WILDCAT FUND

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Unrestricted Annual Fund for Northwestern Athletics

Profoundly enhance the lives of Wildcats student-athletes and sustain the highest standard of excellence by providing the essential and evolving resources needed to win championships at the highest level of collegiate athletics

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Academics

  • 5 academic advisors and 1 learning strategist/study skills coordinator
  • Provide access to 60-70 tutors specializing classes, subjects, academic levels, etc
  • Advising staff meets weekly with all first-year students
  • Support our 57 graduate student-athletes in 13 different post-baccalaureate programs

Sports Psychology

  • 4 sport psychologists, 1 psychiatrist, 1 mental performance consultant, 1 postdoctoral fellow, and 1 program assistant
  • All 19 varsity teams work with a sport psychologist
  • 40% of our student-athletes access individual sport psychology services
  • Staff train student-athletes and staff annually in suicide prevention using Question-Persuade-Refer (QPR)

Nutrition

  • 3 full-time sports dietitians, 3 part-time dietitians, and 1 performance dietitian position within Levy
  • Conduct 500 formal nutrition assessments and 150 dietary supplement reviews each year
  • Create a monthly educational newsletter for our student-athletes
  • In collaboration with Levy, performance nutrition conducts monthly cooking classes and demonstrations for our student-athletes

Sports Performance

  • There are 6 Olympic Sports Performance Coaches at Northwestern with a combined total of 86 years coaching experience and 20 certifications
  • In 2021-2022, 612 student-athletes were trained by our staff
  • Olympic Sports Performance staff has been a part of 98 championships (19 national championships and 79 conference championships)

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*Donors ranked by Purple Points within each giving level

Wildcat Fund Calendar


  1. SEP. 1

    Beginning of Fiscal Year

  2. WINTER

    Football Renewals

  3. WINTER

    Men's Basketball Renewals

  4. AUG. 31

    End of Fiscal Year