Dear Friends,

The University Honors Program (UHP) is committed to enabling our best and brightest to reach their utmost potential. On our homepage is a link to "What Students are Saying." If you visited that link, you noted that students said that the UHP has been the highlight of their academic career, and that it has helped them achieve remarkable things.

In public universities across the country, state funding supports a "baseline" for basic necessities with little to no additional support for enhancing educational opportunities for the best students. As a result, the UHP depends on private contributions to fortify and expand the offerings and opportunities it can provide.

Donating to our scholarship fund, study abroad fund, general operations fund or creating an endowment fund are just a few ways you can contribute and provide for our outstanding students and programs. Your contributions--large or small--make a difference. I hope you will consider making a tax-deductible contribution and "invest in excellence" at SIUC.

Please contact me directly to discuss exciting endowment opportunities.

Sincerely,

Lori Merrill-Fink

Director, UHP

Please send your donation (checks payable to SIUC) to:  

University Honors Program

Faner Hall, Room 3341

Mailcode 4520

1000 Faner Drive

Carbondale, IL 62901