24 projects receiving funding from the Uncommon Fund were announced last Sunday night.
Topic: Uncommon Fund
Fanfare for the Uncommon Fund
Uncommon Fund board should better publicize voting period to maximize valuable student input.
Letter: Uncommon Fund
The Uncommon Fund Board addresses concerns expressed in “Two thumbs down.”
Quidditch to land on campus this spring
The University’s first Quidditch season will begin this spring.
Two thumbs down
Changes to the Uncommon Fund application and selection process are well-intentioned but inadequate.
Student input to shape richer Uncommon Fund
Students will play a larger role in determining which projects receive funding.
SG looking to fill seats on CC, Uncommon Fund Board, advisory committees
Student Government is in the process of accepting applications for three advisory committees—Transportation and Security Advisory Board (TSAB), Student Health and Wellness Advisory Board (SHAB), and Campus Dining Advisory Board (CDAB)—as well as the board that distributes Uncommon Fund grants….
Uncommon Fund concerns
In response to “Where the Fund goes to die” (October 24).
Fundamental problems
With almost twice as much money, the Uncommon Fund board should take steps to ensure neutrality.
Uncommon Fund nets $35K boost
A $25,000 contribution from the Office of the Dean of the College and an additional $10,000 from the Student Activity Fund have boosted the Uncommon Fund to $75,000—the highest ever in its six-year existence and a 47 percent increase from 2010.
Slate secures additional $25,000 for Uncommon Fund
SG Vice President for Administration Forrest Scofield has secured $25,000 from Dean of the College John Boyer’s office to increase the Uncommon Fund, the SG slate announced at tonight’s College Council meeting. The fund, which awards competitive grants to students…
Student barista roasts competition
Second-year Estlin Usher pours his creation “The Molly Bloom” at the first UChicago Barista Championship held Thursday evening at Z&H MarketCafe. Usher, who works at Hallowed Grounds, took the competition.
Uncommon Funds awarded to 25 projects
The Uncommon Fund board announced last night the 25 grant-winning proposals. The biggest winner: Oscillation, which received $7,400–twice as much as any other project.
Uncommon Fund board defends neutrality
Despite board member involvement in project proposals, Uncommmon Fund board defends the fairness of its selection process.
Uncommon Fund apps nearly triple
The Uncommon Fund board notified only 35 out of 146 applicants yesterday that their proposals moved on to the second round.
Fortune cookie project one of 13 to luck out with Uncommon Fund
The Uncommon Fund Committee chose 13 projects from 54 submissions, ranging from new board games in Ex Libris to plans for public art installations on campus.
Uncommon Fund proposals whittled down, several devoted to Haitian earthquake
Past grants have helped bring back the Lascivious Ball as well as “the shanty,” a recreation of the first building on campus.
Magazine uses Platonic lens to examine the everyday
“Implicit in [all of this] is a criticism of academic writing in general,” co-editor Jonny Thakkar said. “Academia can be so divorced from everyday life.”
Uncommon Fund winners include Shanty, birds
What do a shanty on the Midway, a radio telescope and a GBLTQ conference have in common? For one thing, they’re Uncommon.
SG selects UnCommon fund recipients
A presentation on how to survive zombie attacks, a naked Halloween party, and a new student-run emergency response unit are among the student proposals that received grants from the UnCommon Fund, a program designed to distribute grant money to fund…
S.G. seeks Uncommon Fund bids
Student Government (S.G.) has been fervently soliciting proposals this week for the Uncommon Fund, a $60,000 pool drawn from the student activities fee and the ORCSA budget that is aimed at funding innovative projects by individuals or campus groups. The…
Uncommon Fund lacks common sense
Giving the same thing a different name doesn’t make it better; it just makes it easier to forget how bad it was in the first place. In an attempt to make us all forget what a flop last year’s New…