Giving to the Computer Science Department
State budget is a marginal portion for CSE's daily operations. The Department increasingly relies on external grants and funds to strive for academic excellence. Donations to the Computer Science and Engineering Department help us to support students, scholarship, faculty and research. They help us to attract outstanding students and faculty from all over the country and the world to seek excellent education and research opportunities at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
Your donations help us to continue to be an internationally recognized academic and research department. There are 2 ways to donate:
- Online: Visit the links below to donate on-line. The link will take you to The Ohio State Development's office secure website and on-line donation form. You may donate based on the type of activities you wish to support.
- Phone: Contact David McCarthy, Director of Development, College of Engineering at (614) 292-8311 or mccarthy.6@osu.edu. David can talk with you regarding endowments and major gifts for the CSE department.
Matching Gifts
Corporate matching gifts are a great way for Ohio State alumni, parents, and friends to maximize personal contributions to the University and increase the impact of their gift.
To see if your company participates, please see the Ohio State Corporate Matching Gifts website for more information.
Why Give?
- Undergraduate student scholarship fund
- Graduate fellowships
- Endowed chairs to attract and retain excellent professors
- Lecture hall and lab renovations
The Department's Discretionary Fund - Support the Alumni Homecoming Lecture Series, lecture hall and lab renovations, research initiatives and student support as directed by the department chairperson to support the educational mission of the department.
Steve R. and Sarah O'Donnell Computer and Information Science Fund - Established June 5, 1987, by the O'Donnells. Your donation will help support research, teaching and service programs/facilities in the Department.
Leggett Family Fund - Established June 5, 1998, through The Foundation by Ernest W. and Esther Leggett, Mary Lohmeyer Leggett and members of the Leggett, McDonald, Burris, McNamee, and Ware families. Income supports the Ernest William Leggett, Jr. Scholarship by providing scholarships to third and fourth year undergraduates who are residents of Ohio, enrolled in Computer Science and Engineering, and carry a GPA of 3.0 or above.
O'Connell Family Scholarship/Awards Endowment Fund - Established April 6, 2001, by Christina M. and Conleth S. O'Connell Jr. through The Foundation. A portion of income shall be used to fund one undergraduate scholarship for a deserving engineering undergraduate majoring in either Computer and Information Science or Computer Science and Engineering. A second portion of the earnings will support annual awards for outstanding teaching, research and service by Computer Science and Engineering faculty, students and staff.
O'Connell Family Staff Development Endowment Fund - Established April 6, 2001, by Christina M. and Conleth S. O'Connell Jr. through The Foundation. Income benefits staff development in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
Eleanor Quinlan Memorial Fund - Established June 1, 2001, by friends, former students and colleagues through The Foundation. Income is used for development and recognition of outstanding graduate teaching associates in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
Mike Liu Graduate Scholarship Fund - Established November 1, 2008, by the department, former Ph.D. graduates, friends, colleagues through The Foundation to celebrate Professor Mike Liu's 40 year service to CSE, and his contributions to Ohio State and to the fields of distributed and networking. Income is used to annually award one or more Ph.D. students for the excellence of academic and research activities.
B. Chandrasekaran Fellowship Fund - Established March 1, 2009 by the deaprtment, former Ph.D graduates, friends and colleagues through the Foundation to celebrate Professor B. Chandrasekaran's 40 years of service to CSE, and his contributions to Ohio State and the field of Artificial Intelligence. Income is used to annually support one or more partial or full fellowships for full-time graduate students. Chosen on academic merit and research achievements with no regard for financial need.
