College Of Coastal Georgia Foundation Inc

Programs: Academic scholarship: merit scholarships and targeted academic incentives are important tools in recruitment and retention of top notch students. The foundation is committeed to continuing awards of full or partial scholarhips at meaningful funding levels to five percent of more of total enrollment. To attract and retain outstanding students, the foundation will continue to consider innovative scholarship and support programs such as coca-cola 1st generation scholars, the hoven family scholars, w. Kantor international scholars, and the geri culbreath innkeeper fund. The majority of the foundation's fifty-one endowment funds support scholarships. In the 2017-2018 academic year the foundation made 713 scholarship awards to approximately 543 students.

campus programming/student life including athletics and general operations: the college experience is heightened through quality extra-and co-cirricular activities. The foundation sustains arts and cultural experieinces, lecture series, social gatherings, and career development opportunities that serve to expand the horizons of students, faculty and staff, and to provide enrichment for the community at large. Campus programming / student life funds include: the coastal georgia minority outreach program, girls of summer, let's talk coastal, the theatre fund and other cultural and performing arts funds. Athletic funds include support for the athletic department, athletic scholarships and support for the eight inter-scholarstic college sports teams. While cultivating significant named giving, the foundation's goal is at least 20% of the annual budget for campus programming/student life and athletic programming. The foundation also supports general operations which should be under 10% of the annual budget.

faculty and staff development & support: quality faculty are the cornerstone of higher education. The college's ability to recruit and retain outstanding academic talent ensures its status in and contributions to higher education. With shrinking public funds and increasing performance demands, the foundation secures funding to support faculty learning, research, scholarship and innovation. Currently there are thirty-three diverse funds maintained for these purposes. The foundation seeks to establish new sources of faculty support annually and works to commit support to reach a range of 10% to 20% of the annual budget of the foundation.

other program services: housing/capital expansion: $194,050: student housing and additional instructional facilities remaing critical ingredients for the college's expansin and growth. The foundation must continue to secure gifts to support new and improved facilities and the future phases of student housing. Currently the foundation owns and operates coastal place apartments, which is an 88 student off-campus housing unit in conjuction with the college's residential housing program. There are various naming opportunities through capital donations for new and existing campus buildings and infastructure (e. G. , walkways, water features, laboratories, student meeting areas) that can be targeted for future solicitations.