What is the Faculty/Staff Student Engagement Program?
The Faculty-Student Engagement Program is comprised of the following initiative: Faculty/Staff Student Engagement Fund.
The Faculty/Staff Student Engagement Fund will sponsor or reimburse faculty and staff members who host events for students. All members of the faculty (full-time or adjunct) and staff (full-time or part-time), may be sponsored or reimbursed for up to $400 per event. Faculty and staff members may be awarded funding multiple times per semester. Only two faculty and staff members will be awarded funding for the same event.
The Faculty/Staff Student Engagement Program is paid for by the Student Activity Fee.
Who is eligible for funding?
All members of the faculty (full-time or adjunct) and staff (full-time or part-time).
What is the maximum amount of funding I can receive from the Faculty/Staff Student Engagement Program?
All members of the faculty (full-time or adjunct) and staff (full-time or part-time), may be sponsored or reimbursed for up to $400 per event. Faculty and staff members may be awarded funding multiple times per semester. Only two faculty and staff members will be awarded funding for the same event.
How is funding dispersed?
Faculty and staff are reimbursed in the form of a check for out of pocket expenses. Faculty and staff cannot be advanced funds for approved events and must submit reimbursement paperwork upon completion of activity. Please review the Faculty/Staff Student Engagement Program Procedures for more information.
Can I have multiple events supported by the Faculty/Staff Student Engagement Program?
Faculty and staff members are permitted to submit mutliple applications for the Faculty/Staff Student Engagement Fund within the same academic semester. All Applications and paperwork must be submitted by the Faculty/Staff Student Engagement Program designated deadlines. Failure to comply will result in loss of funding.
Does the Faculty/Staff Student Engagement Program support events in the summer?
Currently, the Faculty/Staff Student Engagement Program does not support events in the summer.
What type of events are eligible for the Faculty/Staff Student Engagement Program?
Please note that faculty and staff are not limited to the types of events listed below.
- Discounted Tickets to Broadway Shows
- 20 museum admissions (at suggested donation amount)
- Entry to lecture/workshop/seminar off campus
- Guest speakers/lecturers to come to John Jay
- Off campus dining with students at a restaurant