Giving Priorities

Academics


Scholarships

Scholarships open the door to possibilities for students at Jax State. Scholarships allow students to stand on the shoulders of the university to be able to reach their dreams.  Giving to scholarships solidifies the leaders of tomorrow. 

There are two types of scholarships: endowed scholarships and annual scholarships.  They work like this:

  • Endowed Scholarships – Endowed scholarships live on in perpetuity.  At Jax State, endowed scholarships start at $25,000, which can be paid all at once, or by making a pledge to pay that amount over a five-year period.  A set amount of earnings is paid out each year to the scholarship recipient, leaving the original amount untouched so that it can continue to produce earnings. 
  • Annual Scholarships – Annual scholarships are awarded each year donations are made to the scholarship.  The amount donated can be the amount awarded.  If no donation is made for a particular year, the scholarship will not be awarded.  Annual scholarships can be named beginning at $2,500.
  • Jax State Endowed Scholarship Fund – Donations made to the Jax State Endowed Scholarship Fund help sustain an endowed scholarship fund used to make sure students are able to finish their degree. These funds help students that may not otherwise be able to finish their degree due to financial hardships. The funds are awarded based on financial need.

Endowed Professorships ($250,000) and Endowed Chairs ($500,000)

  • Endowed professorships and endowed chairs are both crucial for recruiting and retaining the highest-quality faculty. Building a strong base of faculty talent enriches the academic environment, which attracts the brightest students. These endowed positions support faculty already performing at a high level, enabling them to make even more significant contributions to the college and to their respective fields. Distinguished faculty committed to excellence in teaching, research, and public service stimulate students and strengthen the Jax State experience. The funds generated by endowed professorships and endowed chairs are available to faculty members to advance their instructional programs, to develop new research ideas, to fund students’ work and to make innovative advances in their own portfolios of scholarly work.

Namesake Colleges ($15,000,000) and Departments ($1,000,000)

  • Funds generated by namesake college and namesake department funding are available to support the enhancement and innovation of that specific college or department, professional development for deserving faculty members and students, developing new research ideas and other areas of financial support needed to improve the overall quality of the college or department. Namesake colleges and departments are crucial for recruiting and retaining the highest-quality faculty. Building a strong base of faculty talent enriches the academic environment, which attracts the brightest students.

Naming Opportunities


The Randy Owen Center for the Performing Arts (the ROC)

The ROC will be a place where the community can come together.  It will be a place that will play host to a myriad of diverse engagement events focused on the performing arts, education, and programs for the youth of Alabama. 

With a 1000-seat auditorium, a recording studio and music production rooms, indoor rehearing space for the Marching Southerners, the largest college marching band in the nation, and other educational spaces, the ROC will shine at Jax State.  It is an important place that will make Jax State the center for the performing arts for our region.


Loring and Debbie White Jax State Football Complex

With the announcement of a move to Conference USA in 2022, Jax State began planning to enhance football facilities to the highest level of college football. The Loring and Debbie White Football Complex, a two story, state of the art facility offers patrons an opportunity to experience the game day club level, eight general suites plus an additional two corporate super suites with deck access. For athletes and coaches, the facility houses training equipment, technology, hydrotherapy, a player’s lounge, coaches’ offices, team meeting rooms, all with a central player concourse that will allow athletes to move efficiently through the building to maximize training time.


College of Education and Professional Development

The Jax State College of Education & Professional Studies proudly serves the citizens of northeast Alabama, the southeast, and the nation through our traditional and online programs of study. Teachers and other school personnel prepared at the baccalaureate, master's, educational specialist, and doctoral levels develop an extensive knowledge and skill-based education appropriate for the level of certification. Developing initial and advanced education candidates into effective, reflective, creative decision makers is the fundamental goal of all teacher preparation programs at Jax State. Each degree program is designed to provide a strong knowledge and skill base that will help to ensure a successful future.


Rowe Hall

With a legacy spanning almost eight decades, the Jax State Army ROTC program has graduated and commissioned more than 1600 Second Lieutenants, with 13 of those ascending to the grades of General Officer or higher, to include one 3-star General, four 2-star Generals and eight 1-star Generals — a testament to the university’s commitment to producing well-rounded individuals equipped with the skills and values necessary for success in both military and civilian life.


To learn more about these and other giving opportunities, connect with a member of our Philanthropy Team.