing a new student center in our historic Ag Hall. The original agricultural library, located below the large classroom in Ag Hall, has been changed and adapted over the years and now needs renovations to make it a functional, modern space for students. You can help give students a welcoming and supportive space they need by making a donation in support of the project.

    VandenBosch Student Experience Fund

    The purpose of this fund is to support out-of-classroom experiences for undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The college seeks to provide broad access to a variety of experiential learning opportunities, from research apprenticeships to hands-on internships to field study programs around the globe.

    CALS QuickStart

    The summer CALS QuickStart program provides incoming freshman with a how-to guide for college before the fall semester begins. Through an online course and an on-campus “boot camp,” first-year students earn two credits, meet professors and advisors, plan for their major, and explore future careers. In 2018, the first year of QuickStart, over one hundred students completed the program. They reported feeling more connected to the university and the college and better prepared to take on their first semester. Your support will provide scholarships for students to take part in this unique program.

    Agricultural Research Station Enhancement Fund

    CALS operates 12 agricultural research stations across Wisconsin where our faculty, researchers, staff and students are searching for solutions to complex problems. This fund helps support these living laboratories that serve Wisconsin’s agricultural sector and the practices tested at the stations, which are deployed by farms here in Wisconsin and around the globe to improve their farming practices.

    List of Alternative Funds

    To make a gift to an alternative fund (fill in the fund name under “choose what to support”). Or view a list of all CALS funds.

    These are some of the college’s most popular funds:

    Agricultural & Life Sciences Alumni Matching Scholarship Fund – 112041732
    Agricultural and Applied Economics Fund – 112039090
    Agricultural Sciences Institute Fund – 112040942
    Allen Centennial Garden Community Fund – 112046640
    Alpha Gamma Rho Alumni Scholarship Fund – 132816829
    Association of Women in Agriculture Fund – 132040442
    Babcock House Scholarship and Award Fund – 132040860
    Babcock Institute Fund in International Dairy Research and Development – 132042734
    Bacteriology Undergraduate Scholarship Fund – 132141467
    Biological Systems Engineering Fund – 132049280
    CALS International Programs Fund – 112040058
    CALS Study Abroad Fund – 112040958
    Center for Dairy Research Dairy Plant Building Fund – 112396759
    Center for Dairy Research Fund – 132390232
    Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems Fund – 132040681
    Center for Meat Science and Muscle Biology Building Fund – 112566914
    College of Agricultural & Life Sciences Fund – 112041000
    College of Agricultural & Life Sciences Great People Scholarship Fund – 132046267
    College of Agricultural & Life Sciences Scholarship Fund – 132040258
    Community and Environmental Sociology Department Fund – 112046510
    Dairy Science Department Fund – 132271550
    Demeter Education Fund – 132047830
    Department of Agronomy Fund – 112061470
    Department of Animal Sciences Fund – 132564440
    Department of Bacteriology Fund – 112149050
    Department of Biochemistry Fund – 132151050
    Department of Food Science Fund – 132399840
    Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology Fund – 132046232
    Department of Life Sciences Communication Fund – 132051010
    Department of Plant Pathology Fund – 132681310
    Department of Soil Science Fund – 132761690
    Entomology Department Fund – 112040265
    Food Research Institute Fund – 132901150
    Genetics and Genomics Enhancement Fund – 112046266
    Global Health Experiential Learning Fund – 132047685
    Horticulture Department Fund – 132040630
    Laboratory of Genetics Fund – 112909140
    Master Gardener Program Fund – 132043351
    Meat Science and Muscle Biology Program Fund – 132563418
    NAMA Award and Travel Fund – 132044109
    Nutritional Sciences Department Fund – 132040034
    Soybeans and Small Grains Research Fund – 132067531
    Wisconsin Agricultural & Life Sciences Alumni Association (WALSAA) Fund – 132045002
    Wisconsin Rural Youth Scholarship Fund – 132046191
    Wisconsin Turfgrass Pathology Fund – 132680000
    Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Fund – 132042831

    For help in making a gift, or to discuss further giving opportunities, please contact Brooke Mulvaney, Development Program Manager at brooke.mulvaney@supportuw.org or (608) 308-5330.