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November 1, 2005 PHILANTHROPY TOPIC OF 2005 SCHOLARSHIP, COMMUNITY CONFERENCE The University of Houston’s 2005 Scholarship and Community Conference on Friday, Nov. 4, will focus on how private philanthropy impacts a university and its faculty. Titled “Professors and Private Philanthropy,” this UH and Faculty Senate sponsored event will offer presentations by Michael Rierson, UH vice president for university advancement, and Robert C. Allen, professor of American studies, history and communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as other development and fundraising professionals. “Great universities are not dependent on state allocations and student tuition fees alone to create and sustain excellence,” said Allen Warner, Faculty Senate president and professor of curriculum and instruction. “There are sources that cite a virtual linear correlation between the size of a university’s endowment and its academic reputation. Endowments are gifts that keep on giving. They support research, scholarship, teaching and students.” Among the topics to be discussed at this event are: - Resources available to assist faculty members in attracting
private gifts “It takes a community to be successful in private fundraising,” said UH President Jay Gogue. “I am looking forward to this particular conference and future discussions on this topic.” The conference will run from 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Waldorf-Astoria Room of the Hilton University of Houston Hotel. Allen’s lunch address, “School of Fish Out of Water: Faculty Leaders and Fundraising,” will begin at noon. There is no cost for the conference or lunch, but registration is required. To register, contact Mary Brantley, Faculty Senate staff associate, at 713-743-9181 or via e-mail at mbbrantley@central.uh.edu. Online registration is available at http://www.coe.uh.edu/scc/register05.cfm. For more details and a complete conference schedule, visit http://www.coe.uh.edu/scc/default.cfm. Mike Emery |