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The generosity of our community and friends has helped make WSU Press what it is today. Join our partnership by making a contribution to this project or another area that directly impacts our efforts. Today only, the WSU Press Board of Visitors will provide a dollar-for-dollar match for all contributions in support of the Director's Discretionary Fund up to $1,500!

Completing a book and having it published is an important milestone in a humanities and social science scholar’s career. As our student scholars work under the special pressures wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, all gifts, large and small, give them the time and the opportunity to focus on this impactful undertaking.

Giving Day 2021 donations to the Director’s Discretionary Fund will support early-career and BIPOC scholars and writers to complete book proposals, or to complete revisions to a manuscript for submission for publication. Authors who are Wayne State University alumni and those with a connection to Detroit will be prioritized for this support.

We hope you’ll join Wayne State University Press in supporting scholars whose work will build on the current body of knowledge, bring new and important information to life, and shape research and discussion for years to come.

Wayne State faculty and staff can give via payroll deduction here. Consider a WSU legacy gift in your estate plan.

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WSU Press Board of Visitors Match

WSU Press Board of Visitors will provide a dollar-for-dollar match for all Giving Day contributions in support of the Director’s Discretionary Fund, up to $1,500.

$1,500 MATCHED

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Alumni Class Year by Decade

With over 274,000 living alumni, WSU is proud of all alumni. Which decade of Warriors will prove to be the most philanthropic today?

In which decade did you graduate?

Rank	Answer	Gifts
1	'70s	115
2	'80s	114
3	'90s	107
4	2000s	75
5	2010s	59
6	'60s	47
7	2020s	16
8	'50s	5

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Regional Network Challenge

Which regional network can bring in the most donors on Giving Day? Gifts from across the nation (and world!) will be mapped and whichever Regional Network takes the lead will have an additional $500 gift made to the Student Emergency Fund in their honor by the WSU Alumni Association.

Which regional network are you part of?

Rank	Answer	Donors
1	Chicago	20
2	DC	15
3	LA	13
4	Northern California	12
5	NYC	9

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Gifts by school, college and unit

From the Ilitch School to CLAS to the W Food Pantry. Who is leading Giving Day with the most number of gifts?

Rank	Department	Gifts
1	College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	252
2	College of Education	140
3	College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts	137
4	Mike Ilitch School of Business	135
5	School of Medicine	106
6	College of Nursing	105
7	School of Social Work	84
8	College of Engineering	67
9	Law School	62
10	School of Information Sciences	55
11	C.S. Mott Center	54
12	Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives	38
13	General Scholarship Fund	35
14	Athletics	32
15	WSU Press	30
16	Alumni Programs	29
17	Irvin D. Reid Honors College	26
18	The W Food Pantry	22
19	Student Emergency Fund	21
20	Computing & Information Technology	19
21	HIGH Program	18
22	University Libraries	17
23	Junior Year in Munich	13
24	WDET	8
25	International Programs	8
26	Institute of Gerontology	5
27	Pharmacy Practice	5
28	Economic Development	5
29	Center for Latino/a & Latin American Studies	5
30	TechTown Detroit	4
31	Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute	4
32	Detroit Radio Information Service	4
33	Freer House	4
34	Occupational Therapy	4
35	Dean's Discretionary Fund	3
36	Mortuary Science	3
37	EACPHS Diversity Scholarship	2
38	Graduate School	2
39	Physical Therapy	2
40	Pharmaceutical Science	2
41	Center for Urban Studies	1
42	Emeritus Academy	1
43	Class Gift	0
44	Eugene Applebaum Pharmacy and Health Sciences	0
45	Office of Campus Sustainability	0
46	Pharmacy Class of 1979 Scholarship	0
47	Clinical Laboratory Science	0
48	Nurse Anesthesia	0
49	Other	0
50	Pathologists' Assistant	0
51	Physician Assistant	0
52	Radiation Therapy Technology	0
53	Radiologic Technology	0

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Donors by Affinity

Alumni, friends, faculty and staff members, parents and students make Wayne State what it is. Which group will make the biggest impact today? Stay tuned!

What is your affiliation to WSU?

Rank	Answer	Amount
1	Alumni	$143,116.20
2	Faculty/Staff	$69,801.00
3	Friend	$30,230.00
4	Parent	$3,275.00
5	Student	$1,740.00

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WSU Employee Donations by Division

Across the university, our employees care about Wayne State's mission, inspiring from within. Which division has the most donors?

What division do you work for?

Rank	Answer	Donors
1	Liberal Arts & Sciences	64
2	Development & Alumni Affairs	47
3	School of Medicine	23
4	School of Social Work	21
5	Business School	19
6	College of Education	16
7	Computing & Info Technology	14
8	College of Nursing	13
9	Fine & Performing Arts	12
10	Provost & VP Academic Affair	9
11	Student Affairs	9
12	University Libraries	8
13	WSU Press	8
14	Research	6
15	School of Info. Sciences	6
16	Pharmacy & Health Science	6
17	Marketing and Communications	6
18	Athletics	5
19	Law School	4
20	Facilities Plan & Management	3
21	Business Operations	3
22	Honors College	3
23	Human Resources	3
24	VP Economic Development	3
25	Educational Outreach	2
26	College of Engineering	2
27	Internal Audit	2
28	Division of Enrollment Mgmt	2
29	Inst. Res. Assess & Data Res	1
30	WDET	1
31	General Counsel	1
32	Fiscal Operations	1
33	Secretary Board of Governors	1
34	Research Support	1
35	VP Finance & Bus Operations	1
36	President	1
37	Graduate School	1