The faculty-student relationship is frequently cited as the hallmark of a first-rate education. Outstanding faculty members attract and inspire outstanding students. Through their research they also contribute to the body of knowledge within their academic disciplines, knowledge that, along with the tools to attain it, is passed along to their students. If UNCG is to fulfill its potential to effect positive change on the world, it is essential that we garner the resources that will allow us to recruit and retain the very best faculty.
There are two kinds of professorships at UNCG, the Endowed Chair and the Excellence Professorship. Each requires a different level of giving, but both qualify for matching funds through the State of North Carolina's Distinguished Professors Endowment Trust Fund. Pledges creating a professorship can be paid out over a period of up to five years.
Yes. In addition to salary supplements, the University has great need for other types of faculty support, such as academic program enrichment, funds for Jackson Library and other teaching resources, and funds for faculty development and travel. These programs and activities can be supported by current gifts or through the establishment of endowments for these purposes. (See levels of giving)
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Yes. Your will is one of many vehicles you can use to make a gift through your estate plans. We can work with you to craft a "statement of intention," an agreement documenting your intentions to make a gift in the future and the University's promise to honor your wishes when your gift is eventually received. We can also give you the precise language for your will or codicil to accomplish your goals. We urge you to contact us if you are contemplating such a gesture to help ensure that we can honor your wishes. There are many options for creating fellowships and other endowments through planned gifts, and our planned giving staff would welcome the opportunity to discuss them with you.
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