Gifts at Work

The Every Carl for Carleton campaign is the most successful fundraising campaign in Carleton College’s history. The six-year campaign came to a record-breaking close on June 30, 2021, raising more than $491 million—well beyond the campaign’s original $400 million goal.

Carleton College’s Old Music Hall will soon become Hasenstab Hall thanks to the generosity of Michael Hasenstab ’95 and Mary Ann Hasenstab.

The Every Carl for Access Challenge will offer $7 million in matching funds to increase financial aid resources at Carleton.

Internships have become essential to a well-rounded college experience, but these opportunities might have seemed out of reach for some students in the past, largely because many internships provide little in the way of compensation.

The student financial aid program is designed to ensure that top students from diverse backgrounds can benefit from and contribute to Carleton’s rich liberal arts tradition, no matter their financial circumstance.

Created in 2014 by Rolf and his wife, Sarah Peters, the Professor Diethelm Prowe Endowed Scholarship Fund supports students such as Laura Savage ’21, who received money generated by the endowment at the beginning of her junior year.

On a mission to learn more about wolves, geology major Ben Lowry ’21, biology major Maya Hilty ’21, sociology/anthropology major Katie Babbit ’21, and psychology major Amida McNulty ’21 headed to Yellowstone National Park with support from the Four Friends Fellowship.

If you’re looking for Maya Rogers ’22 (Tulsa, Oklahoma), check the Rookery. Hidden in the center of the library’s fourth floor, the Rookery is a quiet spot just beyond the bustle of the circulation desk.

Classics professor Jake Morton cut his teeth working in the field, wandering his beloved Greece searching for physical evidence of an ancient past. “You can run all the analysis you want on a computer,” he said, “but nothing compares to seeing it with your own eyes.”

A $5 million gift from David Ignat ’63 and Eleanor Ignat will help make a Carleton education possible for first-generation and low-income students while challenging other donors to follow suit.