Naming Opportunities

Endowments

Deanship

The Dean of the School of Liberal Arts is the academic and administrative leader of the broad community of learning that is represented in the eleven departments and multiple centers, programs and institutes representing the humanities and social sciences. The interdisciplinary nature of the liberal arts crosses traditional school boundaries, resulting in rich collaborations in the health sciences, law, and the arts. An endowment naming this position would provide the resources for this leadership position to advance the development of new academic collaborations, support research, undergraduate and graduate programs, develop student focused initiatives, community outreach opportunities and more. To name the Deanship of the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, a gift of no less than $3 million is required.

Directorship

Centers, Programs and Institutes are lead and administered by Directors who are themselves noted scholars in their fields. Their administrative responsibilities support the research mission of the particular center, program or institute, and include both financial and personnel resource development. To name a Directorship a gift of not less than $2 million is required.

Virtual Chair

New technologies applied to undergraduate and graduate teaching and research require expertise beyond a particular disciplinary interest. A "Virtual Chair" might be held by someone whose is skilled in developing and using the new technologies in both research and teaching. A gift of at least $1.5 million would be required to support this type of position.

Chair in an Academic Department

Endowing a named chair in an academic department enables the donor to support study and scholarship in the Liberal Arts. Specifically, a donor may select that area that they believe to be most critical to a successful study of the Liberal Arts. Named chairs attract strong faculty members and students and enhance the reputation of the department and school as well as the university. Endowment funds may be used to support scholarly research, provide for research assistance, build academic programs, and to develop other projects deemed to support the work of the department. A Named Chair in an Academic Department requires a gift of $1 million.

Chair in a Specific Program Area

Donors may choose to support specific areas of scholarly exploration such as Medical Humanities, Jewish Studies, Gender Studies and Civil War History. A gift of $1 million, allows a donor to make a difference in teaching and research by creating a prestigious permanent position in a particular area. The endowed position not only will attract high caliber faculty, but it will also improve the quality and prestige of the program itself. The endowment income may support students, provide necessary technology, fund seminars and workshops and generally enhance teaching and research.

Professorship

Named professorships recognize distinguished scholars and provide for additional resources to reward scholarship, teaching and service. A gift of $500,000 can support salary enhancements and provide for library resources, travel needs or other opportunities for the professor to advance knowledge and change lives.

Internship

Endowed internships create important opportunities to gain the practical experience necessary to accompany academic knowledge. Named internships supported by endowments the student to devote his or her efforts where they are most needed, while at the same time following his or her academic interests. An internship may be named and endowed with a gift of $225,000.

Lecture Series

It is one responsibility of the university to provide opportunities that bring together students and faculty, alumni and staff, friends and community members for the purpose of intellectual exploration. A named lectureship in the School of Liberal Arts provides these opportunities on a regular basis. A gift of $50,000 is required to support a named lectureship and enables the School to recruit important speakers, market the lecture to the correct audience, and pay for the other expenses associated with a successful series.

Scholarship

Endowing a scholarship enables the donor to make a lasting impact on the lives of students and the productive members of society that they become. Scholarships enable students to attend college without shouldering a heavy debt when they graduate. Students can study more and work less, therefore, devoting more energy and effort to learning. Scholarships can come in every shape and size and allow the donor to focus their gift narrowly on students studying in a specific area or can be more broadly defined within the School. Named scholarships begin at $10,000 (provides one, $500 per year) but have no limit (a $1 million gift for scholarships can support up to 12, 4-year full tuition scholarships at a time).

Lectureship

A named lectureship provides an opportunity to recognize and support the outstanding contribution made by lecturers. Typically, lecturers teach many of the introductory courses (such as composition and public speaking) in the school's larger departments are non-tenure track instructors who do not enjoy the same benefits as tenure track professors. Donors may support and recognize the teaching and service of this important group with an endowed lectureship for $200,000.

Name a Laboratory

Technology is a critical tool in the study of the Liberal Arts. Faculty use technology in their teaching, writing and research, and students use technology to practice language and public speaking, to write, to research, and to learn the skills necessary to enter to enter the workforce. In Liberal Arts, technology labs are at the center of many of the programs. The School houses the only video production facility on the IUPUI campus, is home to the American Sign Language/English Interpreting degree program and its state-of-the-art facilities, the Social Sciences lab supports both the complicated work of the Economics Department and the Geography Department's Geographic Information Science program. Finally, the Multimedia Language Resource Center is a critical center for the study of foreign languages. These technology centers provide an opportunity to endow facilities that are absolutely essential to each student's education. Each laboratory may be named with a gift of $1 million. Computer workstations may be named with a gift of $1,500.

School facilities may be named with gifts in varying amounts:

 

Name the Dean's Suite	$1 million
Name the Faculty/Staff lounge	$500,000
Name a classroom	$500,000
Name the main lobby	$250,000
Name a student lounge area	$100,000
Name a conference room	$ 40,000
Name a faculty or administrative office	$ 25,000

Name an Endowed Research Center

A strong endowment is critical to the longevity and success of a research center. Without an endowment, research centers must focus on raising funds needed to sustain the center each year. A named center would be able to focus less on fundraising and focus more on the important scholarly work at hand. Endowment interest would be used to support the center's efforts to explore important aspects of our world, serve as a resource for other scholars and students, publish books, articles, etc., maintain its facilities and human resources, and much, much more. The work of the centers housed in the School of Liberal Arts has already received local and national attention, but there is always more work to be done. A named research center typically requires a gift of $3 million and is an important way for a dedicated donor to support scholarly work in perpetuity.

Center for Economic Education	$3 million
Center for Religion and American Culture	$3 million
Center for Intercultural Communication	$3 million
Institute for American Thought	$3 million
Center for German-American Studies	$3 million
The POLIS Center	$3 million
Public Opinion Laboratory	$1 million

Name an Endowed Program

Programs in the Liberal Arts are faculty units which round out the School's curriculum by providing courses in areas not offered by departments. Programs offer students either minors or certificates and allow students opportunity to explore various aspects of the liberal arts. A donor with a special commitment to the study of an area such as Women's Studies or Museum Studies may name a Liberal Arts program with a gift of $500,000. An endowment would allow a program to expand its offerings, host special programs, recruit students, support faculty research and travel and generally encourage the growth of the program.

Afro-American Studies Program	$500,000
Women's Studies Program	$500,000
English as a Second Language	$500,000
Classical Studies	$250,000
International Studies	$500,000
Urban Studies	$500,000
Legal Studies	$500,000
Health Studies/Medical Humanities	$500,000
American Sign Language/English Interpreting	$500,000
Museum Studies	$500,000
The Writing Program	$500,000