Our Priorities.
Excellence Funds
Team excellence funds provide flexible, immediate support for the areas of greatest need across Marquette Athletics. These resources empower our coaches to enhance the student-athlete experience, invest in competitive excellence, and respond to priorities that arise throughout the year. Gifts to excellence funds have a profound impact on the team, helping Marquette remain agile and committed to developing champions in competition, the classroom, and the community across each of our 17 Athletics programs.
+ MEN'S BASKETBALL
Marquette Men's Basketball serves as one of our university's most visible and celebrated programs, inspiring generations of student-athletes, alumni, and fans. As an unwavering priority, philanthropic support to the Men’s Basketball Excellence Fund strengthens every aspect of the program, including retention and recruitment, player development, nutrition, sports performance, technology, travel, and transformational experiences. Donor investments help position Marquette for sustained championship-caliber success while ensuring student-athletes have the resources they need to excel academically, athletically, and personally: the MU goal of cura personalis.
+ WOMEN'S BASKETBALL & VOLLEYBALL
As our flagship women’s sports, support for Women's Basketball and Volleyball fuels the continued growth and success of two nationally competitive programs. Philanthropic investments enhance the student-athlete experience through resources that support roster retention and recruitment, coaching excellence, training, academic achievement, wellness, and competitive opportunities. Donor generosity empowers student-athletes to pursue excellence at the highest level while representing Marquette with pride and distinction.
+ OLYMPIC SPORTS
Our Olympic Sports programs provide transformative opportunities for student-athletes to compete, learn, and grow while representing the university in competition and at events across the country. As we continue to elevate the success of these programs to rise to the peak of the Big East, gifts to Olympic Sports excellence funds ensure that every student-athlete has access to the tools and support necessary to thrive in our community.
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Endowments
Endowed gifts create a legacy that strengthens Marquette Athletics for generations. Through endowed scholarships, coaching positions, excellence funds, and other named opportunities, donors establish permanent resources that provide reliable annual funding in perpetuity while cementing the contributor’s connection to the program. Endowments ensure long-term program stability, foster sustained excellence, and create meaningful connections between a donor's values and the future success of MU student-athletes.
Blue & Gold Fund
The Blue & Gold Fund serves as the foundation of annual support for Marquette Athletics. Generosity to the fund directly impacts student-athletes by providing scholarships and financial aid. A vital subset of our student body, the Blue & Gold Fund ensures our student-athletes take advantage of all our university’s resources as they grow into leaders of tomorrow.
Capital Projects
Capital Projects enhance the facilities and infrastructure that support Marquette's student-athletes, coaches, and fans. Investments in new construction, renovations, training spaces, technology upgrades, and fan amenities help create environments that promote excellence in competition, recruitment, skill development, student-athlete well-being, and community engagement. Philanthropic commitment for capital initiatives ensures that Marquette Athletics remains equipped to compete at the highest level.
“College athletics remains one of the most powerful student development tools we have. Our focus is, and always will be, our student-athletes. We support their growth by building relationships that help them become the people they are meant to be - men and women for others, grounded in our Jesuit mission. This work is only possible because of the belief and generosity of our alumni, donors, and friends, whose commitment directly advances the growth, success, and transformation of our student-athletes.”
Mike Broker | Vice President & Director of Athletics