Each year, the UNL Parents Association offers grant funds to support departments and student organizations that enhance the campus experience for the general student population. Awards are typically for $500 to $1,000. Following are the grant proposals that the UNL Parents Association has agreed to fund from the tuition raffle proceeds:
$ 300.00 Printing of Passports for the Passport to Success Program
(College of Journalism and Mass Communications)
$ 400.00 Promotion, Screening and Training for Eating Disorder Awareness/
Treatment Initiatives (University Health Center Counseling and
Psychological Services (CAPS)/UNL Eating Disorders Treatment Team)
$ 700.00 The Big Arabic Day at UNL Guest Speaker Expenses (Modern Languages
and Literatures)
$ 500.00 Diversity Not Adversity Training Package (Academic Advising Association)
$ 300.00 Immigration Experience Videos (Psychology)
$1,000.00 Career Cruising Software -3 year lease (Career Services)
$ 500.00 Winter Carnival (First-Year Experiences and Transition Programs)
$ 500.00 Expenses for bringing Kim Novak, prevention specialist, to UNL to address
some risk management issues and reducing high-risk drinking on campus and in the community (Campus High-Risk Behaviors Taks Force: Center for Civic
Engagement, Greek Affairs, Residence Life, Student Health Center, Student Involvement and other partners)
$1,000.00 Assist with expenses to allow students to participate in an Alternative Service Break at UNL Cedar Point Biological Station (School of Biological Sciences – Cedar Point Biological Station)
In all, the UNL Parents Association awarded $5,200 in grants to help with events and activities to benefit UNL students.
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/23dg