FACS Capital Campaign Needs

Attracting and Supporting the Best Students:

To attract bright, determined and talented students, we must offer significant graduate and undergraduate scholarship funds. Additionally, the resources sought for this category will provide funds for leadership programs, service opportunities, and international initiatives.

- Study Abroad Funds $10K

- Legislative Aide Program $150K

- Graduate and Undergraduate Scholarships $25K

- Leadership Development $100K

- Undergraduate Research Grants $10K

- Graduate Assistantships $50K

Recruiting and Retaining Top Faculty:

Maintaining the quality of our faculty is critical to producing excellent graduates, conducting leading-edge research, and providing relevant public service. FACS seeks substantial increases in the numbers of endowed chairs, professorships, and visiting scholars.

- Professorships $250K

- Distinguished Professorships $500K

- Chairs $1M

- Visiting Scholar $100K

Strengthening Programs to Serve the State and Beyond:

FACS has a tradition of service in each of Georgia's 159 counties. Strong public service/outreach programs support the dissemination of research-based information to the citizens of our state.

- Center for Prevention of Obesity and Related Disorders $1.5M

- Financial Literacy Education $1.2M

- Historical Costume Collection $1M

- Housing and Demographics Research Center $1M

Advancing the Quest for Knowledge and Achieving Pre-eminence:

With unprecedented interest in family well-being, quality care for children and the elderly, personal health and fitness, rebuilding communities to support economic development and a stable work force, affordable housing and financial security for retirement, family and consumer sciences is a field whose time has arrived. Funding is needed to capitalize on the enormous potential our College has to make a positive difference in the lives of Georgia’s families and consumers.

- Certified Financial Planner Academic Program $1M

- Research to enhance the quality of family life and improve personal wellness $500K+

Enriching the Campus and Building the New Learning Environment

Explosive growth in funded research and public service/outreach programs, high demand for undergraduate and graduate programs, and the desire to work at the leading edge in meeting the need for family and consumer sciences expertise are compelling reasons for putting new and renovated space as the top priority for the College. We envision a physical structure that engages students and faculty as a community of learners, as well as reaches out to the publics we serve. Classrooms with state-of-the-art technology; marriage and family therapy, nutrition, and financial counseling clinics; laboratories with glass walls to facilitate students and visitors’ observing the process of discovery; and a climate-controlled environment with conservation and exhibit space for the Historic Costume Collection are included in the design plan.

- New addition to Dawson Hall $20.6 M

- Historic Costume Collection Facilities $1.5 M

Ensuring Annual and Long- Term Unrestricted Support

Sufficient unrestricted funds and a strong endowment are hallmarks of a world-class College. These funds allow a College to have the needed flexibility to support students and deliver the types of alumni programs that our constituents deserve and expect. Unrestricted funds allow us to be optimistic, to weather economic storms, and to invigorate programs across the missions of teaching, research and service.

- Presidents Club annual membership $1K

- Estate Gifts $10K+