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How your Contributions Help
You - our alumni and friends - are the heart and core of what makes this College an outstanding regional and national resource of talent and creativity. State funds only help us meet basic needs. Your generosity helps us soar to new levels of excellence. Here are some ways that your gift counts:
Your Contributions Help Students Excel
Scholarship funding doubled last year from $161K to $345K.
Undergraduate Scholarships provide much-needed financial assistance to deserving students and encouragement for them to pursue professions in engineering, computer science, and related scientific and technological fields.
Graduate Fellowships are attractive marketing tools to recruit top graduate students who play an active role in the college's teaching and research.
Student Clubs and Competitions give students invaluable experience outs ide the classroom through the annual Engineering Fair, activities that bring professionals to campus, entry into national and international competitions, and other events.
In the past, teams have entered the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)- Mini-Baja and Formula One Race Car competitions, the Walking Robot Decathlon, and the ASME Solar/Electric Boat regatta.
Your Contributions Help Promote Great Teaching and Research
A hallmark of SBU and the College is faculty dedicated to helping students reach their potential, instilling a love for lifelong learning, and the creating of new knowledge to benefit society. Your gifts can help provide endowed chairs and distinguished professorships, research support, enrichment funds, and special awards. These reinforce the College's tradition of great teaching and research, provide resources for further achievements, and assist the College in recruiting and retaining the finest faculty.
Your Contributions Keep CEAS on the Cutting Edge
As technology advances, so does the challenge of providing state-of-the art equipment for research and teaching. Private gifts of cash and of usable, high quality equipment bring industry standards to laboratories, the latest hardware and software in computer-aided design, and other cutting-edge research. Many new program initiatives get their start with seed money from the Dean derived from unrestricted gifts or those designated for a special department or program.