By recruiting and retaining eminent faculty, Clemson University will receive more awards, research grants and federal research funding based upon the reputation of the faculty and the quality of research conducted at the institution. Academic programs will be bolstered, benefiting the overall education students receive and the type of research experience they will have when they graduate. High-caliber faculty and the research they undertake significantly impact the economic prosperity and promise of the state.
The average faculty salary of seven key benchmark universities is $86,564. Clemson’s average faculty salary is $74,045.
THE NEED
- Four endowed chairs and two professorships in the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
- Endowed professorships in the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities
- Three endowed chairs and five professorships in the College of Business and Behavioral Science
- Complete four endowed chairs and professorships in the College of Engineering and Science
- Four endowed chairs and $500,000 for one professorship in the College of Health, Education and Human Development
- One endowed chair in the Libraries
- Four endowed chairs for Public Service Activities
THE REALITY
Clemson University must attract and retain 100-plus new faculty each year.
The only way to remain competitive with other leading universities for the best researchers and scholars is to offer unique and appealing starting packages to faculty.
Without endowed chairs and professorships, Clemson will not have the opportunity to recruit the best scholars and will lose the most talented to rival schools.
We want and need these eminent scholars for our students, our academic programs, our research and, indeed, as a pivotal factor in the economic prosperity of our state.
Endowed Chairs, like Karen Burg (right) conduct research that will change people’s lives, teach the next generation of bioengineers and researchers, and encourage more women to go into scientific fields.
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