How is a public business school like the Terry College of Business funded? When the college was founded nearly 100 years ago, you could have summed it up with two categories: state funding and student tuition. Today, it's considerably more complicated.

Into the mix, we've added other revenue sources, such as federal research grants and contracts with corporate partners. At the Terry College , we've also made a commitment to do more for ourselves by generating revenue through high-demand graduate and executive programs that we offer both on and off campus.

In the past few years, we've established an 18-month Executive MBA program in Buckhead, an Evening MBA and a BBA at the Gwinnett University Center , and a customized MBA that we deliver under contract with IBM's business consulting practice. Elsewhere around the state, we're delivering non-degree executive programs and customized seminars in leadership, banking, corporate governance and other relevant topics. The success of each one of these programs is helping to weave the Terry College into the fabric of the business community.

The final piece of the funding puzzle is private giving from alumni and friends of the college. We've witnessed time and again that our margin of excellence comes from private support. Without it, the strategic initiatives of the Terry College will fall short or never get off the ground.

Chief among these goals are new space to accommodate our programmatic growth and a collegewide focus on leadership education through student assessment, instruction and research. The Terry College 's overarching purpose is to develop leaders for the world's private enterprise system. That's why, in this Campaign for Terry, we're asking you to invest in leaders.

Browsing this site will give you an idea of the trail we're blazing at Terry and the public-private partnership we need to complete the journey. We welcome your ideas and support and hope you will join with us in creating and securing the future of the Terry College .