AMPLIFYING FACULTY INFLUENCE AND IMPACT ENDOWED CHAIRS AND PROFESSORSHIPS At Western, we are grateful to have a robust cohort of faculty leaders who are exceptionally proficient in their respective disciplines and demonstrate an unmatched level of investment in our students’ intellectual and personal growth. Absent the dedication of Western faculty, our students would find themselves at a very different kind of university. The highly personalized instruction Western professors deliver is a treasured rarity in higher education, where oftentimes, a single faculty member is more commonly tasked with giving lesson plans to large lecture halls, diminishing the opportunity to build personal relationships with individual students.
The commitment of Western faculty is steadfast despite significantly stretched budgets, limited operational support, and pay that is below market rates. Currently, only four fully endowed positions exist in a faculty body of more than 125. Gifts to ELEVATE WESTERN in support of ENDOWED CHAIRS AND PROFESSORSHIPS will help ease financial burdens in academic departments across campus and will ensure faculty are rightly compensated with competitive salaries. Further, increased faculty support will enable Western to continue attracting toptier academic talent, bolster curriculum development and other learning opportunities, and ensure faculty-tostudent ratios remain small.