The Campaign for
The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions

Our bold new vision

Central Michigan University’s vigorous and innovative community of scholars, students, and partners shares unparalleled enthusiasm and determination to realize A New Vision of Excellence during the first comprehensive capital campaign in CMU history.

This multimillion dollar campaign will provide important benefits to CMU students, faculty, alumni, and many others at this definitive juncture in CMU’s development as a teaching and research institution. 

The $13 million venture for The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions will strengthen CMU’s already exceptional health professions programs while advancing vital broader campaign initiatives to:

• Establish student scholarships and heighten academic standards     
• Provide endowments for faculty research and creativity  
• Enhance the campus environment with advanced facilities and technology  
• Strengthen ongoing and special programs 

Your generous support in any of these areas – student awards, applied faculty engagement, or modern learning resources – will ensure that CMU’s New Vision of Excellence extends far into the future.

The campaign for the The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions

The Campaign for Central Michigan University presents opportunities throughout the university, including initiatives to realize the immense potential of The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions.

CMU will develop new scholarships for health professions students, increase endowments for faculty research and scholarship, and finance construction costs and equipment for the new Health Professions Building.

Join us as we, together, fulfill A New Vision of Excellence for The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions.

Student Scholarships - $1 million

The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions has made it a priority to become more competitive in recruiting and providing support for top students from Michigan and elsewhere. By expanding the college’s undergraduate and graduate scholarship programs, more students will have access to a CMU education and will bring their energy and leadership to campus. 

Talented undergraduates with interests in health professions will benefit from the increased support of named awards and scholarships that are departmental in focus and support student scholarship and research. Graduate fellowships will support students’ study and research in highly competitive master’s programs, including health promotion and program management, physician assistant, speech-language pathology, physical education, and sport administration. Doctoral fellowships will support students in the audiology, physical therapy, and health administration programs. 

Endowed scholarships provide a permanent resource for students because the principal to initiate the scholarships is never spent. Only the interest earned from investment is used to award the gift. As the principal grows through investment, award amounts may increase or become available to more students. Endowed scholarships also provide an opportunity to leave a meaningful legacy in the name of the donor or in recognition of an individual. Family members and others may continue to add to the fund, making additional awards possible.

Faculty and Program Endowment – $1 million 

An endowed chair is the highest honor that a university can bestow on a faculty member who has had a distinguished career in a particular field of study. The chair represents reward, recognition, opportunity, and incentive to the honoree by providing dedicated resources in order to continue his/her research and teaching. 

The college’s success rests largely on the strength of its faculty, whose teaching helps define the undergraduate and graduate experience and whose research fosters student learning and contributes to the betterment of society. The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions strives to bring the very best faculty to CMU’s campus and to lead CMU’s innovative distance learning programs. 

Teaching and research endowment support is a very effective means of attracting and retaining top faculty members to lead in this area of innovative and growing programs. By establishing named chairs and professorships and supporting funds for faculty members’ professional development, donors can make a lasting contribution to the college’s continued growth. 

Enhanced Campus Environment - $10 million

The construction of the university’s Health Professions Building is a symbol of the university’s commitment to serving the needs of Michigan citizens. This 176,000-square-foot architectural gem at the gateway to campus features advanced learning spaces, modern interdisciplinary clinical facilities, high-tech research laboratories, offices, and meeting spaces. 

The new building addresses the urgent resource needs of a variety of growing health professions programs that share common purposes. The building houses departments and programs in both The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions and the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Before this building opened, these academic units were dispersed across CMU’s 854-acre campus in seven different buildings, making interaction difficult and sharing of resources and facilities impractical. 

The diverse health disciplines occupying this state-of-the-art facility operate in a highly collaborative learning environment conducive to the advancement of new ideas and knowledge. 

The opportunity to work in such a modern facility – where research is encouraged and where student learning is supported by enhanced learning resources – is expected to be a major attraction to quality faculty.

Funding opportunities

The Health Professions Building is supported through a combination of state funds and private contributions, including leadership gifts from The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation of Midland, The Carls Foundation of Detroit, The Kresge Foundation, The Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation of Midland, and The Charles J. Strosacker Foundation of Midland.

Gifts starting at $3,000 may be designated to name rooms and facilities in your honor or to recognize family members or friends. You also may leave your legacy for future generations with a gift of $1,000 or more, as these gifts will be recognized on a prominent display inside the building.

You may direct any size gift to a specific part of the building, such as The Founders of Sports Medicine Room, the September 11 Memorial Garden, or another area. You may choose to pay your gift directly or over a period of up to five years.

Ongoing and Special Programs - $1 million

Annual giving of both restricted and unrestricted dollars supports innovation in programming and gives the college flexibility to respond to the emerging needs of its students and faculty. Annual giving dollars may leverage other gifts by serving as matching gifts for technology and equipment purchases, scholarships, and virtually any other type of designated gift.

Ways of giving 

Gifts may be made to Central Michigan University or The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions in a variety of ways:

• Bequests 
• Charitable gift annuities or remainder trusts  
• Cash  
• Life insurance  
• Securities  
• Real estate  
• Retirement plans

Naming opportunities

• Distinguished professor/dean’s chair: $2 million
• Building: $1 million or 50 percent of private funding component  
• Endowed faculty chair: $1 million
• Classroom, meeting room, foyer, or auditorium: $25,000 to $1 million
• Endowed professorship: $500,000
• Endowed fellowship: $250,000  
• Endowed young faculty award: $250,000
• Endowed visiting professorship: $250,000 
• Endowed Centralis Scholar Award: $150,000
• Endowed faculty development fund: $100,000
• Endowed graduate scholarship: $100,000
• Endowed lectureship: $100,000 
• Endowed national research: $100,000
• Endowed scholarship: $25,000 and up

The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions

The case for support

The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions is an emerging leader in the education and preparation of students for entry into the health professions. The college offers a blend of nationally reputable academic and clinical programs that are responsive to societal needs.

