The Corporate & Foundation Relations staff works with the business community and philanthropic institutions to advance the interests of both the donor and the university. The UNCG Corporate Relations Committee plays a key role in this work.

Information on internships, professional development, outreach programs and other resources available to the corporate community can be found on the Corporate Resources page.

UNCG actively seeks gifts from corporations and foundations that would benefit many areas within the university. Recent giving to the university has supported academic and outreach programs, bought equipment, and funded scholarships and fellowships.

The Center for New North Carolinians, for example, has received corporate and foundation support from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Duke Energy, Miller Brewing Company, RBC Bank and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. The Center is grateful for these corporate gifts, which have greatly benefited immigrant and refugee communities in the Triad.

Equipment for the Patricia Sullivan Science Building was purchased from money given by AIG United Guaranty Corporation, the Burlington Industries Foundation, the Cemala Foundation, the Dickson Foundation, Harris-Teeter, The Hillsdale Fund, the Jefferson-Pilot Foundation, Novartis Animal Health US, Pepsi-Cola Bottlers of Winston-Salem, Piedmont Natural Gas, Silicones, Syngenta and Wachovia.

A variety corporations and foundations have been major donors to UNCG's scholarship funding. Among the corporate donors are BB&T, Dixon Hughes, GlaxoSmithKline, KPMG, Lincoln Financial Group, VF Corporation, and Wachovia.

Foundation donors include the Cemala Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, Joseph M. Bryan Foundation, Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, Marion Stedman Covington Foundation, Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation, Toleo Foundation, Tom Haggai & Associates Foundation, Weaver Foundation, and Women's Professional Forum Foundation.

The Directors of Corporate & Foundation Relations are David Arneke and Diane Picciuto. Please call for further informational about establishing a philanthropic program at UNCG.

David Arneke (drarneke@uncg.edu), Senior Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations, works with the Bryan School of Business & Economics, the Graduate School, the School of Education, the School of Health & Human Performance, and the School of Nursing as well as the University Libraries. Phone 336-334-5001.

Diane Picciuto (dmpicciu@uncg.edu), Senior Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations, works with the College of Arts & Sciences and the School of Music, as well as the Weatherspoon Art Museum. Phone 336-256-1280.

Douglas W. Copeland (dwcopeland@amcity.com), president and publisher of The Business Journal, is the chair of the Corporate Relations Committee for 2008-2009.