Giving to EMU

EMU educates students to serve and lead in a global context, challenging them to follow Christ's call to offer healing and hope in our diverse world.

Alumni, parents and friends who generously support EMU are participants in a most unique educational endeavor.

You make a difference in the lives of thousands of students and are essential in carrying out the mission of EMU!

What can your money do for EMU?

• Support the EMU experience of our students
• Increase our alumni-giving percentage
• Help EMU receive funds from grants and foundations
• Increase the value of your degree by boosting EMU's ranking

Our team serves you by...

• Visiting alumni, parents and friends of the university to invite prayer and financial support, and hear feedback and counsel.

• Inviting annual contributions to the University Fund, Seminary Fund, and the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, enabling EMU to offer aid to students and carry out its mission. EMU places special emphasis on broadening participation in these support groups: Associates in Discipleship, Aquila and Priscilla Partners, John Wesley Partners, and Partners in Peacebuilding.

• Assisting donors who are interested in establishing, or adding to, endowed scholarships for students, academic program endowments and/or a chair endowment.

• Coordinating off-campus gatherings for regional council groups, alumni and donors, and working with alumni and parent relations, admissions, and church relations staff to promote the university's mission.

• Encouraging volunteer involvement from alumni, friends and parents in conjunction with annual fund, planned giving or capital campaign efforts.

Our Location

The development offices are located in the advancement house at 1161 Park Road, just south of the Sadie A. Hartzler Library. The house is directly across the street from the marketing and communications office and diagonally across the street from the Suter Science Center.