The capital campaign recently also received a gift of $250,000 from an alumnae who wished to remain anonymous. She presented the gift in honor of her father.

The former East Chicago campus was the beneficiary of several major gifts including the library from Eugene R. Specker, the Lewin Student Center from Irving and Kenneth Lewin, the auditorium-hall from the Robert E. Walsh family, and a seven-classroom unit from the Lewis Foundation.

The current campus in the Whiting-Robertsdale area is the result of a donation from the Amoco Corporation. Major contributors to the college in recent years have included the Lilly Endowment and the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, Inland-Ryerson Foundation, the Anderson Foundation, the Catholic Diocese of Gary, and the Missionaries of the Precious Blood.

Local companies, families and individuals have generously supported the college’s major fund drives which have included the New Horizons Program of 1971, the Campaign for Calumet College in 1985, the capital campaign for endowment resources was completed in 2001 and the current “Changing Lives, Growing the Vision” capital campaign. The annual “Three Wise Men” campaign is held during the Christmas season to raise funds for the library.

Supporting Calumet College of St. Joseph helps to enhance the programs and services offered to our students. Support can include pledges of cash, donations of new or used equipment, memorials and bequests. The Development Office can also provide special arrangements to meet individual needs.