Thousands of graduate students and their families attend the annual Graduate Student Picnic each year. Campus Services BuzzFunds provides funding for the food.

2016 BuzzFunds

Annual ReportOverview of Utilization

of BuzzFunds Allocated by

Georgia Tech Licensing Committee 2015-16 Fiscal Year

ImportantStuff.gatech.edu Campus Services BuzzFunds 2016 Annual Report Facebook.com/GTCampusServices

Campus Services 2016 BuzzFunds Annual Report (Overview of Utilization of BuzzFunds)

Each fiscal year, Campus Services awards its BuzzFunds funding allocation to Georgia Tech student

organizations and campus departments. In order to receive funding, groups must submit a BuzzFunds Proposal from the form posted on the Campus Services website (ImportantStuff.gatech.edu).

The groups requesting funding must be Georgia Tech chartered student organizations or campus

departments requesting funding for a major project or program. The Campus Services BuzzFunds Proposal includes:

Proposal Name Description of Proposal (including how this program or event fosters leadership or Georgia

Tech community involvement) Date of Event/Program Benefits (who will benefit from this program or event) Budget (make sure all funding requests are included) Amount and Items Requested Brief Report due no later than two weeks after event

Campus Services Communications markets the BuzzFunds program, letting groups know of the

availability of funding. The number of groups

receiving funding has remained constant at 100-plus for the past four years with 102 (2012-13), 109 (2013-14), 103 (2014-15) and 109 for 2015-16.

This year Campus Services

awarded a total of $193,380.00 in BuzzFunds to 109 groups with 40 new groups receiving funding. The funded groups are listed on the following pages.

More than 600 students attended the 2nd annual Chinese Food Festival, Taste of China, February 13, 2016. Campus Services BuzzFunds helped

fund this event.

Academics$64,138.50

Student Life$58,128.50

Community Service$17,755.00

Cultural Awareness$26,248.00

Health$12,855.00

Leadership$12,555.00

Sustainability$1,700.00

Use of Licensing Funds Allocated to Campus Services FY 2016

Academics

Student Life

Community Service

Cultural Awareness

Health

Leadership

Sustainability

14

36

14

20

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Academics Student Life Community Service Cultural Awareness Health Leadership Sustainability

109 Events Funded by Campus Services BuzzFunds

FY 16

Academics $64,138.50

Student Life $58,128.50

Community Service $17,755.00

Cultural Awareness $26,248.00

Health $12,855.00

Leadership $12,555.00

Sustainability $1,700.00

$193,380.00

FY 16

Academics 14

Student Life 36

Community Service 14

Cultural Awareness 20

Health 12

Leadership  11

Sustainability 2

Total # of Events 109

Academics FY 15 FY16

ALPFA Kick‐Off $83.40 $0.00

BioE Day $1,000.00 $1,000.00

Biomedical Engineers Networking Night $200.00 $0.00

Campus Life Scholarships $30,000.00 $32,000.00

College of Architecture Networking Mixer $400.00 $0.00

Dean Griffin Day $420.00 $915.00

Fulbright Symposium* $0.00 $750.00

GT Career, Research, and Innovation Dev. Conf. (CRIDC) $6,000.00 $7,000.00

GT AMSA Pre‐Health Conference $1,270.00 $1,400.00

GT AMSA Spring Health Fair* $0.00 $750.00

High School Math Competition $840.00 $726.00

INSPIRE^2 Workshop $1,000.00 $0.00

Interns $14,000.00 $14,200.00

Material Science & Engineering of Golf* $0.00 $1,500.00

MDEA Design Competition $560.00 $560.00

Mobile App Development $17,000.00 $0.00

Step Into STEM* $0.00 $750.00

Take a Prof to Lunch $1,535.00 $2,587.50

Tech Talks $500.00 $0.00

Undergraduate Research Kaleidoscope $700.00 $0.00

$75,508.40 $64,138.50

Student Life FY 15 FY16

Campus Lantern Walk $425.00 $0.00

Chamber Choir Event Dresses* $0.00 $2,000.00

Dead Week Donuts $500.00 $800.00

EngageATL* $0.00 $1,350.00

Engagement Week Tabling Fair $900.00 $0.00

Fresh Friday $500.00 $500.00

Freshmen Cake Race $1,000.00 $0.00

Friday Buzz $1,000.00 $0.00

Gamefest $500.00 $0.00

Gamefest (spring) $1,000.00 $0.00

Georgia Tech Night at Six Flags $13,000.00 $13,000.00

Georgia Tech Night at the Aquarium  $2,000.00 $2,880.00

Graduate Student Picnic $10,000.00 $10,000.00

GT Dance Company Fall Performance $301.60 $0.00

GT Dance, Evening of* $0.00 $535.00

GT Dance Spring Showcase* $0.00 $358.50

HAUNTech* $0.00 $500.00

Homecoming Concert  $0.00 $1,000.00

Jostiq Jamboree (Gaming)* $0.00 $825.00

Make It with Your Bear Hands* $0.00 $1,000.00

BuzzFund Breakdown (Review of FY 2015 & FY 2016)

