McMicken College of Arts & SciencesUniversity of Cincinnati

Departmental Needs

In every department of McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, gifts enable us to better serve our students, faculty and entire college community. They help support a wide array of programs and services, including undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships. The following are the greatest needs by department.

African and African American Studies
  • Scholarships
  • Lectureship
  • Faculty Excellence Award
Anthropology
  • Cincinnati Center for Field studies
  • Endowed Professorship in Archaeology
  • Field School in Archaeology including graduate assistantships, lab equipment, and student research funding
  • Student Travel Funds
  • Lectureship
  • Electronic Archiving
  • Scholarships
Biological Sciences
  • Cincinnati Center for Field studies
  • Professorships
  • Laboratory refurbishing
  • Laboratory equipment
  • Scholarships
Chemistry
  • Cincinnati Center for Field studies
  • Greene Laboratory
  • Graduate student stipend enhancements
  • Endowed Chairs
  • Professorships
  • K-12 Outreach Program
  • Instructional and Laboratory Instrumentation
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Equipment
  • Mass Spectrometer
  • Colloquia
  • Scholarships
Classics
  • Updated classrooms
  • Student travel endowment
Communication
  • Scholarships
  • Lectureship
  • Forensics Team
  • Stipends for Student interns working in Non-Profit Organizations
Economics
  • Faculty Research Awards
  • Graduate Fellowships
  • Applied Economics Research Institute (Director and Community Outreach)
  • Lectureship
  • Scholarships
  • Endowed Professorships
  • Hewett-Kautz Fund
  • Business Leaders Colloquia
  • Gordon and Virginia Skinner Fund Support
English
  • Cincinnati Review
  • Center for Creative Writing
  • Chair in Fiction Writing
  • Graduate Assistantships
Environmental Studies
  • Cincinnati Center for Field studies
  • Speaker Series
  • Scholarships for Women in Science Summer Program
Geography
  • Cincinnati Center for Field studies
  • Howard Stafford Lecture Fund in Economic Geography
  • Centennial Undergraduate Scholarship and Fellowship
  • Colloquia
Geology
  • Cincinnati Center for Field studies
  • Chair in Seismic Stratigraphy
  • Post-Doctoral Positions
  • Laboratory Equipment
  • Colloquium
  • Laboratory Research Fund
  • Global Student Travel Fund
German Studies
  • Chair in Contemporary German Studies
  • Professorship
  • Student Travel Funds
  • Business German program and certificate
  • A/V for Max Kade Center
  • Student Travel Funds for Study Abroad in Berlin & Munich
History
  • Chair in Urban History
  • Professorships
  • Scholarships
Journalism
  • Scholarships
  • Professorship in Photojournalism
  • Laboratory Equipment
  • Staff support

Judaic Studies

  • Winkler Lecture Fund
  • Student Scholarships
  • Research and Travel Funding
  • Center for Jewish Education Fund

Interdisciplinary Studies (Family Studies)

  • On-line course development
  • Faculty release time
Mathematical Sciences
  • Scholarships
  • Student research and travel support
  • MAT funding
Organizational Leadership
  • Scholarships
  • Fellowships
  • Masters in Human Relations
  • Executive in Residence
  • Program Director
  • Center in Social Entrepreneurship
Philosophy
  • Annual workshop in history and philosophy of the life sciences
  • Center of Excellence for Philosophy and Life Sciences
  • Distinguished Chair in Ethics
  • Graduate Research Fund
  • Computer Resources
  • Research Excellence Fund
Physics
  • Scholarships
  • Student summer research support
  • Pedogogical Physics Program
  • Alumni Lecture Series
  • Faculty Research Stipend
Political Science
  • Scholarships
  • Fellowships
  • Professorships
Psychology
  • Dember Colloquim
  • Minority Graduate Recruitment and Support
  • Clinical Psychology Student Support
  • Debeck-Grasha Exceptional Undergraduate Scholarship Program
  • Faculty Research Facilities and Equipment
  • Positive Psychology Program
  • Visiting Distinguished Scholars
  • Resident Fellows
School of World Languages and Cultures
  • Valentine House Residential Scholarship
  • Endowed Professorship to support school
  • Chair in Catholic Studies
  • Research Fund in Catholic Studies
  • Chair in Islamic Studies
  • Research Fund in Islamic Studies
  • Professorships in Japanese, Chinese, Turkish, Korean, Hindi, Farsi
  • Research Funding for Asian and Arabic Languages
Sociology
  • Graduate Assistantships
  • Scholarships
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  • Lectureship
  • Fellowships
  • Scholarships
  • Visiting Professorship
  • Chair
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