In the hope of providing clarification on what can and cannot be charged to a faculty development account (FDA), there are some general guidelines below. Please note, this is not an exhaustive list.
Examples of permissible expenditures
- RA and student wages
- Professional membership dues and fees
- Scholarly expenses such as book/journal purchases and periodical subscriptions
- Scholarly publishing fees
- Scholarly conference registration and travel
- Seminar speaker expenses
- Business mail charges
- Visiting scholar/speakers’ fees
- Some computer equipment and peripherals *
Examples of unacceptable expenditures
- Personal items or supplies (Note- we keep standard office supplies on hand in JON 1.207)
- Personal (non-work related) travel
- Personal mail or shipping charges
- Flowers
- Social club dues
- Entertainment (note- please see food for classes information below)
- Supplemental financial support (self-pay)
- Furniture purchases **
Food for Classes
To foster a sense of community, refreshments can be arranged for classes from your FDA funds. This will be reimbursed up to $20/student. Alcohol or tips above 20% are not reimbursable. Special Events has limited resources to support events, so if you choose to provide refreshments for your class, please plan something you can handle yourself (perhaps with help from your faculty coordinator).
We are fortunate to have an attractive school, and it is important to maintain the appearance of our indoor and outdoor facilities. If you organize an event on campus and provide food or drinks, you are responsible for cleaning up immediately after your event (unless you have planned with Internal Events to handle the cleanup after). Thank you for your help!
*Computer purchases must be done in accordance with LTS policy
**All office furniture purchases must be done in accordance with Law Facilities