Who sets funding priorities for UGA?
Administrators at the University of Georgia set the priorities. At the university there are always more ideas for enhancing the academic mission than there are funds to carry them out. UGA’s president determines which of many fundraising proposals will become university priorities. Vice presidents, deans, and department and program heads set priorities for their units, within the context of university priorities. Proposals for major projects and campaigns are sent to the Development Office for feasibility studies, and the results are forwarded to the president. The university reviews the studies and makes a final determination about its priorities. The president then forwards his priorities to the foundation’s Board of Trustees, which completes a thorough review and charges the foundation staff with directing programs and processes to fulfill the university’s needs.
