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Western Massachusetts Writing Project

Western Massachusetts Writing Project Summer Leadership Institute Scholarship Fund

The Western Massachusetts Writing Project (WMWP) Summer Leadership Institute has made a big difference in the professional lives of hundreds of teachers throughout the region. Now you can make a big difference for future Summer Institute participants!

National Writing Project sites like WMWP no longer receive federal funding to support summer institutes, so we must now ask schools to pay for seats in this vital program, which helps teachers become leaders.

Here’s how you can help: WMWP is seeking contributions to provide scholarships to teachers whose schools cannot contribute to the cost of attending the 2018 Summer Institute through the UMASS GIVES campaign on April 26-27. Please consider making a gift in any amount you can, especially during our Power Hour, 2-3 p.m. on April 26. If we have the most unique donors of any UMass organization during that hour, we will receive a $2,000 bonus! And here’s another way to increase your impact: Former WMWP Co-Director Joanne Wisniewski will match the first $1,000 in contributions to WMWP during the first day of the UMass Gives campaign. Spread the word to your colleagues and friends – share this page via e-mail, Facebook, or Twitter.

Watch the video above to hear teachers discuss the impact of the Summer Institute.

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Western MA Writing Project Match

Thank you to Joanne Wisniewski for matching the first $1,000 in gifts to the Western MA Writing Project! And thank you to all who supported the WMWP!

$1,000 MATCHED

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College of Humanities & Fine Arts Totals

See where people are giving.

Rank	Fund Designation	Gifts
1	Marching Band	240
2	jubilat	79
3	Western MA Writing Project	55
4	The Stephen Driscoll Musical Theater Fund	50
5	Juniper Institute for Young Writers	47
6	English Department	33
7	HFA Internship Assistance Fund	23
8	History Department	19
9	Department of Linguistics	18
10	Department of Architecture	11
11	Languages, Literatures & Cultures Department	9
12	Classics Department	7
13	History of Art & Architecture Department	6
14	Massachusetts Review	5
15	Art Department	3

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Power Hour #1

Congratulations to the Student Care and Emergency Response Fund for Winning the 10-11am EDT Power Hour on April 26th!

Rank	Prize	Area of Campus	Gifts
1	$2,000	Student Care and Emergency Response Fund	249
2		UMass Women into Leadership	193
3		UMass Athletics	57
4		Outing Club	49
5		Equestrian Team	40
6		McCormack Department of Sport Management	21
7		College of Education	21
8		Alpha Phi Omega	18
9		College of Social & Behavioral Sciences	15
10		Isenberg School of Management	14
11		The Ray Ethan Torrey Botanical Greenhouses	8
12		College of Information & Computer Sciences	8
13		Alumni Association	8
14		Turkish Student Association	7
15		Accounting Department	6

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Power Hour #2

Congratulations to the Student Alumni Association for winning the 2 pm-3 pm EDT Power Hour on April 26 to win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Area of Campus	Gifts
1	Student Alumni Association	126
2	Habitat for Humanity	67
3	UMass Athletics	65
4	Alpine Ski Team	65
5	Sailing Team	65
6	Asian American Students Association	59
7	College of Social & Behavioral Sciences	53
8	Western Massachusetts Writing Project	32
9	Juniper Institute for Young Writers	26
10	Theater Department	25
11	Alumni Association	24
12	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department	16
13	McCormack Department of Sport Management	13
14	Student Care and Emergency Response Fund	10
15	Stonewall Center	7

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Power Hour #3

Congratulations to Minuteman Marching Band for winning the Power Hour from 3 pm-4 pm EDT on April 26 and a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Area of Campus	Gifts
1	Minuteman Marching Band	166
2	Women's Ice Hockey	160
3	CHAARG	114
4	Hip-Hop Culture Organization	52
5	UMass Athletics	40
6	Association for Women in Science	23
7	McCormack Department of Sport Management	13
8	Vietnamese Student Association	11
9	UMass Center at Springfield	10
10	College of Social & Behavioral Sciences	9
11	Theater Department	8
12	College of Education	7
13	Juniper Institute for Young Writers	7
14	Asian American Students Association	7
15	Other	5

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Power Hour #4

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the Power hour from 10 am-11am EDT on April 27 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Area of Campus	Gifts
1	Women for UMass Amherst	74
2	UMass Athletics	68
3	College of Nursing	51
4	Psychological and Brain Sciences	30
5	Paperbark Literary Magazine	21
6	Belly Dance Club	20
7	Isenberg School of Management	15
8	Natl. Student Speech Language and Hearing Assoc.	15
9	College of Social & Behavioral Sciences	14
10	McCormack Department of Sport Management	11
11	Student Care and Emergency Response Fund	11
12	College of Humanities & Fine Arts	9
13	Hospitality & Tourism Management Department	8
14	Accounting Department	7
15	College of Information & Computer Sciences	6

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Power Hour #5

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the Power Hour from Noon-1 pm EDT on April 27 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Area of Campus	Gifts
1	The Boltwood Project	94
2	UMass Athletics	53
3	Boxing Club	52
4	Engineers Without Borders	52
5	Isenberg School of Management	14
6	Surf Club	9
7	Commonwealth Honors College	8
8	University Without Walls	8
9	College of Social & Behavioral Sciences	7
10	McCormack Department of Sport Management	6
11	College of Engineering	5
12	UMass Hillel	4
13	Center for International Education Endowment	4
14	Other	4
15	The Militia	4

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Power Hour #6

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the Power Hour from 1-2 pm EDT on April 27 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Area of Campus	Gifts
1	Women's Ultimate Frisbee	181
2	University Without Walls	117
3	UMass Athletics	56
4	Ski and Board Club	42
5	Society of American Foresters	18
6	Isenberg School of Management	12
7	Pi Delta Psi	9
8	The Boltwood Project	8
9	Journalism Department	6
10	College of Social & Behavioral Sciences	6
11	Student Care and Emergency Response Fund	6
12	Engineers Without Borders	5
13	The Center for Research on Families	4
14	College of Humanities & Fine Arts	4
15	Commonwealth Honors College	4

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Power Hour #7

The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the Power Hour from 3 pm-4 pm EDT on April 27 will win a $2,000 bonus!

Rank	Area of Campus	Gifts
1	Irish Dancing	78
2	UMass Athletics	62
3	Undergraduate Student Child Care Scholarship	47
4	Cape Verdean Student Alliance	44
5	jubilat	30
6	The Ray Ethan Torrey Botanical Greenhouses	23
7	McCormack Department of Sport Management	10
8	Women's Ice Hockey	10
9	S#arp Attitude	9
10	Disability Services	8
11	Isenberg School of Management	7
12	WMUA	7
13	College of Social & Behavioral Sciences	6
14	College of Natural Sciences	6
15	Libraries	6

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Or you can contact us at giving@uma-foundation.org.

Participating Areas of Campus

Alumni Association Other Participating Areas of Campus College of Education College of Engineering College of Humanities & Fine Arts College of Information & Computer Sciences College of Natural Sciences College of Nursing College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Commonwealth Honors College Fine Arts Center Isenberg School of Management Libraries School of Public Health and Health Sciences UMass Athletics University Without Walls Student Care and Emergency Response Fund Student Groups (RSOs/GSOs/etc.)

UMass Amherst Foundation