New Initiatives Fund, the College's Annual Fund
Your annual gift to the New Initiatives Fund will provide students a variety of opportunities inside and outside of the classroom such as:
- Instructional Technology that is used in the classrooms by professors and students
- Mentoring, leadership, and study abroad opportunities for students
- General scholarships that are given to students with great promise and great need
Gifts of $500 or more will be recognized in the following 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 or more
Scholarships, Endowed Professorships and Chairs
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 funded on an annual basis.
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 continue building an outstanding teaching and research faculty at the Gatton College.