Giving Projects

More than anything, our students have heart. They’re among the best in the nation, and you can make the Carroll experience a reality for some facing financial barriers. Whatever the reason, your gift made today in support of Carroll College Scholarships makes an immediate difference. The Carroll College Scholarships fund provides a special opportunity to support Carroll’s strategic initiatives while providing continuing support to Carroll students. Both are critically important to the future, both Carroll’s and the students we serve. Without question, the greatest need is student scholarships. 99% of Carroll students receive financial aid. Your gift allows students the opportunity to lessen their financial burden, freeing them to focus on their Carroll experience.

Your support of Carroll’s Greatest Need will allow us to respond to a changing world and emerging priorities- whether that is supporting early-stage research, providing emergency support to students, or unforeseen needs of the college.

The beauty of our campus is matched only by the quality of our facilities, technology, and resources. With your gift, they can be made even better. Please consider supporting our facilities team and their new Facilities Building project to be named in honor of our longtime and now retired Director of Facilities Walter “Butch” Biskupiak by making a gift today

In 2021, Dr. Cech led the formation of a Global Student Refugee initiative, funded by an initial major donation and multiple additional contributions. This initiative focuses on Ukrainian and Ethiopian students displaced from their universities through war and violence. Your donation helps provide these students with funding for tuition, meals, and housing during their time on Carroll’s campus, and gives Carroll’s domestic students a valuable opportunity to learn about other cultures and parts of the world.

This project to enhance Nelson Stadium, home to the Fighting Saints Football and Soccer teams, to has three main benefits:

1. A high-quality practice and game site;
2. An opportunity to address student recreation needs and pursue emerging sports opportunities;
3. A new community asset for engagement with Carroll College

Find out more about this project here

The E. L. Wiegand Nursing Simulation Center at Carroll College features three new state-of-the-art simulation labs with seven high fidelity patient simulator manikins and an observation room. The new facility promotes teaching and engaged learning through high-impact practice in a safe and realistic healthcare setting. The Nursing Simulation Center also addresses the national growing need for baccalaureate-prepared nurses and the unique challenges facing rural healthcare. The facility also benefits Carroll College by promoting teaching and engaged learning through high-impact practices, and offering the opportunity for the college to explore new academic programs that serve a demonstrated need, achieve distinction, and attract students.

“We are very grateful to the trustees of the E. L. Wiegand Foundation for supporting our students through this transformational gift,” said Cech. “This valuable addition to our nursing program will help ensure that Carroll continues its strong tradition of graduating exceptionally well-prepared individuals in the nursing field.”

Carroll College is working to establish a Physician Assistant (PA) program to help meet the health care needs across Montana, and the surrounding intermountain west region. The program will emphasize serving the healthcare needs of rural and underserved regions of the West. Physician assistants (PAs) are licensed clinicians who practice medicine in every specialty and setting. Trusted, rigorously educated, and trained healthcare professionals, PAs are dedicated to expanding access to care and transforming health and wellness through patient-centered, team-based medical practice.

Montana has an especially significant need for PAs. Nearly every county in Montana is fully designated as a Primary Health Professions Shortage area by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The reality of that designation is that Montanans must wait weeks or months to get an appointment, travel long distances to access health care, or too often go without needed medical help, oftentimes increasing the need for urgent medical assistance. Many small hospitals across the state depend on physician assistants as their primary providers because they are unable to attract or retain physicians. Simply put, PAs provide health care to Montanans that they otherwise may not be able to access. A workforce needs survey conducted by the Montana Hospital Association in November 2021 found that mid-level providers, such as PAs, were among the top three most needed unfilled positions.  Studies show training more PAs within a specific state increases the chance of retaining them, including in rural and underserved areas. A 2023 Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) Student Report, 66% of PA graduates accepted positions in the same state as their program. Of the 306 accredited, entry-level PA programs in the US, only seven are located in the greater Upper Mountain West region. When established, Carroll College’s PA graduate program will provide 34 seats the first year, growing to 102 by year three of the program. Carroll’s program will not only increase access to health care to Montanans, it will also provide students from our state and from the neighboring region with an economic opportunity and help provide rural and underserved Montanans with local healthcare.

