Supporting the Division of Natural Sciences

Students wearing their Bjug Beards in Professor Jill Whitman's Oceanography Class, Sept 2017. Photo by John Froschauer

How to Support the Division of Natural Sciences

Thank you for your interest in supporting Natural Sciences at PLU! There are many great options for designating your gifts to a particular department or area of the sciences. Just write the department or program in the comment box of your online donation form. If you’d prefer to make a general donation to Natural Sciences, please designate the “Natural Sciences Gift Fund.” 

Natural Sciences Division:

  • Natural Sciences Equipment Endowment Fund
  • Natural Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program Endowment Fund
    • donations could be further specified into:
      • mentor salaries
      • student researcher fellowships
      • research supplies
      • research travel
      • research equipment
  • Natural Sciences Gift Fund
  • MESA Program (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) helping support K-12 STEM education for underrepresented students

Natural Sciences Departments:

  • Biology Gift Fund
  • Chemistry Gift Fund
    • If you are interested in donating to one of the other named endowed Chemistry research funds, click here for a list.
  • Computer Science Gift Fund
    • PLU High School Programming Contest
  • Environmental Studies Gift Fund
  • Geosciences Gift Fund
    • Brian Lowes Endowment Field Geology Fund
  • Math Gift Fund
    • Mathletes Program
  • Physics Gift Fund

Click here to make your Bjug Day donation!