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Section III: Mission, Governance,
and Institutional Effectiveness
SACS Comprehensive Standard
III-12. The
ultimate control of the institution's fund-raising activities rests with
the institution's chief executive officer.
JUDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE
Yes,
East Tennessee State University is able to provide a portfolio of evidence
supporting compliance.
STATEMENT OF RATIONALE FOR JUDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The president, in the capacity of chief fund-raising
officer, is ultimately responsible for the approval of all fund-raising
initiatives, campaigns, and solicitations for East Tennessee State University.
The president designates the campus official(s) authorized to approve
and conduct activities for the purpose of soliciting gifts to the institution
(TBR Manual, Solicitation and Acceptance of Gifts; ETSU Financial Procedures
Manual, Solicitation and Acceptance of Gifts). These fund-raising
activities are conducted through the ETSU Division of University Advancement,
which is administered by the vice president for university advancement
(University Advancement).
The vice president for
university advancement is the president's chief development officer and
is charged with the responsibility of establishing and administering the
university's fund-raising program under the direction and control of the
president (ETSU Financial Procedures Manual, Policy on Solicitation
and Acceptance of Gifts; Human Resources, Job Descriptions for President
and Vice President for University Advancement). The vice president
for university advancement advises the university president on the progress
made toward meeting fund-raising objectives. Members of the professional
advancement and fund-raising staff work directly with the deans of each
college and the directors of each major program to establish effective
fund-raising programs for these units, all under the supervision and with
the approval of both the president and the chief development officer (Human
Resources, Job Descriptions for Administrative/Professional Positions,
University Advancement).
The university's foundation was established in 1970
as a separate not-for-profit corporate entity to serve as the official
gift-receiving arm of ETSU (TBR Manual, Foundations; ETSU Foundation
Restated Charter). To ensure an appropriate level of institutional
participation in foundation governance, the corporation's charter and
bylaws state that the institution's president and vice president for university
advancement hold membership on the foundation's executive body and board
of directors (ETSU Foundation Restated Charter, Board of Directors;
ETSU Foundation Bylaws, Board of Directors; ETSU Foundation, Board of
Directors). The president's participation in the corporation's governance
structure has been re-stated by the university and the foundation in a
written agreement that complies with TBR policy (TBR Manual Foundations;
Agreement between ETSU and the ETSU Foundation, Institutional Participation
in Foundation Governance). The vice president for university advancement
also serves as the executive vice president of the ETSU Foundation (Human
Resources, Job Descriptions for President and Vice Presidents, University
Advancement). The executive vice president of the foundation manages
daily operations and serves as a liaison between the corporation's board
of directors and the university president.
In January
1997, ETSU's president initiated a feasibility study for a capital fund-raising
campaign. On the basis of an independent consultant's recommendation,
the president initiated The Campaign for ETSU Tomorrow. The purpose
of the campaign is to raise private funds for student scholarships, faculty
professorships, and other academic and athletics support (ETSU Foundation,
"The Challenge of Change: The Campaign for ETSU Tomorrow").
The "silent" phase of the campaign began July 1, 1997, and the public
phase was launched on January 21, 2000. The original goal of $40 million
has been surpassed, as has the revised goal of $75 million. As of May
25, 2001, the campaign has realized $78.6 million in contributions, and
is expected to conclude on June 30, 2002, with a final goal of $100 million
(ETSU University Relations, press release May 10, 2001).
An independent consultant,
retained by the Tennessee Board of Regents in 2000, ranked ETSU's fund-raising
program first among TBR institutions for overall effectiveness and seventh
in the nation among public regional master's universities (Tom Jackson
& Associates, Fund Raising Assessment).
DOCUMENTATION
SOURCE
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LOCATION
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ETSU Division of University Advancement
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ETSU Office of Human Resources, Job Description,
President
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ETSU Office of Human Resources, Job Description,
Vice President for University Advancement
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ETSU Office of Human Resources, Job Descriptions
for Administrative and Professional Positions, University Advancement
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Tennessee Board of Regents Policies and Procedures
Manual, Policy 4:01:04:00, Solicitation and Acceptance of Gifts
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ETSU Financial Policies and Procedures Manual,
FP-24, Policy on Solicitation And Acceptance of Gifts
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ETSU University Advancement Policies &
Procedures Manual
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Office of the Vice President for University Advancement,
302 Dossett Hall
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Tennessee Board of Regents Policies and Guidelines
Manual, Policy 4-01-07-02, Foundations
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ETSU Foundation, Restated Charter Article XII,
Board of Directors
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ETSU Foundation Bylaws Article II, Section
1, Board of Directors
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Agreement between ETSU and ETSU Foundation,
Institutional Participation in Foundation Governance
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ETSU Foundation, Board of Directors
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ETSU Foundation Publication, "The Challenge
of Change: The Campaign for ETSU Tomorrow", January 2000.
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SACS Documentation Files
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ETSU University Relations, press release May
10, 2001
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SACS Documentation Files
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Tom Jackson & Associates, Fund Raising
Assessment for Tennessee Board of Regents, Four Year Institutions,
June 2000
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SACS Documentation Files
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