After receiving $1.1 million from the MPC Computers Bowl, the University's Department of Athletics will continue to support other areas of the University by donating $25,000 to both the Faculty Senate and the Cavalier Marching Band endowment.
The money granted to the Faculty Senate will go toward one of their six Dissertation-Year Fellowships. Faculty Senate Chair Marcia Childress said the fellowships of $20,000 each go to graduate students in their final year to cover tuition, fees, health insurance and a living stipend. Childress said the fellowships are funded by the School of Education, the Provost's Office, the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, and this year, the Department of Athletics. The winners of the six fellowships were announced at a dinner last night.
Childress said she thinks this is the first time the Faculty Senate has received such a donation from the Department of Athletics, and the Senate members are grateful for the gift.
"We've talked several times in the last few years, and we get regular reports from Craig Littlepage, and we've been very interested in the partnership between academics and athletics," Childress said. "We were delighted that they chose to give us funds for one of these fellowships."
Childress added that the money that remains after funding the Dissertation-Year Fellowship will be put towards the fellowships for next year.
The Cavalier Marching Band will put its $25,000 gift into its endowment fund. University Director of Bands William Pease said the money will supplement the $1.5 million that formed the original endowment to cover general costs of running the band. He said while the actual breakdown has not yet been determined, he understands the money will go towards expenses such as instruments, uniforms, operating costs and possible scholarships.
Still in its first year, Pease said he thinks the Marching Band has a great relationship with athletics and that it is getting better all the time.
"I think it shows they're pretty pleased with the product we've produced so far, and they understand that we need money to continue to put back into the students," he said.
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