Most anniversary classes choose to endow undergraduate faculty positions on the Bloomington campus. These professorships are vital to Indiana University. They allow the various departments flexibility to either help retain our very best professors or to attract top educators from other institutions. Currently, salaries for full professors at IU rank 9 th in the Big Ten. There are many ways to participate in your class campaign .
Many donors choose to make a pledge over five years, making is easier to give a larger gift.
Other methods include gifts of appreciated securities , bequests , estate plans and outright cash gifts . Campaigns are conducted in the 25 th and 50 th anniversary years . Most anniversary classes choose to endow undergraduate faculty positions on the Bloomington campus. These professorships are vital to Indiana University. They allow the various departments flexibility to either help retain our very best professors or to attract top educators from other institutions.