Ways to Give
Funding Priorities
Student tuition and state support no longer cover the full costs of a University education. In order to maintain our Department’s top-ten ranking and succeed in our educational mission, we must also rely on our alumni and friends to help us meet our goals in four areas.
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
Our Goal: To raise $250,000 for laboratory renovations.
World-class research by our students and faculty requires state-of-the-art laboratories. In the past decade, building renewal funding from the State of Arizona has declined dramatically, intensifying the need for private, corporate, and foundation support to maintain and improve our facilities.
Our Goal: To raise $2 million toward the construction of a new integrated research suite for multiple researchers to work collaboratively.
The complex problems of individuals with communication disorders require multifaceted research in order to find solutions. We envision an integrated research suite where researchers can work collaboratively on the most difficult problems addressing those affected by speech, language, or hearing disabilities.
FACULTY ENDOWMENT FUND
Our Goal: To have at least one $1 to $2 million endowed chair.
The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences has been able to attract faculty who are widely recognized for their research. This brings with it a downside; other institutions consistently and aggressively try to recruit our faculty. An endowed chair will help us both retain superior faculty members and recruit outstanding new faculty. Doing so will perpetuate the success and stature of the department.
CLINICAL FUNDING
Our Goal: To have two $1 million endowed chairs for clinical faculty.
Clinical faculty members are critical to shaping the careers of those who provide direct services to adults and children with communication disorders. Endowed chairs recognize the contributions of these faculty and allow us to hire and retain master clinicians. Unfortunately, state support of clinical faculty has eroded over the last decade creating a shortfall between the cost of offering clinical training and the funding provided for it.
Our Goal: To offer $60,000 in scholarships for patients who would not otherwise be able to afford clinical services.
Services for children with disabilities are often not covered by insurance and adults find their coverage falls short of what they actually need. Scholarships are needed to assist many patients or their parents when services are beyond their financial reach.
STUDENT FUNDING
Our Goal: To offer $60,000 in scholarships to our students each year.
We want to be able to attract the best and the brightest students by offering them attractive and competitive scholarships.
Our Goal: To create a $2 million permanent fund to provide scholarships for the top 20% of our students.
In order to address state shortages in Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists we need to recruit and retain excellent students by offering them attractive and competitive scholarship funds.
Naming Opportunities
Donors may elect to choose a name for a portion of our facility, such as laboratories, lecture halls, classrooms, instrumentation (equipment) and offices. Donors may also suggest other creative ways of giving.
Donor Investment Levels
- Integrated Research Suite - $1 million
- Individual Laboratory Space - $250,000
- Endowed chairs - $1-2 million
- Major Equipment – Cost of the equipment
- Endowed Scholarships - $400,000
- Teaching and research laboratories - $25,000
Individual Giving Options
There are many way to support the mission of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences.
For more information on ways to give, call Cathy Fay 621-1819.
Gift Ideas
Gifts may be made
· in honor of a favorite faculty member
· to congratulate a current student
· in memory of a loved one
A $10 gift can help build scholarship funds.
A $50 give makes it possible for us to supply students with new therapy materials.
A $200 gift allows us to purchase up-to-date test materials.
A $500 give will allows us to refresh computers in student and research labs.
Become an Annual Fund donor to support scholarship funds for our best students.
Scholarships
Student travel scholarships permit students to present their work at national and international meetings.
Clinical scholarships offset the cost of treating those who could otherwise not afford the care they need. |