President Cech personally oversees a number of projects that are near and dear to his heart. Your contribution to this fund will support these projects as they move from idea to vision to reality on Carroll’s campus. 

Every year in May, our seniors and graduating classes receive their diplomas and go out into the wide world. We invite our alumni back to campus for this very special weekend to share in celebrating graduating students and to help us welcome them into the fold: at the end of Commencement Weekend, they are now alumni! Your contribution to the Purple and Gold Reunion supports a vital bridge between current and past students, between living and learning on campus and coming and giving back.

If you are a Carroll student who is grateful for student scholarships, financial aid help, going to school on a beautiful campus, having updated labs and computers on campus, having great professors, Carroll’s recreational facilities, renovations in residence halls, Carroll’s library... then you are a Grateful Saint!

Grateful Saints are students who are appreciative of their Carroll experience as a whole. These students realize that Carroll would not be the place it is today without the support of donors. Donors have given hundreds of thousands of dollars throughout the years to ensure that Carroll students receive the best education possible. Donors include alumni, parents, and friends of Carroll, faculty and staff members, local businesses, corporations, foundations, and members of the senior class. These donors truly care about you and your education. Funds are raised for Carroll students through the Carroll College Scholarships Fund. Contributions to that Fund support every Carroll student’s education. Even if you pay all tuition costs and don’t receive financial aid, your education is subsidized by these gifts. Annual Fund donors have enabled the college to strengthen its programs for the benefit of every student.

Contributors to your education are dedicated to continuing Carroll College’s tradition of excellence. They are proud to see what quality education students at Carroll receive and are eager to see Carroll’s outstanding reputation continue. Take a moment to realize how many people have given their time and treasure to ensure your education is nothing short of excellent. Take a moment to be a Grateful Saint!

Make your Senior Grateful Saints gift!
 

In reimagining our library, we sought to directly respond to the needs and feedback of our students, gathered through multiple surveys. Our goal was to create a space that not only meets the evolving demands of our academic community but also fosters innovation, collaboration, and inclusivity. Here are the highlights of our newly remodeled learning commons:

• Enhanced Study Spaces: We've added nine additional study rooms, providing more private spaces for group and individual study.
• The Fireside Room: A secured 24/7 study room featuring an LED fireplace offers a cozy environment for students to study at any hour.
• Increased Flexibility: The addition of more mobile whiteboards and windows transforms our space into a brighter and more adaptable learning environment.
• Accessibility Improvements: New 24/7 ADA-accessible bathrooms, ensuring our facilities are welcoming and accessible to everyone.
• CITE – The Tech Corner: This new space includes a podcasting room, a makerspace with 3-D printing, and post-production support for audio and video, embodying our commitment to providing cutting-edge technology resources.
• Technology Infrastructure: Major enhancements to the technology infrastructure have greatly improved both internet and wireless connectivity and speed.
• Visible Tutoring Room: The tutoring room's enhanced visibility and accessibility underscore our dedication to academic support and success.

These improvements were guided by our commitment to eliminate barriers and improve access to information, support, and technology. We believe the new space will not only encourage collaboration among our students and faculty but also enrich the academic experience for our entire community.

If you are seeking out further details on the project, visit our Q&A with Library Director Jennifer Oates where she delves deeper into the inspirations, goals, and innovative features of our library transformation at Carroll.

On behalf of the faculty, staff, and most especially, our students, I am so grateful to Roy '62 and Frances Simperman for their generous support of this project. Our thanks also goes out to the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Sunderland Foundation, Ron and Tar Rickman, Tom Harrison, Tom and Diana Dowling, Jerry Berberet, and the many other benefactors who have generously contributed to this project and made this transformation of our library a reality.