Giving
Your support changes lives and helps educate the next generation of creative problem solvers who have an impact on the communities in which they live and work.
For more than a century, the College for Creative Studies has been a hub for art and design in a city where innovation has always driven progress. When you give to CCS, you support students who will change the world with their creativity.
Stories of Impact
CCS Alumna Endows Scholarship to Pay It Forward
CCS alumna and General Motors design executive Crystal Windham (Industrial Design ’94) has endowed a scholarship to support talented students and expand access to a CCS education — paying forward the opportunity that shaped her own career.
A Legacy of Creativity and Care: The Charach Family’s Enduring Gift to CCS
Discover the Charach Family’s enduring gift to CCS. Honoring alumna Janice Charach (’73) through the Manat Foundation, this gift establishes the new Charach Family Galleries (formerly Center Galleries) and the Janice Charach Endowed Scholarship, a gift that honors Janice’s creative spirit while shaping the future of CCS and inspiring generations to come.
Creativity, Generosity and Legacy Take Center Stage at CCS Scholarship Celebration Luncheon
The College for Creative Studies welcomed donors, trustees, alumni, students, faculty and friends to the second annual Donor Appreciation Scholarship Celebration Luncheon on October 7, in the General Motors Auditorium at the A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education. The event honored the generosity of those who make scholarships possible and celebrated the creative futures those investments help shape.
Driven by Design: Dick Ruzzin’s Enduring Gift to CCS
Learn how celebrated automotive designer Dick Ruzzin’s enduring gift to the College for Creative Studies is helping talented design students launch their creative careers through an endowed scholarship.
Testimonials
“Receiving this scholarship has had one of the most significant financial impacts on my life,” Hernandez said. “It allowed me to focus more on my studies and less on worrying about how I would pay for college. With this scholarship, I not only gained financial assistance, but also received personal support and confidence in my work.”
Chris Romero Hernandez (’27, Illustration)
“Being chosen for this scholarship made me feel seen,” she said. “It gave me the freedom to focus on my art, and it inspired me to want to give back one day, too.”
Denaja Smith (’26, Fashion Design)
“There has never been a more important time to support art and design students. The world needs creative problem solvers, inclusive designers, and people who bring beauty into the world in all its forms. CCS students are advancing the cutting edge — they are not satisfied just to be on it. They are developing products, ideas and processes that will serve the public good. Your support of our students now will have an enduring impact on their lives and on the communities in which they live and work for many years to come.”
Don Tuski, Ph.D. President College for Creative Studies