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New Initiatives Fund
The Gatton College of Business and Economics strives to provide its students with the best possible educational opportunities, preparing them for life after college. In order to achieve this, annual support is critical. You can be a significant part of these educational opportunities by giving to the Gatton College.
Your annual gift to the New Initiatives Fund will provide students a variety of opportunities inside and outside of the classroom. Opportunities such as:
- Instructional Technology that is used in the classrooms by professors and students
- Project Destiny which provides mentoring, leadership, and study abroad opportunities for students
- Gatton College Scholarships that are given to students with great promise and great need
Your gift to the New Initiatives Fund of $500 or more will be recognized in the following giving clubs. In addition, you will be recognized on the College's Donor Wall in the second floor foyer of the Gatton College of Business & Economics building.
Leadership Club: $500 - $999
Dean's Club: $1,000- $2,499
Gatton Club: $2,500+
Cumulative gifts are recognized in the following clubs:
1925 Circle: $100,000+ (deferred gift
of $500,000+)
Gatton College Circle: $250,000+ (deferred
gift of $1.25MM+)
Dean's Circle: $500,000+ (deferred gift
of $2.5MM+)
Presidential Circle: $1,000,000+ (deferred
gift of $5MM+)
Please contact the Gatton College development and advancement office 859.257.2767 for additional information about the giving opportunities briefly described below along with advice and assistance in planning a donation.
New Gatton Campus/Capital Campaign
The new Gatton College campus, comprised of four state-of-the-art buildings, will provide the environment and the facilities that will encourage learning and expand visions. It will provide new opportunities for a dedicated and outstanding faculty, staff and students to pursue and achieve greater professional and personal goals. This exciting new campus will become a living and vibrant learning community dedicated to expanding opportunities for Gatton graduates and making critical intellectual contributions to Kentucky, the United States and beyond. This new facility will allow us to accommodate our growing student and faculty populations.
Scholarships
Scholarships allow the College to attract the best and brightest students and help students afford their education.
Scholarships can be endowed by a donor or made on an annual basis.
The following are examples of levels for endowed scholarships:
$50,000 – unrestricted named endowed scholarship. This will provide $2,500 in annual support for a student or students at the College once fully endowed. The fulfillment of a pledge can extend over five years.
$100,000 – restricted named endowed scholarship. This will provide $5,000 annually and can be defined by the donor to target a particular region of the country to attract students or directed towards a particular major that a student may have.
Current annual scholarship support can be directed to any number of programs or priorities in the College including study abroad, merit, need-based, etc.
Endowed Professorships and Chairs
Professorships and Chairs allow the College to attract and retain the most accomplished faculty members in their fields. Endowed faculty appointments are critical in allowing the Dean to build a faculty at the Gatton College that aspires to top 20 status among its competitors.
Minimum levels for endowing faculty positions:
$1,000,000 – Named endowed professorship. This will provide $50,000 annually to support the research of a faculty member.
$2,500,000 – Named endowed Chair. This will provide $125,000 to support a senior, distinguished professor.
For more information on any of these opportunities, please call the Development and Advancement Office at 859.257.2767.
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