Funding Priorities

However you choose to give, you’ll be moving the University closer to fulfilling its funding priorities. These priorities are vast, touching almost every aspect of University life.

University-Wide Priorities

The University’s goals are driven by commitments envisioned by Binghamton’s founders — commitments to intellectual rigor and to life-changing opportunities for exceptional students — and renewed by a vision to become one of the best public universities in the nation. In support of this vision, the Foundation seeks additional resources from private sources in four key areas:

Faculty and academic support — to support advancements in knowledge through the support of interdisciplinary fields of study, collaborative research efforts and centers of excellence.

Student support — to secure funds for merit-based and need-based scholarships and programs that enhance student engagement and development.

Facilities enhancement — to further expand and enhance academic, cultural and research space.

The Binghamton Fund — to increase support for the University’s annual giving program, which funds critical needs in academic programming, faculty recruitment and student support.

School and Unit Funding Priorities

Each school or unit has specific needs. Below are examples of ways you can support their funding priorities. This list is by no means exhaustive; if you’d like to discuss additional priorities, contact Cory Jacobs, interim senior director of major gifts, at 607-777-5110.

Harpur College
Harpur offers graduate and undergraduate degrees in humanities, sciences, mathematics, social sciences, and fine and performing arts. Outstanding faculty provide a rigorous and challenging educational experience and make major, original contributions in scholarship, research and artistic performance.
• Faculty development and endowed professorships -- recruitment and retention of talented faculty.
• Interdisciplinary research and globalization of curriculum

Student Affairs
• Renovation/Expansion of the East Gym
• Binghamton Fund for Student Life
• International Center

Division of Research
• Faculty Support Fund – recruitment and start-up packages
• Laboratories -- equipment

Decker School of Nursing
Home to the only PhD program in rural nursing in the country, the Decker School graduates one-third of all SUNY registered nurses. Additionally, we are the primary supplier of advanced-practice nurses (nurse practitioners) in central New York, many of whom work in medically underserved areas with low-income clients.
• Expansion of the Innovative Practice Center -- funds are needed for construction and relocation of the SimMan mannequins to an area with a separate control room, and to renovate designated space for new a computer lab, as well as routine replacement of computers and other technologies
• Promotion of Research and Scholarship -- support for faculty and student attendance/presentations at conferences, research seed grants for new faculty, endowed visiting professorships and lecture series.
• Student Support -- emphasis on graduate-level scholarships and travel funds (gas, parking fees, etc.) for students traveling out of the area for clinical practice.

School of Education
The School of Education is one of only 60 institutions nationwide accredited by the Teachers Education Accreditation Council (TEAC). We provide several graduate programs that are innovative and collaborative.
• Education Leadership Program (superintendent certification) -- a new program funded by the Gaffney Foundation.
• Engage and cultivate the local education community, as well as alumni

CCPA
The University Downtown Center, home to CCPA, is not only a “green building” but meets the requirements for LEED (leadership in energy and environmental design) certification. The UDC has already dramatically increased community partnerships, building connections that have enabled more than 300 students to intern with local agencies and organizations.
• Student assistance -- scholarships and travel funds for conference attendance and presentations
• Faculty assistance -- professional development, travel, research funds, retention funding, support for innovative community outreach and partnership efforts.
• Program development -- Center for Applied Community Research and Development, Civic Entrepreneurs and the Center for Local Government.

School of Management
The School of Management is one of New York State’s most dynamic business schools. Recently, we leaped from 74th to 40th place in BusinessWeek’s annual rankings of the country’s best undergraduate business schools. We’re ranked 15th among public colleges and universities.
• Professional Development Center -- created in 2006 to better prepare SOM students, increase employer networks, foster higher placement rates, improve awareness and understanding of career preparation topics, industry differences, career options and job search skills
• Dean’s Excellence Fund -- provides faculty and academic support, student support though merit and need-based scholarships, support for career placement services, leadership studies and to build the School’s national and international standings and reputation

Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science
• Faculty assistance -- professional development, travel, research funds, retention funding, support for innovative community outreach and partnership efforts
• Laboratories -- equipment

Graduate School
With more than 3,000 students, the Graduate School boasts nationally recognized programs, outstanding research facilities, quality and affordability. Our international students come from 76 countries, and make up nearly one third of the University’s enrollment. And with individual departments, each program offers a close-knit, supportive community of teachers, students and staff.
• Student Support -- fellowship funds to enhance teaching assistant/graduate assistant stipend levels for doctoral-track students and, thus, assist with recruitment of quality applicants.
• Travel funds
• The Graduate Community of Scholars -- an inclusive group for underrepresented minority students designed to build a community of scholars and a network of support to enhances our students’ academic experiences and professional development

Libraries
• Information Commons
• Special Collections (acquisition and maintenance)

Arts
• Anderson Center lounge/foyer -- a lounge has been missed, as there is little for theater-goers to do during intermissions. Preliminary plans call for a social area where hors d’oeuvres and cocktails can be enjoyed before, during intermission or after a performance
• Sponsorships -- gain publicity and exposure by sponsoring a performance presented by the Anderson Center
• Art Museum entrance -- expansion would add exhibition space and a much-needed elevator to connect the now isolated Permanent Collection on the ground floor to the galleries, while also enabling easy assembling and dismantling of exhibits
• Artwork for the Permanent Collection -- artwork approved by the curatorial committee can be donated to the Permanent Collection, where it will be accessioned and preserved