 "In this time when
leadership and those uncommon individuals who
possess it are so critically needed in our society, ETSU is earning
a reputation for excellence in developing leaders of tomorrow."
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Our Need - $9,900,000 Founded
in 1997, the prestigious Roan Scholars
Leadership Program selects students on a competitive basis
for a four-year, full-scholarship program. The Roan Scholars Program
chooses students annually from regional high schools to enter
ETSU and participate in community service activities, leadership
studies, mentoring programs, and international learning. The program
seeks to retain our region's most promising young leaders through
the challenging Roan curriculum and experience at ETSU so that
they will be prepared to guide the future of the Tri-Cities Tennessee/Virginia.
Specific needs for elements within the Roan Scholars Program:
$7,000,000 - Ensures future expansion of the program for scholars
outside the current selection area
1,000,000 - To increase our current number of scholars
to 20
1,000,000 - Funding for the summer enrichment program
500,000 - Matching funds as the catalyst for
additional giving
400,000 - To increase our current endowment
to allow for increased tuition and fees
Our Need - $6,900,000 The
ETSU Foundation Honors Program provides students who demonstrate
high academic achievement and promise the opportunity to experience
a challenging interdisciplinary curriculum at ETSU with outstanding
faculty. Our vision is to fund a named ETSU Honors College (suggested
gift of $6 million for naming the Honors College) to establish
our Honors Program as a stand-alone academic unit, dedicated to
attracting and educating these student-scholars. Many of our Honors
students hold key leadership positions in the Student Government
Association, the Greek system, our residence halls, and other
student activities.
Specific needs for elements within the
Honors Program:
$2,000,000 - For the establishment of the University Honors Forum
1,500,000 - To offer 12 new full Honors Scholarships
1,250,000 - To provide for 20 Honors Expedition Travel
Experience Scholarships
1,000,000 - To fund the University Honors Lectureship
500,000 - For an endowment to aid in recruiting
Honors students
400,000 - For an endowment to fund book scholarships
250,000 - For an endowment to fund cultural
opportunities
Our Need - $2,500,000 Founded
in 2000, the ETSU Leadership House allows students to develop
leadership skills in a close-knit community environment, based
on the Robert Greenleaf Servant Leadership model. Scholarship
support is needed to support additional student housing costs
beyond the realm of state-assisted funding to aid students in
this growing endeavor on our campus, one of only three servant/leader-based
living-learning communities in the nation.
Our Need - $1,500,000 Our
Residence Hall Life Program is essential in our student retention
efforts. We propose to establish a Residence Life Scholarships
and Leadership Opportunity Program to provide a "students helping
students" relationship in our residence halls. This program
is designed to inspire our first-year and returning students to
achieve academic success, make social connections within the university
community, and prepare for leadership positions. This new initiative,
funded with private support, will also provide scholarships and
a mediation program to teach leadership skills as well as conflict
resolution in a constructive, effective way.
Our Need - $4,000,000 The
Forum for Leadership and Citizenship will provide scholarships
in service-learning and a lecture series for nationally prominent
speakers to address important leadership issues of our time.
Opportunities for immersion courses with the Cherokee Nation and
-- through the Rocky Mountain Experience -- funding for a summer
high school youth leadership camp are planned. Support for
a Leadership Library is among other possibilities enabled with
this fund.
Our Need - $2,500,000 ETSU
has been a catalyst in the decade-long effort to use the former
Armory property along Market Street in Johnson City as a critical
building block for the Regional Med-Tech Corridor. As significant
progress has been made at ETSU to develop this property in partnership
with others, we envision the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
to be located there as a shared initiative among the ETSU College
of Business, the James H. Quillen College of Medicine, and the
College of Applied Science and Technology. Here, we will kindle
the spirit of entrepreneurship and grow the businesses and job
opportunities of tomorrow.
Our Need - $1,500,000 Placement
of our graduates in employment opportunities has always been a
hallmark of ETSU. As a part of the ETSU LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE,
we propose the development of a web-based e-portfolio and resume
database to help our students and alumni with job placement. This
e-portfolio would provide employers a cost-effective way to review
much more information about our student and alumni prospective
employees than the traditional resume and interview method currently
permits.
Our Need - $ Variable Finally,
across the entire academic spectrum of the university, we need
to encourage the development of endowments and funding in the
ETSU Foundation for leadership lectureships, professorships, and
other efforts so that leadership becomes a cornerstone in all
departments, course offerings, and activities. |
