Guild Campus Gift Grant Timeline:

March 29: Applications due by 5:00 pm

May: Applications reviewed and juried by the Guild Campus Gift Grant Committee

Summer: Members review proposals

October: Guild Campus Gift Grant Committee reviews results and allocates funds for grants

In October of 2009, the Guild allocated $17,912 to help fun projects that benefit Valparaiso University students. Congratulations to the following 2009 award recipients:

• Celebrate! Sound Equipment

• Nicaragua Mission Work

• Refurbish Chapel Handbells

• Wireless Access in Miller Hall

• Tanzania Water Project

• Kretzmann Hall Welcome Desk

The Guild announced the recipients of the 2008 Guild Campus Gift grants in October.  $28,305 was awarded to 12 academic or campus departments.  These grants are one way the Guild members benefit the well-being of Valparaiso University students and the campus environment. 

Congratulations to the following recipients:

• Wireless Internet for Mueller Hall
• White Boards in Meier Hall
• Furniture - Kretzmann Lobby
• SimBaby Funding, requested by the College of Nursing
• Resident Assistant Collaboration and Resource Room supplies requested by Residential Life
• Funding for the VU Chorale Carnegie Hall Performance
• College Mentors for Kids requested by the Education Dept
• Delta Sigma Pi Concession Stand Equipment used during softball games requested by the College of Business
• Student Seating Section for Soccer Fields requested by the Athletic Dept
• Kitchen Appliances for Union Multicultural Room
• Virtual Social Network funds requested by Information Technology
• Braille Machine Project funds requested by the College of Engineering

. Recipients and non-recipients will learn if the grant proposal has been accepted in October, or before.
. 2009 grant funds must be spent between October 2009-December 31, 2010.
. Departments or programs receiving grants will be expected to report to the Guild with information on when and how the grant was used, for future Guild publications.