Your support helps the university to increase access and quality; to stay competitive and keep up with the most up-to-date teaching methods, equipment, and technology; to produce new knowledge through research; and to attract and prepare outstanding students who will contribute to a better tomorrow for our state and world.
Please look over the categories below as you consider your contribution. We appreciate your generosity in supporting one or more of these areas of need. Give today to support Freed-Hardeman University!
Student Scholarships
Most students need help affording a college education. You can help fulfill this fundamental need felt by most students by supporting Student Scholarships.
Bible Teaching Program
Many students are drawn to Freed-Hardeman because of the strong spiritual presence that comes from the Bible Teaching Program. You can help students continue receiving the sound Biblical instruction they so strongly desire by supporting the Bible Teaching Program.
Benefit Dinner
The Benefit Dinner provides you with an opportunity to not only help bridge the financial gap that many students face with rising tuition costs, but also to hear one of the nation’s leading personalities or entertainers.
The 2012 Benefit Dinner featuring Condoleezza Rice was our second best year ever, following George W. Bush in 2010. It was also the 12th year in a row that we have raised more than $1 million for scholarships.
Freed-Hardeman University is pleased to announce that the speaker for the 49th Annual Benefit Dinner will be former first lady Mrs. Laura Bush. The event will take place December 6, 2013. If you have questions or concerns, please email your thoughts to the Vice President for University Advancement, Dave Clouse, at dclouse@fhu.edu.
Lectureship
It is our pleasure to announce the theme for the 77th Freed-Hardeman University Lectureship (February 3-7, 2013), "We Will Serve the Lord: Conquest and Deliverance in Joshua and Ruth".
Joshua, Judges and Ruth tell the story of Israel's entrance into the land of promise and their victories and defeats in the long struggle to become a nation as God intended. It is a crucial part of the timeless story of God's faithfulness, and the choice for his people to embrace or reject his will. This year's lectureship will examine the great characters of faith and other figures who appear in this history and the lessons for today to be drawn from their lives.
We welcome all of you and thank you for helping Freed-Hardeman continue to have a
great Bible lectureship each year.
Thousands of church members come to FHU in February for the annual Bible lectureship. There are no fees required for attendance, however the estimated annual cost of the lectureship is $85,315. Become a lectureship sponsor with a gift of $250 or more. You will also receive a complimentary copy of the lectureship book.
Athletics
Athletics is an important aspect of many students’ FHU experience. FHU is a part of the Trans South Conference in the NAIA. FHU currently competes in Baseball, Men and Women’s Basketball, Cheerleading, Men and Women’s Cross Country, Men and Women’s Golf, Men and Women’s Soccer, Softball, and Volleyball. Help our student athletes have the equipment and resources needed to compete each year for a conference and national championship.
Capital Projects
Every building has a name and behind every name is a history of giving. Our most recently completed project was the Anderson Science Center, which officially opened it’s doors for use on August 22, 2012. The Anderson Science Center houses labs for chemistry, biochemistry, biology, microbiology, and anatomy and physiology. In addition to the larger classroom labs, six smaller labs are devoted to research. Faculty offices and a conference room are also a part of the facility.
The science center was named in memory of James R. Anderson and in honor of Rubye Anderson, parents of James T. (Tom) Anderson, at ground breaking ceremonies March 4. Tom Anderson, Columbia, Tenn., is the naming donor. He and his wife Jade are alumni of Freed-Hardeman and he is a member of the FHU Board of Trustees. He is co-founder and president of Capella Healthcare.
Our next capital project that will be the renovation of the Old Main Administration Building. In the spring of 2012 it was added to the National Registry of Historic Places. Currently architects and engineers are putting together the blueprints for the renovation. The goal is to restore the common areas of the building, such as the lobby and hallways to their original state, and to update the classrooms and offices with state of the art amenities.
Endowment
The Center for Estate and Gift Planning can help you develop a gift that yields maximum benefit for you and the University. What will your legacy be? Let us help you realize your Freed-Hardeman legacy. Learn how to name Freed-Hardeman as a beneficiary of your will or find out how retirement plans make the most highly tax-efficient gift to charity. Study the advantages of planned gifts that provide you or your family with income, offer tax benefits and help you achieve other financial goals.
Colleges and Schools
FHU currently is made up of seven colleges each made up of their own schools of study. Though they are all different one thing remains the same and that is they are made up of faithful faculty who teach from a biblical perspective. So no matter what college or school you choose to support your giving will allow students to learn from faithful men and women in their respective fields.
FHU Associates
The Freed-Hardeman University Associates is a women's organization specifically designed to raise money for important FHU projects through membership and a variety of activities.
If the area you would like to support is not listed above, please tell us where you would like your gift directed.