The Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs

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Creating Futures: Preparing Leaders and Pursuing Ideas to Transform the World

In a time when the responsibilities of the public, nonprofit, and private sectors no longer have distinct boundaries, our society demands innovative thinkers and highly skilled communicators to achieve successful cross-sector collaborations.

The Evans School plays a leading role in improving the quality of public and nonprofit service. The School is the pre-eminent school of public policy and management in the Northwest--and in the top tier nationally--because every member of our community is selected for his or her capacity to aspire to new heights, lead people, and, ultimately, transform communities. These exceptional individuals, in turn, lend their talents to help vitalize our region's economy.

By bringing together scholars of national and international prominence, we help our students learn about public policy issues that impact all our lives. As part of one of the world's premier research universities, we leverage the strengths that the University of Washington offers for interdisciplinary education and research. Our graduates go on to lead public, private and nonprofit organizations both here and abroad where they shape policies that improve: how we steward our urban and natural environments, how we educate our children, how we deliver services to those in need, how we engage in international affairs, and much more.

Driven by a commitment to serve the common good, we measure our successes by our ability to find real solutions to real problems. To continue this tradition of excellence, and to meet the challenges of the future, the Evans School must make a significant investment today in our programs and our people.

Campaign Priorities for the Evans School of Public Affairs: $40 million

The Evans School has launched an eight-year comprehensive campaign to raise private gifts and grants from alumni and friends. This campaign goal includes a high priority to raise $10 million for new endowed graduate fellowships and endowed professorships and chairs.

Student Support

As graduate tuition continues to rise, graduate fellowships have become increasingly important for providing opportunities to the next generation of students. To continue the Evans School's long-held tradition of excellence, and to attain our vision for the future, we need the resources to recruit the best and brightest students. To accomplish this, the School seeks private support for:

• 10 Endowed Graduate Fellowships
• Goal: $4 million

Distributions from the endowed fellowships allow the School to offer more competitive recruitment awards that attract the best and brightest students and provide opportunities for students who might not otherwise be able to attend the Evans School. Graduate fellowships enable Evans School students to focus on their education, lessening the anxiety of enormous debt or frenzied work schedules.

Faculty Support

Our faculty carry on the tasks central to an educational institution - teaching the next generation of leaders, thinking hard about big, tough public policy issues, and using new knowledge to serve the common good. As state support continues to dwindle, it has become increasingly difficult to attract, retain and reward quality faculty. To address this need, the School is seeking:

• 5 Endowed Chairs and Professorships
• Goal: $6 million

Distributions from the endowments enable the School to offer competitive salaries, support research, travel, hire research assistants, and publish-all deepening the quality of research and teaching at the school.

Annual Support

The Evans School proudly serves a community of leaders dedicated to public service education and those who passionately strive to improve our quality of life in this region and around the world. There are many exciting achievements the Evans School is proud to share:

• A New Ph.D. Program: the Evans School Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management launched in the fall of 2006. This research program prepares graduates for careers as faculty in university programs in public policy and management, and for research positions in the public and non-profit sectors.
• The West Coast Poverty Center Seminar Series: In conjunction with the Evans School of Public Affairs and the School of Social Work, these series will come together to tackle the many issues of poverty facing our region and global community.
• Our Faculty- Staff-Retiree campaign created 8 new endowed fellowships for students.

Gifts to the Evans School Enrichment Fund provide the Dean with the resources essential to strengthen the school's position as a national leader in public affairs graduate education and research. For additional funds you can support, click here. Your generosity will have a profound impact on the lives of students and faculty, rewarding them for their accomplishments and helping them realize their aspirations.

Recognition Levels

The President's Club ($2,000+)
Dean's Circle ($1,000+)
Dean's Club ($500+)

Contact Information

For more information about helping the Evans School achieve its campaign goals, please contact:

Lynn E. Wetzler
Assistant Director of Development & Alumni Relations
Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs
Box 353055
Seattle, WA 98195-3055
206.685.2882

More Information

For more information on the Evans School, visit our web site at http://www.evans.washington.edu.