Supporting Whitman
Whitman Leadership Circle
The Whitman Leadership Circle (WLC) is an exclusive group of alumni, parents, and friends who transform the educational experience at Whitman through philanthropic leadership.
Areas of Support
The WLC supports three essential pillars at Whitman: enhancing the student experience, providing faculty support, and improving the learning environment. As a school, our goals for the future are clear — consistently rank as a Top 25 undergraduate business school nationally each year, provide unmatched career readiness training and resources that help students find jobs and that prepares them to succeed in their industry, and continue to enhance the student experience with experiential learning opportunities, accessible to all students.
WLC Donors are crucial to achieving these goals. Your support and advocacy can make all the difference as we aim to elevate the position of Whitman as a global leader in contemporary business education and research.
Student Experience
Resources to attract, support and retain talented and promising students from all walks of life,countries and cultures.
Areas of support include scholarships and retention, experiential learning, travel, global experiences, enhanced accessibility to programming, and more.
Faculty Support
Resources to build the faculty of the future — true teacher-scholars who are close to the world of practice and the accelerating changes taking place in industry and in the world.
Areas of support include funding for research and thought leadership, recruitment and retention resources, opportunities to augment department programming.
Learning Environment
Support to enhance the Whitman School of Management building and renovate the facility to ensure our home remains a modern and functional environment for students.
Areas of improvement include updated technology, improved classrooms, study areas and learning centers, enhanced student gathering spaces and other renovations.
Invest in the area that matches your passion.
Leave the legacy you envision.
Stewardship
WLC donors receive personalized and exclusive stewardship throughout the lifetime of their pledge. From the day a donor signs their gift commitment, the donor becomes a part of this exclusive community of leaders and receives an experience reflective of the immense impact their support provides for Whitman.
Examples of WLC stewardship include:
 | Recognition
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 | Specialty Gifts
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 | Opportunities to Connect
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 | Exclusive Communications
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Giving Levels
$25,000 ($5,000 per year for 5 years)
$50,000 ($10,000 per year for 5 years)
$100,000 ($20,000 per year for 5 years)
$250,000 ($50,000 per year for 5 years)
$500,000 ($100,000 per year for 5 years)
$1,000,000+