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Increase the SEM endowment to maintain and sustain the microscope for many years to come! The first $15,000 in gifts will be tripled by generous matching donors.
The Physics Department at Hamline University is seeking to raise $50,000 during Piper Funding Week to continue to build the endowment for the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Please make a gift today, help us maintain and sustain this instrument so it can remain accessible to the entire Hamline University community in supporting research, education, and community service initiatives.
The SEM significantly impacts various fields, benefiting students, faculty, and staff in anthropology, biochemistry, chemistry, digital media arts, forensic science, physics, and more. Its pivotal role in designing devices like batteries, supercapacitors, and solar cells addresses environmental concerns, vital for EPA-awarded national student design competition projects, including lead content determination in water. It also supports the Renewable Energy Innovations workshop for high school science educators, as well as Renewable Energy Camp and Microscope Adventure Camp for high school students. In November 2020, our Hamline community’s support enabled us to acquire and install the Zeiss EVO 15 Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). In the following years, the Hamline community also helped us build an endowed fund to maintain the SEM. To address inflation and increased expenses, in the fall of 2023 we decided to begin raising an additional $162,000 for the SEM endowed fund, and make the overall goal for that endowment $400,000. This ensures ongoing maintenance for the instrument so it can remain accessible to the entire Hamline University community and support research, education, and community service initiatives.
In December 2023 we raised $13,000 through crowdfunding toward that goal thanks to a generous matching gift from Steve Nelson ’85.
During Piper Funding Week, two generous anonymous donors will be running simultaneous matches for the first $15,000 donated, which will triple the impact of those donations!
Make a gift today, help us meet and beat our Piper Funding Week Goal of $50,000, and put us that much closer to reaching our overall goal of $400,000.
Your consideration in supporting this pivotal initiative is sincerely appreciated. For inquiries or more information, please contact Professor Lifeng Dong at ldong03@hamline.edu.
Thank you for making Piper Funding Week exceptional. Your gift and support of Hamline students gives them the tools, opportunities, and experiences they need to succeed. Thanks to you, students can pursue their passions and other enriching experiences that will shape their futures.
We are incredibly grateful for your commitment to the Hamline educational experience, and the positive impact you're making on the lives of current and future Pipers.
Thank you again for your support, and stay tuned next week for a fun “Thank You” video and the campaign results.
Go Pipers!!
819 days ago by Chelsea Skluzacek
Your dedication to Hamline students is amazing! Because of you two crowdfunding campaigns have met their goals, and we need your help to get the rest of our excellent initiatives over the finish line.
It takes less than one minute to make an impact!
- Share your favorite Hamline crowdfunding initiative page on your social media accounts and with your networks.
- Consider creating your own match as an additional gift. Matching gifts of any level inspire others to make an impact too.
Shout Outs:
- A Cappella Choir made their goal!
- The HSB Career Mentor Program also made their goal!
- The Scanning Electron Microscope Campaign has triple matched $7,965, turning it into $23,895.
- Matching funds are still available! Inspire others to have their gift tripled!
- The Student Emergency Fund has $1,680 matched by a generous donor so far.
- There are $720 in matching funds left!
- The Music Lesson Assistance Fund is over 80% of their goal.
- The 30 x 30 Mentorship Program's $120 match is complete.
- The Center for Justice and Law matching gift has been met.
By spreading the word, we can ensure people know that Hamline students are worth investing in. Your voice is important and can make a difference. Share why you supported Hamline students by giving during Piper Funding Week and increase your impact.
Let’s make this year’s Piper Funding Week the best yet!
Take action today and ensure meaningful educational experiences for current and future Hamline students.
820 days ago by Chelsea Skluzacek
Your gift is a testament to Hamline’s community, story, and current times. We are on our way to reach our goal of $65,000 to support Hamline students but there is still work to be done.
Hamline students are only able to have the exceptional Hamline experience due to support from donors like you. Your gift helps to foster powerful and new opportunities for Pipers in and out of the classroom. Thank you!!
Due to your generosity,
- The Hamline School of Business Career Mentor Program met their goal!
- The 30 x 30 Mentorship Program matching gift is complete, turning $120 into $240!
- The Music Lesson Assistance Fund is over 50% to their goal.
- The Student Emergency Fund has $1,180 matched by a generous donor so far.
Current opportunities to increase your impact:
- Share your favorite Piper Funding Week campaign on your social media accounts and with your networks.
- Consider creating your own match. Matching gifts of any level inspire others to make an impact too.
- Make another gift to support other current fundraising priorities.
Let’s make this year’s Piper Funding Week the best yet!
Take action today and ensure meaningful educational experiences for current and future Pipers for years to come!
Our Community. Our Story. Our Time.
823 days ago by Chelsea SkluzacekDonors
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