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USA 250th Anniversary Committee

Requests for support will be accepted on a rolling basis with the committee meeting multiple times throughout the semester to vote on submitted requests. Requests can be submitted through the end of 2026 while funding is available.

Eligibility for Marketing & Funding Supported Events

Any 91Èȱ¬Íø constituent, including faculty, staff, students, departments, offices, programs, and student organizations is eligible to submit requests for financial support for events.

Evaluation Criteria

Goals: The extent to which the proposed activity and its associated goals are consistent with the overall mission of the USA 250th Anniversary.

Novelty: The extent to which the activity or event will provide students with an experience not obtainable through current classes or campus programs.

Student Engagement: The extent, and manner in which, the event or activity will actively engage students in the campus theme. 

Student Learning: The extent to which students will learn more about the USA 250th through this event or activity, and whether some method is included to assess this learning.

Budget: The size of the event budget and the extent to which the budget appears to be sufficient to support a successful event, and the presence of alternative funding sources to close any budget gap.

Impact vs. Cost: The number of students that will be directly involved with, or impacted by, this event or activity as compared to the cost or expense of the event.

Likelihood of Success: The apparent ease, or difficulty, of achieving the event or activity’s stated goals.

  

USA 250th Anniversary Committee Members

Peter Koch, Mountain Heritage Center, Chair
Nora Doyle, History, Faculty
Jenna Kubiak, Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning
Brian Darden, Business, Faculty
Krista Schmidt, Library, Faculty
Bob Perkins, School of Teaching and Learning, Faculty
Julia DuVall, Marketing and Communications
Coleman Leopard, Campus Activities
Emily Wager, Political Science, Faculty
Tasha Youstin, Criminal Justice/Criminology, Faculty Student Representative