Invest in CHESS

The College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences (CHESS) challenges students to create a different space—one in which they interact with each other and with the world around them in new and exciting ways. They learn to balance abstract thought with pragmatic responsiveness. Students are challenged to think more broadly, more deeply and more independently than ever before. They gain the confidence to take risks and they learn to act compassionately by working alongside their professors and fellow students in the classroom, in laboratories and in the broader community.

By investing directly in CHESS, you are touching the lives of virtually all students at the university and transforming the region and state through well-prepared future citizen-leaders—our students. With your investment, you leverage discovery for the public benefit through programs of research, creative activities and graduate education that span the disciplines.

Read about Ways to Give or work directly with our Director of Development, Xavier Hemphill to discuss other opportunities.

To donate via credit card, please:

  • Visit the Ways to Give site.
  • Type “College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences” into the search bar to see a list of funds. Please be sure to use the ‘&’ as opposed to the word ‘and’. Or, type the specific name of the fund. For example:
    • CHESS Dean Discretionary #448061
    • CHESS Alumni Council Discretionary #660091
    • Note that updates to the giving portal will reflect the new College names later in the academic year.
  • Use the checkbox to select your fund(s). The screen will refresh so you can verify your intentions and then pay.

If giving by check, please write it out to “UNC Charlotte Foundation” and write CHESS Dean Discretionary #448061 (or other fund name) on the memo line. Mail the check to:

UNC Charlotte
Office of University Development, College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences (formerly College of Liberal Arts & Sciences)
9201 University City Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28223