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Help Shape What's Next
Education changes lives. Your gift helps make that transformation possible. By supporting the College of Education, you fuel bold ideas, prepare future educators, and advance solutions that strengthen classrooms, families, and communities across Oregon and beyond. Every gift expands opportunities for learners and helps turn groundbreaking research into real-world impact.
At the College of Education, we don't wait for change. We create it. Together, we challenge convention, explore new possibilities, and take action to build a brighter future. Your generosity empowers innovators, opens doors to opportunity, and helps shape a world where every learner can succeed.
Make your impact today. Give to the College of Education and help shape what's next.
Supporting the College of Education (COE) at the University of Oregon brings immediate benefits to students, faculty, and the community. Donations help students afford college, bridge gaps in equity, and send diverse educators into the field. Contributions can support impactful initiatives like faculty recruitment, professional development, and community outreach programs. Unrestricted gifts ensure funds are allocated where they are most needed, maintaining the COE's excellence and impact. Your generosity makes a significant difference.
Ensure Student Success
COE Scholarship Fund
Student scholarships can make all the difference, particularly for students in need. Ten percent of COE students receive scholarships thanks to the support of our generous donors – but we can do more. With your gift, we can help all students afford college, bridge gaps in equity, and send more diverse practitioners, educators, and researchers out into the field.
Invest in the Future of Education
Dean's Academic Venture Fund
The Dean's Academic Venture Fund empowers the College of Education to strategically invest in initiatives that have the greatest impact on students, faculty, and the community. For example, it has supported the recruitment of new tenure track faculty members and funded professional development opportunities for existing faculty.
Generosity that Heals
Andrea Nicholson Wiggins Fund
The Nicholson Wiggins Fund supports outreach programs that connect the College of Education with the broader community. Your donations help us provide valuable resources and support to local schools and organizations. Your support funds projects that include training schoolteachers on how to use 3D printing technology in their classrooms and developing a workshop to address and reduce body size stigma in the workplace.
Give to Support the Areas of Greatest Need
Development Fund
Your unrestricted gift allows us to allocate funds where they are most needed, ensuring the continued excellence and impact of the College of Education.
Thank You Donors
"Our donors are essential partners in turning generosity into real‑world impact. Your support strengthens our ability to prepare educators, advance meaningful research, and create learning environments where students and communities can thrive."
–Dean Emily Tanner-Smith, PhD, Thomson Professor, of the College of Education.
*Totals represent funds expended in academic year 2025-26
Your support is critical to increase and strengthen our pipeline of COE students.
Every gift tells a story. See how donor generosity is helping the College of Education prepare future leaders to make an impact.
For Alum Teresa Squires Osborne, giving is not a single act. It is a way of life shaped across generations, grounded in education, and carried forward through a deeply personal commitment to future students.
For Alum Bruce Waltz, giving is not about a single moment. It is about showing up consistently, month after month, year after year. He has been a monthly donor to the College of Education Scholarship Support Fund since 2003, choosing steady support as a reflection of his belief that education is both personal and powerful.
Assistant Clinical Professor Sierra Corbin, MSEd, is leading an effort to strengthen career readiness for graduate students preparing for careers in medical speech-language pathology. Supported by the Fairway Faculty and Outreach Fund, Corbin has developed innovative, hands-on learning experiences that closely mirror today's healthcare settings, helping College of Education students build the confidence, competence, and practical skills they need to succeed in clinical environments.
How your giving made a difference
At the University of Oregon College of Education, we believe every student should have the support they need to persist, grow, and thrive. Your generosity turned that belief into reality.
Over the past academic year, over one million dollars in donor-funded support reached students at the College of Education. This critical funding helped students stay enrolled, prepare for their futures, and provide timely support. Your impact is visible not only in the numbers, but in the stories of students overcoming financial hurdles, groundbreaking research shaping how we serve families, and the collective strength of our community.
Let us help you make an impact
Make a gift online: Giving online is the fastest, most direct way to make your gift to the UO College of Education. It’s easy, safe, and convenient.
Send it by mail: Be sure to include a gift form when mailing your check or credit card information. Checks should be payable to the University of Oregon Foundation and mailed to the address below:
COE Development Office
1215 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
If you have questions or would like to give over the phone, our professional and friendly staff is here to help you, 8:00 am–5:00 pm, Monday–Friday. Call Andrea Olson, 541-346-5943 or Esther Harclerode, 541-346-1283, to discuss your gift intention or explore other funding opportunities.