Benedictine University fosters engaged citizens of the community through academic excellence and the values of the Benedictine tradition. We have been carrying the light in greater Chicago area since 1887. With your support, we can ensure that our light carries on through future generations and continues to enrich the lives of our students and community. Your participation, regardless of the amount will help put us closer to achieving our goals.

Your contribution to Benedictine University provides the means to:

• Sustain and improve academics
• Enrich student life
• Grow and create scholarships
• Recruit and retain world-class faculty
• Enhance existing facilities, technology and educational equipment
• Endow chairs to attract outstanding faculty
• Provide Scholarships to attract outstanding students
• Provide resources for faculty research
• Invite national speakers to engage campus community
• Expand learning opportunities to enhance educational experience
• Improve University economic and community development
• Establish new facilities to improve campus life
• Increase unrestricted giving to meet University’s priorities
• Create Memorials in honor of somone special