The Parents’ Fund, a critical portion of the WCU Annual Fund, began as an effort to support special projects on campus, specifically those influencing quality in the day-to-day experiences of your child. These projects are designed to promote, satisfy, comfort, and create a home away from home for those you care most about.

Past Parents’ Fund projects have included:

• Emergency telephones strategically located around campus

  
• Computers in the residence halls

  
• Automatic external defibrillators in locations frequented by students

  
• Enhancements to recreational areas

  
• Contributions to the Student Affairs Endowment, which helps to fund the Pride/Wellness Center, Student Leaders, Residence Life, and Orientation Leaders

  
• Electronic kiosks with an interactive campus map, scrolling information board, and a phone to provide up to the minute support from the University Help Desk

For fiscal year 2006, $30,000 was raised in support of this fund. These gifts were used to create an endowed scholarship that rewards student leaders who participate in community service. The scholarship will exist in perpetuity.

As a parent to a WCU student you are a dynamic force for advancement of key initiatives across the University. Your involvement, through the WCU Annual Fund, helps us maintain a focus on our top priority: students. We encourage you to remain actively involved in your student’s educational experience while forging a meaningful relationship with the University.

As part of the University family, parents represent a critical group that has a profound interest in WCU, its students, and the work the University performs on their behalf. If you would like to learn more about the Parents’ Fund please contact Chrissy Bushyager, Parent Relations Coordinator.