Involvement of Academic Department Heads and Chairs in Fundraising at U.S. Public Research Universities

Gearhart,G. David; Mamiseishvili,Ketevan; Murry,John W.

JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE

Involvement of Academic Department Heads and Chairs in Fundraising at U.S. Public Research Universities

Author(s): G. David Gearhart, Ketevan Mamiseishvili, John W. Murry

Citation: G. David Gearhart, Ketevan Mamiseishvili, John W. Murry, (2018) "Involvement of Academic Department Heads and Chairs in Fundraising at U.S. Public Research Universities," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol.18, Iss. 5, pp. 34-40

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

The purpose of the study was to examine the involvement of department heads and chairs in fundraising

activities. We surveyed 440 department heads and chairs who served in Engineering, Business, and Arts

and Sciences colleges at 13 public research universities in the Southeastern region of the United States.

Based on the data from 114 department heads and chairs who responded to the survey, it appears that

they are rarely engaged in direct fundraising activities on a continuing basis, but they seem to show

interest and perceive that fundraising should be the expectation of their position.