With Our Brightest Days: The Campaign for Realizing Purpose and Leading Change, Wartburg College seeks to make vital investments in campus and community life across three key areas.
Watch the video or read on to learn how you can make a difference in the lives of our students.
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Traditionally, nearly 40 percent of Wartburg students come from families with incomes below $100,000, with nearly 70 percent below $150,000. Research confirms many prospective students and their families won’t consider colleges with a sticker cost above $60,000, even though their net cost may be considerably less.
More scholarship support will allow Wartburg to recruit more students like Alysiah Phillips ’27, who is the first in her family to attend college thanks to the Harry and Polly Slife Scholarship.
Enhance Access to Excellence
Annually Funded Scholarships: $914,295 of $2,400,000
Endowed Scholarships: $3,261,310 of $9,000,000
Access to Excellence Subtotal: $4,175,605 of $11,400,000
“This scholarship gives me the chance to be guided by a mentor and a chance to grow with students just like me.”
— Alysiah Phillips ’27
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Experiential learning has long been a hallmark of a Wartburg education, with many alumni considering those experiences to be the most transformative part of their Wartburg journeys. However, more students today are reluctant or unable to take advantage of experiential opportunities as out-of-pocket costs have risen.
With the Knight’s Experience Fund, students like Brandon Goetz ’25 can apply for up to $1,500 to help cover the cost of experiential learning opportunities like study abroad, internships, and service trips.
Enable Students to Experience More
Annually Funded Grants: $365,562 of $450,000
Endowed Grants: $2,009,543 of $7,050,000
Experiential Learning Subtotal: $2,375,105 of $7,500,000
“Being a part of service trips allows me to have community involvement both on- and off-campus as well as the ability to meet new people and gain new experiences.”
— Brandon Goetz ’25
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Our current technology replacement cycle is too extended to provide a modern classroom experience to our students, and our wellness facilities are beginning to show their age. And as student demographics have shifted and the needs of prospective students have evolved, Wartburg has discovered opportunities to bolster academic support, counseling, and career services.
We’ll upgrade 15 classrooms in the first year of the Classroom Technology Transformation, and we won’t stop until we’ve modernized all 64 of them.
The Community Wellness & Recreation initiative will help us resurface the football field, outdoor track, and indoor track, among other upgrades.
And gifts to the Annual Fund can be spent wherever the college’s need is greatest, supporting every student as they prepare to move out into the wider world.
Equip Students for Success
Classroom Technology Transformation: $185,000 of $600,000
Community Wellness & Recreation: $966,500 of $5,000,000
Alumni & Career Connections: $1,000,000 of $1,000,000
Annual Fund: $1,909,477 of $3,000,000
Unrestricted Estate & Other Gifts: $9,498,192 of $6,900,000
Student Success Subtotal: $13,559,169 of $16,500,000
“It’s our job to prepare students for what’s next, both personally and professionally.”
— Lindsey Leonard, associate dean of students for community life
How You Can Help: Make a Gift Today
The single biggest advantage Wartburg has is its strong community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends. Your support through your time, talent, and donations is absolutely vital to providing our students with the best education possible. Make a gift to Our Brightest Days: The Campaign for Realizing Purpose and Leading Change to help us fulfill our vision and equip our students for success.
Creating Our Brightest Days
| Access to Excellence | $12,000,000 |
| Experiential Learning | $7,500,000 |
| Student Success | $16,500,000 |
| Our Brightest Days Total | $36,000,000 |
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