i am glad to report that by now we have raised enough money to pay back
the dept (since the dept has now processed the volunteer coach’s claim
form, who will be receiving his money next week) due to the budget cut
thanks a lot to the faculty members who donated cash out of their own
pocket: Zielinski, Whitesides, Miller, Miller, Suleman, Storey, Ruskey,
German, Muller, (sorry if i miss any), and many others stay anonymous
as promised, i’ve added my $100 out of my pocket as well. our dean also
contributed $10, after being convinced that students are not getting a
free trip attending the competition, three (3) hotel rooms are not luxury
for seven (7) students including a female, etc, but our dean pointed out
that a $13.88 dinner on ferry is too excessive for a student (on the way
back after a “brain battle” competition) and asked we not cover student
meals on trip. we will look into this suggestion very seriously
again, thanks to everyone supported in various formats. not help students
excel further fails the goal of any university to “challenge minds, change
worlds.” hope we haven’t disappointed our students. thanks
ps: we are now $10 above the goal, so we do not need to take any donation
further, but if you still want to contribute, please see Karen in the cs
office. all leftover and the cash box are handled by the cs main office