Irvin D. Reid Honors College

Giving Day contributions of every size make a major difference! Support the Irvin D. Reid Honors College today with a gift to the Irvin D. Reid Honors College Dean’s Fund.

• Double your dollars! Dr. Bob Kelch is matching Giving Day donations to the Honors College – up to $30,000!
• That’s not all! Dr. Irvin D. Reid is providing a dollar-for-dollar match for Giving Day donations to the Honors College – up to $20,000!
• Ready! Set! Give! Once 50 donors make a gift to the Honors College, a generous $25,000 gift from Dr. Bob Pettapiece, '80 will be unlocked!
• And once the Honors College raises $100,000, a generous $5,000 gift from Dr. Irvin D. Reid will be unlocked!
• Ready! Set! Give! Thanks to an anonymous donor, gifts made to the Honors College Finish Line Endowed Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar – up to $1,000!

High Impact Learning

• Double your impact! Dean Elena Past will match donations to the Irvin D. Reid Honors College Dean’s Fund up to $1,000.

At the root of our signature Honors curriculum is a bold idea: that the most profound education happens when students take their intellectual tools out of the classroom and into the world.

Your support is a catalyst for these experiences. Whether it’s a single afternoon or a semester-long inquiry, our community helps open doors.

In the City:

• Your gift can help spark a local connection by contributing to a class visit to the Detroit Historical Museum, a faculty-led excursion to Detroit Storyfest or a city institute tour of Detroit’s hubs for culture and innovation—from the maker spaces at Newlab to the art and history illuminated by the Arab American and Motown Museums. The cost of small seminar excursions or transportation for a full class ranges from $1,000 to $2,500.

On Campus:

• Your gift can help bring the curriculum to life—supporting guest lectures, which cost around $500, and on campus residencies—that can cost $5,000 or more, that invite students into conversation with leading scholars and writers.

Across the Globe:

• You can help provide wings for our student scholars by contributing to research travel—giving students the opportunity to present their work at the National Undergraduate Research Conference or at prestigious professional conferences overseas.

Every gift helps ensure that our students don’t just study history and innovation—they participate in it.

Achieve your charitable goals and create your WSU legacy with a gift in your estate plan.

Wayne State faculty and staff can give via payroll deduction here.