Office of the Provost and Dean
Campus Events and Visitors
Special Fund
In addition to the regular operating budget of the Campus Events and Visitors Committee, one special fund is available which may allow for allocations of a larger sum of money for any single event. Below is a description of the special fund.
The Robert Julian Emory Memorial Lecture Fund
The gift requires the "income to be used each year to bring a distinguished speaker or outstanding contemporary personality to appear before students and invited citizens of the area."
In an effort to streamline the College's standing committee structure, the duties of the Campus Events and Visitors Committee have been redistributed to other administrative offices. The Service and Scholarship Committee will screen nominations and recommend to the Visitors and Governors all candidates for honorary degree, award for excellence, or senior fellow.
The Office of the Provost and Dean will allocate Lecture Series and similar funds for special events on campus.
Campus Events and Visitors Guidelines*
- This fund supports staff, faculty and student events, as long as the proposed experience is deemed broadly educational.
- Ordinarily, the fund does not sponsor events that occur every year, as these ought to be supported by other budgets.
- Similarly, the fund does not sponsor repeat events, unless either the content of the lecture/event has been significantly modified or sufficient time has passed to justify a comeback.
- The fund sponsors events that take place on campus grounds; this can include locations like the boathouse, pavilion, the customs house and sporting fields. Events sponsored by the College but taking place in other venues, may be considered under extraordinary circumstances.
- Grants in excess of $1,000 should be considered rare and extraordinary.
- Given limited funds, the Dean's Office Is unable to fund public meals. We place first priority upon funding for honoraria, travel expenses and accommodations for speakers. (To cover the expenses of receptions associated with an event, we urge applicants to resort to other funding sources.)
- Campus Events and Visitors funds will not be used to directly support Washington College full-time, salaried faculty or staff members.