The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions is only the fourth named college among the 110-member institutions comprising the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions. Historically, the naming of a college brings special distinction and honor and holds the college to higher expectations and standards. Many of the college’s programs require some form of state licensure or national certification for practice within the health care industry. These programs are held to a high level of public accountability to ensure public safety and to prepare graduates who are skilled and competent to practice. The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions is particularly focused on the positive influence alumni, faculty, and students can have on the health of Michigan residents living in rural and underserved communities.

Graduate programs 
• Audiology
• Health Administration
• Health Promotion and Program Management
• Physical Education – Teaching
• Physical Education – Exercise Science
• Physical Education – Athletic Administration
• Physical Education – Coaching
• Physical Therapy
• Physician Assistant
• Speech-Language Pathology
• Sport Administration

Undergraduate majors
• Communication Disorders
• Health Administration
• Health Fitness in Preventive and Rehabilitative Programs
• Physical Education
• Public Health Education and Health Promotion
• School Health Education
• Sport Studies
• Sports Medicine/Athletic Training

New learning environment to enhance college missions

As Central Michigan University completes its move into the Health Professions Building in 2003, the college continues to focus on three innovative missions that have guided its activities since its inception: quality programs, applied learning, and collaborative community outreach.  

Quality programs. Man health professions college graduates perform at the top of the class on national certifying exams. Physician assistant graduates, for example, have had 100 percent pass rates and scores in the top 5 to 15 percent nationwide. Athletic training graduates who pass their certification exam on the first attempt consistently score 30 points higher than the national average, which includes results of students attending approximately 180 accredited institutions across the country. The college also leads in the design and implementation of online programs. It was among the first in the United States to deliver a Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) degree for current practitioners via the Internet. The college also recently introduced the first online Doctor of Health Administration degree in the nation.

Applied learning. College programs incorporate experiential learning components that maximize student learning. A few examples:

• For more than 60 years, audiology and speech-language pathology students have learned highly specialized skills in CMU’s Speech and Hearing Clinic. The clinic provides training, among other things, in cochlear implants and auditory rehabilitation for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. The cochlear implant program is unique to this region of the state and serves a broad population of central and northern Michigan residents.

• Clinical internship rotations take health professions students to more than 65 of Michigan’s 83 counties, across America, and even abroad, where they apply, refine, and expand their skills in workplace environments. Students leave these programs ready to make meaningful contributions to their future patients and clients. 

• The Living, Learning, and Wellness Residential College provides more than 160 CMU freshman and sophomore health professions program students opportunities to pursue their career interests, attend classes, and participate in special activities in an environment that is supportive of academic success. 

• For more than 50 years, the Summer Remedial Clinics (SRC) have offered an intensive five-week camp for children with communicative impairments. More than 100 children, ages 3 to 17, participate in the camp each year. SRC is the only camp of its kind in the country.

Collaborative community outreach. Founded on a commitment to advance knowledge, learning, and excellence in practice, the college has built a broad base of community support through more than 500 partnerships that connect undergraduate and graduate programs with relevant community-based learning experiences. These applied-learning experiences deepen student understanding of current health issues confronting society. 
The college takes great pride in the partnerships it has established with community organizations, health care organizations, and county, state, and federal agencies. These partners are critical to the college’s efforts to keep well-established programs current and to address the needs and concerns of society at large, as well as the employers who will hire CMU graduates. A few examples:

• Programs. In developing new programs such as the Doctorate in Audiology and the Doctorate of Health Administration, partners were engaged to ensure that all aspects of the programs, from content to method of delivery, yield results that are responsive to the needs of students, employers, and other stakeholders.

• Community Service. Faculty and students alike are involved and committed to performing community service. Examples of employee volunteerism abound in community organizations such as the United Way, Special Olympics, and Boy Scouts. For example, Special Olympics honored Jim Hornak, chair of the Department of Physical Education and Sport, for 30 years of volunteer service to their organization. Students also are active in volunteering in the community. In 2002, for example, residential college students donated almost 750 hours of their time to hospitals, soup kitchens, and animal shelters. For their efforts, this group was recognized with the Meijer Community Volunteer Recognition Award.

• Cardiovascular Health Intervention Program. The Cardiovascular Health Intervention Program identifies cardiovascular risk factors in children and strives to build awareness about healthy lifestyles and choices through interactive educational experiences. This project, initiated by several School of Health Sciences faculty members, involves students, faculty, and other volunteers providing cardiovascular health risk assessments to school-age children in four counties. The directors of this project desire to collaborate with other college and university departments in an attempt to further educate children about other areas of health and fitness, such as diabetes, preventing injury, and back health.

Additional information

For additional information on how you can participate in the Campaign for Central Michigan University or designate a gift to The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions, contact:

Marvis J. Lary, Dean
The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions
(989) 774-1850
lary1mj@cmich.edu
www.chp.cmich.edu

Melodie Anderson, Director of Development
(989) 774-1731
ander2ma@cmich.edu

Michael A. Leto, Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations
(989) 774-2382
michael.a.leto@cmich.edu
giving.cmich.edu

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