Alumni & Giving
Individualized Major graduates built their degrees before they built their careers. Your support is what lets the next student do the same.
Chart your own path. Change lives.
Your generosity powers the Individualized Major Program, where students design their own interdisciplinary course of study and pursue questions that cross traditional boundaries. Gifts support scholarships that make this self-directed path possible for more students. Participation matters more than amount — every gift, at any size, strengthens the program and the students who make it their own.
Ways to Give
Dr. John Hale Scholarship for Liberal Studies — provides scholarship support for students in the Individualized Major Program.
How to give online
- Click Give Now.
- Choose one-time, monthly, or yearly.
- Select Special Projects
- Choose the Dr. John Hale Scholarship for Liberal Studies and complete your gift.
What your giving has built
Meet the Professor
A monthly lunch and lecture series in which UofL professors present their work to students, colleagues and the public — recognizing the research and talents of the university's faculty across the liberal arts and sciences.
Visiting scholars and guest lecturers
The program has brought in speakers unable to commit to a full semester but able to deliver lectures, workshops, conferences and symposia — expertise made available to faculty, students and the wider community.
Guest lectures, symposia and conferences
Since 2009 the program has supported faculty and departments across the College of Arts & Sciences by sponsoring events of their own — more than 70 of them to date.
Student scholarships
More than 25 full-time scholarships have been awarded to Individualized Major undergraduates on the basis of need and merit.
As a student who took many classes in a variety of departments in search of the areas of study that evoked the most passion in me, my individualized major created a unique space to craft my exploratory transcript into a major with immense clarity and direction.
Upcoming Events
The Years In-between: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on American History
The Politics of Remembering and Forgetting
Tracy Campbell: "A Great Democracy in Action"
Faculty Spotlight: Lee Dugatkin, "Nary a Horse Left Standing"
Make Your Impact
Your gift to the Individualized Major Department empowers students, fuels innovation, and shapes the future. Every contribution creates lasting impact.