Empower Great Minds

Faculty & Academic Excellence

Invest in exceptional faculty whose teaching, mentorship and scholarship shape how students learn, lead and contribute throughout their lives.

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Why Academic Excellence Matters

At St. Thomas, academic excellence means more than earning a degree. It's about student formation: intellectual, moral and spiritual. We help students discover their purpose, develop their gifts and prepare to lead lives of meaning and impact.

Our commitment to whole-person education comes to life through faculty mentors, transformative classroom experiences and hands-on learning that connects knowledge with action. Students are challenged and supported as they discover who they are, what they believe and how they can contribute.

Investments in faculty help St. Thomas attract and retain exceptional educators who inspire students, advance knowledge and bring new ideas into the classroom. Their influence reaches far beyond a single course or semester, shaping how generations of Tommies think, lead and serve throughout their lives.

Endowed Chairs and Professorships

Endowed chairs and professorships provide lasting resources to attract and retain exceptional faculty, advance scholarship and create new opportunities for teaching and mentorship. By establishing an endowed position, you help give outstanding educators the support to deepen their impact in the classroom and beyond. Contact a gift officer to learn more.

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Contact a Gift Officer

You may want to designate your gift to your school or college, or perhaps you first want to learn about the academic experiences at St. Thomas today. Our gift officers can help you learn, dream and design your gift for faculty and academic excellence.

Meet with a Gift Officer

Featured Funds

Support exceptional faculty, teaching and scholarship by giving to one of these areas.

Faculty Excellence Fund

Advance a central priority of Be Brilliant. Be Bold. by investing in the exceptional faculty at the heart of a St. Thomas education. Your gift provides flexible support for outstanding teaching, mentorship, scholarship and innovation that enrich the student learning experience.

Center for Faculty Development

Support the Center for Faculty Development and its work to help St. Thomas faculty grow throughout their careers. Your gift helps the Center provide professional development, teaching resources, research and opportunities for faculty to learn from one another.

Faculty Excellence and the Be Brilliant. Be Bold. Campaign

Great universities are shaped by faculty who ask important questions, pursue new knowledge and challenge students to think deeply about their place in the world. Be Brilliant. Be Bold. The Campaign for St. Thomas invests in faculty excellence so that St. Thomas can continue to educate thoughtful, principled leaders prepared to contribute wherever they are called to serve.

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Take the Next Step: Invest in Faculty & Academic Excellence

Together we can empower students to discover their purpose, support the faculty who shape their journeys, and advance academic excellence that lasts a lifetime.