Give to the Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center

For more than 40 years, the Wright State University Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center has transformed the lives of the students and community members who use its resources. While many campus cultural centers are becoming obsolete, we continue to reinvent ourselves to meet the needs of today's students. 

Your gift to one of the scholarship or program funds listed below will help us continue to serve Wright State students and will impact the lives of students who benefit from its programs and resources.

Available Funds

Scholarships

• The George W. Lucas Memorial Minority Graduate Scholarship Fund provides scholarship funds for continuing minority students with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above.
• The Kim and Shelley Goldenberg Scholarship for Bolinga Students provides financial support to students who have shown leadership qualities.
• The Giorgio McBeath Memorial Scholarship provides financial assistance to African American students who are enrolled in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
• The Virginia Hamilton and Arnold Adoff Research Library Scholarship awards one or more scholarships annually to a student(s) who will work in the research library.
• The Bolinga Scholarship provides scholarship dollars for continuing students.
• The Vision Mentoring Scholarship provides scholarship and book funds for Vision Mentoring students.
• The Damon Bell Memorial Leadership Scholarship, established by Black Men on the Move, this scholarship is awarded to continuing African-American students with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 or above. Recipients must have a documented financial need, have shown leadership ability and be active in campus activities and community affairs.

Programs

• The Bolinga Center Program Fund is a fund with unrestricted dollars that allows us to support the areas of greatest need.
• The Sister to Sister provides funds for programs and services that support young women.
• The Bolinga Speakers Fund supports the speaker series.
• The Academic Support for Minority Students Program Fund covers any and all expenses that support minority students' academic success, including the REACH program.
• The Bolinga Student Leadership Institute covers expenses used to support or implement the Bolinga Student Leadership Institute.
• The Virginia Hamilton Sculpture Fund provides funding for a sculpture of Virginia Hamilton to be placed in the Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center.
• The Virginia Hamilton and Arnold Adoff Program provides funding to cover any expenses related to the Hamilton/Adoff Resource Center, including programming, speakers, events, and other related expenses.