Dean's Circle
Membership Levels
Annual Membership
Associate Member
$1000 per year
Advisory
Member
$2000 per year
Director Member
$5000 per year
Graduate Member
$500 per year (age 39 or younger)
Lifetime Membership
Chair Member
$25,000
Tenured Member
$50,000
The Dean’s Circle recognizes the extraordinary generosity of alumni, friends, faculty, and staff who make annual gifts of $1,000 or more to the Dean’s Fund for Excellence. Young alumni (age 35 years or younger) can join with an annual gift of $500 or more. As a member of the Dean’s Circle, your investment will help the college meet the educational needs of our students, take advantage of extraordinary opportunities, and meet new challenges in teaching, research, and service.
The Dean’s Fund for Excellence provides the resources which allow the college to initiate new processes and programs while strengthening educational and outreach efforts. State funding is not only reducing but the utilization of those dollars is more restrictive, and without the flexibility of the Dean’s Fund for Excellence, the ability to grow and expand to meet the needs of our faculty and students is severely curtailed. Now more than ever, private funding is vital to the success of our college and university.
Here are just some of the projects and activities the Dean’s Circle has supported over the years:
- Funding for promising undergraduate and graduate students
- Faculty seed grants for pursuing new research interests and other academic endeavors
- Providing scholarships and awards to students for travel abroad experiences
- Securing new computer hardware and software for research and teaching
Membership Benefits
Dean’s Circle members will receive an invitation to the dean’s annual reception and notification of and invitations to other CLAS events and lectures.
More importantly, members will know their generosity will have a direct, positive influence on the phenomenal faculty and students of this great college.
How to Join
To make your gift to the Dean’s Fund for Excellence, simply complete the Membership Form linked here and return it to the address below or visit the University of Florida Foundation Online Giving page at www.uff.ufl.edu/OnlineGiving/CLAS.asp.
To make a larger impact, please consider pledging your support with a 5 year commitment to the college – Pledge Form. With your pledge, the college will know that your contributions can be expected and future plans can be made with the certainty of financial support from alumni and friends. Simply complete the form linked here and return it to:
Christy Popwell, Assistant Director of Development
UF College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Dean’s Circle
PO Box 14425
Gainesville, FL 32604
For more information about the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Circle, please contact Christy Popwell in the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs at (352) 392-5412 or cpopwell@uff.ufl.edu.
The University of Florida Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)3 corporation. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent provided by law.