SUNY OneontaCollege Advancement

Presentation to College SenateoMarch 1, 2010

Who We AreWhat We DoOur Partners

The Importance of Your ParticipationOur Impact

Who We AreThe Division of College Advancement

• Alumni Affairs• Grants Development• Center for Economic and Community

Development• Fundraising and Development• Alumni Association and College Foundation

What We Do• Build relationships with external and internal

partners to benefit students, faculty and staff• Provide opportunities for alumni to have a

lifelong connection with SUNY Oneonta• Raise and steward financial resources

Students Day on Wall Street

Division of College AdvancementPartners

• Leadership Volunteers• Alumni• Faculty and Staff• Parents and Students• Community Members• Federal, State, and Local Agencies• Businesses, Foundations, and Corporations• Non-profit Organizations• Educational Institutions

• Culture and Tradition—Homecoming and Reunion

• Communication— Reflections

• Alumni Involvement— Distinguished Alumni Series

• Networking— Internships for Students

The Importance of Your Participation

Gifts and Grants to Support SUNY Oneonta

– Scholarships– Faculty and Student Research– Campus Programs • Admissions, Milne Library• Student and Faculty Awards

– Campaigns• Fund for Science and Technology• The Fund for Oneonta• Campus Community Annual Campaign

Charitable Gift and Grant Sources 2009

*Other Individuals are faculty, staff, and friends of the College

$3.9 millionRaised in2008-2009

Alumni Giving Percent ParticipationSUNY Oneonta

• 8th year at #1 among all SUNY institutions

• 6th nationally among public Master Degree granting colleges

SUNY Peers• SUNY Oneonta 14.4%• SUNY Potsdam 11.0%• SUNY Geneseo 10.7%• SUNY Plattsburgh 10.6%• SUNY Buffalo 9.9%• SUNY Cortland 9.1%• SUNY Oswego 8.9%• SUNY 4-Yr Average 7.9%• National Average 6.0%

Source: Voluntary Support of Education Survey, Data Miner, 2009

Growth of Endowment

Endowment per Student

• Top 3 among all SUNY institutions for over a decade*

SUNY Peers- 2009• SUNY Buffalo $15,636• SUNY Purchase $8,693• SUNY Oneonta $5,252• SUNY Stony Brook $4,575• SUNY Binghamton $4,539• SUNY Potsdam $3,378• SUNY Fredonia $2,247• SUNY Cortland $1,724

SUNY Oneonta

Source: Voluntary Support of Education Survey, Data Miner, 1999-2008*excludes Upstate & Downstate medical centers

Growth in Scholarships Awarded

$1.8 millionawarded for2009-2010

Fund for Science & TechnologyCo-Chaired by Janet Perna, Class of 1970 and

Bill Pietraface, Professor and Chair, Biology

The Fund will further the College’s mission of providing every student with a well-rounded liberal arts education that ensures science literacy.

– Scholarships in science and technology– Student and faculty research– State-of-the-art instructional and research

instrumentation

Results• $4 million goal• $3.2 million raised• Gifts/pledges: $1.3M• Grants: $1.9M

• Science Scholarships• 17 new science scholarships

Priorities for 2010• Conclude the Fund for Science & Technology• Increase our endowed scholarships• Expand faculty/student research funds• Promote The Fund for Oneonta to raise funds for

mission critical programs and initiatives• Align with and support the College’s Strategic

Plan • Gain efficiencies through budget savings

Thank YouQuestions?

For more information:http://www.oneonta.edu/home/Alumni_and_Donors/ad.asp

Student Research Day