College of Architecture Match

Thanks to the generosity of David Hovey Jr. (ARCH ’04), gifts to the College of Architecture will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $25,000. Make a gift and double your impact!

College of Architecture Board of Advisors Challenge

Every gift helps the College of Architecture go further in achieving our vision for the future. If 25 donors give to the College of Architecture on Giving Day, we will unlock an additional $17,500 for the college. Special thanks to College of Architecture Board of Advisor members David Crowell (ARCH '79), Robyn Morgenstern Rosenblatt, Ed (ARCH '79) & Nancy Polich, and Mark Sexton (ARCH '80) for sponsoring this challenge.

Why support the College of Architecture on Giving Day?

The College of Architecture is one of the nation's fabled centers of design research, with a record dating back more than a century and influence that is felt around the world. We are the top-ranked architecture school in the Midwest and among the top 10 percent of programs nationwide. S. R. Crown Hall, our remarkable home, is the finest purpose-built architectural school building in the world, attracting thousands of visitors annually.

Our faculty includes more award-winning architects and landscape architects than any school in hundreds of miles. Combined with the architectural riches of Chicago, we provide a virtually matchless learning environment for design.

Our greatest asset is our students. And in line with Illinois Institute of Technology's founding mission, we welcome them without regard to economic or social circumstance. Thus, it should come as no surprise to learn that nearly every one of our students receives substantial financial aid. We're proud to be part of a university that is at the very top of the charts for moving students from financial hardship to professional success.

We need your support, and today is a perfect day to pitch in. Help us secure the next cohort of first-generation college students, from all 50 states and nearly as many nations around the world. The College of Architecture is a beacon—that's why you chose us for your education. Help us bring the next generation to that same light.

Your gift will be used to support financial aid for both undergraduate and graduate students. It will also support our programs, including our fantastic shop and library, which are among the best of their kind in the country. And finally, it will help us launch new programming that will keep Illinois Tech at the forefront of professional education.

We're proud that our programs continue to grow. Our enrollment has increased more than 70 percent since 2020, growing right through a global pandemic. We're proud of our faculty's dozens of local and national awards for design, scholarship, and publication over the last several years. We're proud that our student organizations lead their peers nationally year after year. And we're proud that our alumni and friends have continued to support us throughout a period of great uncertainty. Thank you for your contributions and leadership, and thank you for your support today on Giving Day!