Ways to Give
Support the Rising Generation
Our Mission and Vision
Southern Virginia University is a private, self-reliant, residential university aligned with The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its principles and values.
Our mission is to gather faithful Latter-day Saints and like-minded students, lift them in intellect,
character, and spirituality, and launch them into successful lives and careers.
We seek to establish a replicable self-sustaining model of higher education that can serve Latter-day
Saints throughout the world.
Sponsorships
You can be a sponsor
Any Sponsor Fund: Gifts of any amount
Named Sponsorship: varies – annually for 3 years
Talk to your gift officer about naming and endowment opportunities.
Sponsor Strategic Initiatives
Over the last decade, Southern Virginia University’s enrollment and revenues nearly doubled thanks to the leadership’s strategic investments in people, programs, and facilities. By giving to the unrestricted President’s Priority Fund, you will enable Acting President Denna to pursue strategic initiatives to usher the university into it’s next era of serving the Rising Generation.
Strategic Initiatives Pursued
- People: doubled faculty, increased compensation, enhanced employee benefits
- Programs: Partnered with Salesforce, created Office of Student Success, added dozens of recruiting magnets
- Tech & Infrastructure: Partnered with Apple, upgraded facilities, added tech-rich classrooms
Results
- Enrollments nearly doubled from 600 to 1039
- Revenues nearly doubled from $10M to $18M
You can sponsor strategic initiatives.
President’s Priority Fund: Gifts of any amount
Sponsor Scholarships
We keep tuition as low as possible to make our premium education affordable for faithful Latter-day Saints
and like-minded students. In fact, we currently charge less than half the price of comparable private
colleges and universities.
In addition to affordable tuition, we offer nearly $6 million in tuition discounts every year. We award
these discounts to more than 95% of our students in the form of institutional scholarships for:
- Academics: Awarded for academic achievement.
- Need: Awarded based on economic need.
- Missionary Service: Awarded to Returned Missionaries
- Seminary Attendance: Awarded to Seminary graduates
- Talent: Awarded for talent in the performing and visual arts.
Scholarships of any size also help students avoid burdensome debt.
You can sponsor student scholarships
Scholarship Fund: Gifts of any amount
Named Scholarship: $100,000 annually for 3 years
Talk to your gift officer about naming and endowment opportunities
Sponsor a Professorship
Learning from world class professors in small, engaging classes is the hallmark of Southern Virginia
University. Our professors prioritize students and their learning above all else.
Our amazing faculty devote their time and energy to lift students one by one within a faith-promoting,
spiritually safe learning environment. Their inspiring instruction coupled with meaningful mentorship
shapes today’s students into tomorrow’s leaders–in the world and workforce as we as the home and the
Church.
You can sponsor a professorship.
Faculty Fund: Gifts of any amount
Named Professorship: $100,000 annually for 3 years
Talk to your gift officer about naming and endowment opportunities
Sponsor an Academic Program
We combine Liberal Arts with the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ, resulting in a transformative,
multidisciplinary education that draws from the best sources taught by the best professors.
We excel at preparing students for successfully lives and careers. Recent graduates have launched into:
Top grad schools including:
- Harvard
- Yale
- Stanford
- MIT
- Oxford
Top companies including:
- Deloitte
- Mayo Clinic
- Ford
- Microsoft
- Adobe
You can sponsor an academic program.
Academics Fund: Gifts of any amount
Named Academic Program: $100,000 – $500,000 annually
Named gifts cover annual program costs for at least 3 years.
Talk to your gift officer about naming and endowment opportunities.
Sponsor Technology
As an Apple Distinguished School–an honor awarded to only a handful of colleges in the country–we equip every student and professor with an iPad to enhance learning outcomes while leveling the technological playing field regardless of economic means.
Using the latest Apple technology and supporting software, we strive to meet the unique and evolving learning needs ot the rising generation while reducing student costs, such as textbooks. This tech empowers students, facilitates innovation in the classroom and disrupts traditional, lecture-based teaching methods in favor of collaborative learning.
95% of students said the iPad improves their classroom experience and increases collaboration with professors.
You can sponsor technology.
Technology Fund: Gifts of any amount
Named LaunchPad Program: $100,000 annually for 3 years
Talk to your gift officer about naming and endowment opportunities
Sponsor the Arts
The Arts provide an opportunity for students to hone their talents and perform in the spotlight–skills
that will serve them throughout their lives and careers. Nearly one-third of our students participate in
performing or visual arts, well above the national average. In many ways, the Arts are the heart and soul
of our campus.
Because the Arts help recruit incremental students who may not have attended otherwise, sponsoring these
programs also generates an annual return on investment for the university.
You can sponsor the Arts.
The Arts Fund: Gifts of any amount
Named Arts Program: $250,000 – $500,000 annually
Named gifts cover annual program costs for at least 3 years.
Talk to your gift officer about naming and endowment opportunities.
Sponsor a Team
With 27 athletics teams, we’re home to the only NCAA DIII athletics program for Latter-day Saints. In the
classroom and on the field, student-athletes gain unparalleled life experiences. Competing alongside
faith-supportive teammates and coaches, our student-athletes learn to perform in every facet of their
lives.
Because athletic teams help recruit incremental students who may not have attended otherwise, sponsoring
these programs also generates an annual return on investment for the university.
You can sponsor a team.
Athletics Fund: Gifts of any amount
Named Athletics Program: $250,000 – $500,000 annually
Named gifts cover annual program costs for at least 3 years
Talk to your gift officer about naming and endowment opportunities
Office of University Development
Our goal is to strengthen the University and further its mission through charitable contributions. To coordinate gifts in kind, estate planning, or contributions of securities or annuities, please contact a helpful member of our development team.