Goal and History
The goal of The Faculty/Staff-Student Endowment Fund, funded initially by a generous gift from Dr. Robert A. Plane, president of Clarkson 1974-85, and his wife Mary, aims to encourage faculty and staff members to consider hosting informal social gatherings with Clarkson students. These efforts will be made in order to create a strong bond and reinforce a sense of belonging between the Clarkson faculty/staff and its students.
As educators, the Planes maintained a lifelong interest in engineering informal, non-academic, character-building student-faculty/staff interactions on and off campus. Therefore, this fund provides modest grants to help offset personal costs for refreshments or meals at gatherings in faculty/staff homes and functions held on campus.
Administration
The Dean of Students is authorized to reimburse up to $150 of expenses incurred if the event is held in the staff or faculty member’s home.
The Dean of Students is authorized to reimburse up to $100 of expenses incurred if the event is held on campus.
Due to the popularity of this program and it’s limited funds, we will only be able to honor one request per individual per semester.
Application
To apply for funding reimbursement, submit a note to the Dean of Students Office, via email to deanofstudents@clarkson.edu or Vanessa Fernandes at vlfernan@clarkson.edu. This note should explain the purpose of the event, the date and location of the event, students in attendance, and enclose receipts for reimbursement (no alcohol). Please also indicated if you are to be reimbursed directly or provide a departmental account number where funds will be transferred to.
For further questions or information, call the Dean of Students Office at x6620.