Choosing Arts and Letters
Teaching Resources and Outreach > Table Talk Subsidy
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The purpose of the subsidy for “table talk” is to encourage interaction between undergraduate students and faculty in a relaxed social setting. It is important for students to view faculty as approachable.
The fund is designed to assist faculty with the costs of entertaining students in their homes or other appropriate venues where there will not be interruptions from other students or groups.Sharing a meal has the potential of building meaningful relationships in class and well beyond the time when students complete a given class.
Because studies show that interaction early in the term has more positive results, we therefore offer the following reimbursement amounts.
- Fewer than 25 students:
- Before mid-semester break: $80
- After mid-semester break: $40
- 25 - 45 students:
- Before mid-semester break: $100
- After mid-semester break: $50
- 46 -70 students:
- Before mid-semester break: $125
- After mid-semester break: $65
- 71 + students:
- Before mid-semester break: $150
- After mid-semester break: $75
Subsidy requests are limited to two per term. The Subsidy Request form is attached along with a Travel and Expense Report form. The Accounting Office demands receipts, and your signature on a Travel and Expense Report form. Any request submitted without a Subsidy Request form, receipts and a signed Travel and Expense Report form will be returned to you.
Forms (and the attached Travel and Expense Report form), can be picked up in the Arts and Letters Undergraduate Studies Office in 104 O'Shaughnessy Hall.Any request that is more than 120 days old will be taxed and the amount reimbursed will appear as income on your W-2. Reimbursement will be made as a direct deposit to your account at your bank or credit union by the Accounting Office. Reimbursement usually takes two to four weeks. You will receive an e-mail from Accounting Office just prior to the deposit.
