Does 'In addition, gifts provide essential support in a number of other areas, including recruitment of new faculty members and students, maintaining our Career Services office, securing guest speakers, supporting the school's commencement and publications' offer a contrasting position to 'Gifts are essential for providing support, including maintaining offices, recruiting guest speakers, and hiring new faculty.'
In addition, gifts provide essential support in a number of other areas, including recruitment of new faculty members and students, maintaining our Career Services office, securing guest speakers, supporting the school's commencement and publications###Gifts are essential for providing support, including maintaining offices, recruiting guest speakers, and hiring new faculty.