Faculty Small Group Dinners Endowed Fund

This funding supports house leadership in hosting university faculty guests for small group dinners with students, in the residences whenever possible.

More About the Faculty Small Group Dinners Endowed Fund

• Application is required to access these funds, and requests can be made for individual house programs, house+house programs and house+neighborhood programs.
• This fund is funded by an endowment. This funding is distributed equally across the neighborhoods.
• Funds are available on a first come first served, one program per house through winter quarter. Neighborhood councils will approve up to $1,000 per application. Houses who need more than $1,000 to support their programs will be encouraged to find other sources of funding to help fund your full proposal, such as house dues. 

Appropriate and Inappropriate Use of These Funds

Appropriate Use of These Funds

• Costs associated with hosting a guest faculty member for dinner with students, in the residences whenever possible. Appropriate costs include: 
  • catering or other food costs associated with meal
  • equipment rentals or other supply costs for temporarily setting up venue to make it appropriate for a meal with a faculty member
  • honorarium or gratitude gift for faculty member
  • travel expenses for faculty member

Inappropriate Use of These Funds (Will Not Be Approved)

• Any guest who is not current or former university faculty
• Any participation incentive more than $50 per person, or any gift cards of any value
• Any event taking place off campus
• Alcohol for students
• Facility improvements, or the purchasing of furniture or other facility equipment typically provided by a venue (or Student Housing in case of a residence) or available to rent, including but not limited to: couches, tables, chairs, linens, lecterns, projectors and sound systems