Midnight Breakfast $0.00 $620.00

MLK Campus Wide Celebration $800.00 $800.00

Moon Tunes (SCPC) $133.00 $0.00

Movie: Advance Screening Transport: Fast & Furious 7 $1,200.00 $0.00

Movie Advance Screening Transport: Deadpool  $0.00 $1,150.00

NPHC Homecoming Step Show** $1,340.00 $6,456.00

One Night Stand $1,000.00 $1,000.00

Onyx Ball $1,500.00 $0.00

Open Mic and Karaoke Night* $0.00 $400.00

Public Speaking Club Hangout Night* $0.00 $419.00

SCPC Fall Festival $1,500.00 $1,000.00

SCPC Recruiting Event* $0.00 $635.00

Senior Night at the Braves Game* $0.00 $1,000.00

Snow Mountain and Stone Mountain $1,725.00 $0.00

Super Bowl Showdown* $0.00 $1,000.00

TEDx Georgia Tech $950.00 $2,020.00

Textreme* $0.00 $1,000.00

T‐Night  $1,000.00 $0.00

Throwback Thursday* $0.00 $800.00

Transfer Student Assoc. Bowling Night & Elections $400.00 $0.00

Transfer Student Assoc. Game Night $400.00 $545.00

Transfer Student Assoc. Kickoff $2,000.00 $0.00

Transfer Student Assoc. Registration  $0.00 $140.00

T Week Senior Class Braves Game $2,200.00 $0.00

Undergraduate Operations Management Society* $0.00 $1,200.00

Unite Conference $530.00 $500.00

VGDEV Campus Demo $315.00 $350.00

VGDEV Campus Demo (spring) $350.00 $350.00

Welcome Back Reception for Student Veterans $630.79 $0.00

Wreckless Elegant Party on Clough Roof $500.00 $0.00

Wreckless (Ramblin') Run $0.00 $620.00

Wreckless Tailgate $0.00 $700.00

Wreckless Rewind $0.00 675

$49,600.39 $58,128.50

Community Service FY 15 FY 16

Acts of Kindness ‐ Fall Semester* $0.00 $305.00

Acts of Kindness ‐ Spring Semester* $0.00 $415.00

Alternative Service Breaks $675.00 $400.00

Celebration of Service (CSC) $850.00 $0.00

CHI Involvement Week $426.00 $0.00

Epic Intentions Capstone Presentations $300.00 $0.00

Epic Intentions Capstone Presentations (spring) $300.00 $485.00

First Gen Shadow Day* $0.00 $1,000.00

GT Backpack / School Supply Drive $4,000.00 $4,000.00

Holiday Hustle 5K to Fight AIDS $195.00 $0.00

Jingle Jog 5K for AIDS (AMSA)* $0.00 $500.00

MLK Day of Service/Sunday Supper $1,250.00 $1,250.00

MOVE: Into the Streets $1,375.00 $1,350.00

Sting Hunger Now Meal Packaging Event* $0.00 $800.00

Student Hospital Connections $550.00 $550.00

Team Buzz $2,300.00 $2,000.00

Tech Beautification Day $1,243.61 $1,500.00

Tech the Halls** $1,000.00 $3,200.00

$14,464.61 $17,755.00

Cultural Awareness FY15 FY16

Asian American Awareness Month $1,000.00 $1,350.00

Black History Month Keynote Speaker* $0.00 $2,000.00

China Care Carnival ‐ Fall Semester $1,000.00 $1,278.00

China Care Carnival ‐ Spring Semester $0.00 $1,000.00

Get Artsy: International $1,000.00 $0.00

GT China Care: Cure Your Cravings $1,270.00 $1,298.00

GT Diwali $900.00 $1,000.00

India Club: Garba* $0.00 $1,200.00

India Club Holi Fest* $0.00 $2,140.00

Indonesian Cultural Night $700.00 $750.00

inSight Conference  $655.00 $0.00

Israel Fest  $500.00 $500.00

Khayaal $1,000.00 $0.00

Lantern Festival (Chinese Student Assoc.) $0.00 $1,182.00

LINK Concert (North Korea)* $0.00 $1,000.00

Lunar New Year Talent Show $1,242.00 $0.00

Moon Festival $1,000.00 $1,250.00

Multicultural Programs $4,000.00 $4,500.00

Night of Diversity $420.00 $500.00

Pakistan Student Association Saqafat* $0.00 $1,200.00

Selma Screening & Discussion $750.00 $0.00

Taste of Africa $1,200.00 $1,200.00

Taste of China* $0.00 $150.00

Taste of Latin America $750.00 $750.00

Tour of Asia $1,200.00 $2,000.00

$18,587.00 $26,248.00

Health FY 15 FY 16 

Campus Renewal Prayer Call  $0.00 $925.00

Campus Safety Day $0.00 $630.00

GO TECH Health Fair $0.00 $1,000.00

GT Campaign for EveryBody $1,806.72 $2,000.00

Kappa Sigma Games ‐ Kick the Stigma* $0.00 $1,600.00

Mental Health Retreat $500.00 $0.00

Mental Health Summit* $0.00 $2,000.00

National Recovery Month* $0.00 $700.00

Publix Georgia Marathon Hydration Station $900.00 $900.00

Relaxation Fest $722.18 $1,080.00

Self Defense Seminar* $0.00 $600.00

Stress Less Georgia Tech* $0.00 $1,200.00

Student Ambassador and Pharmacy Volunteer Appreciation $0.00 $220.00

UNICEF Hunger Banquet $705.00 $0.00

Women's Awareness Month $2,400.00 $0.00

$7,033.90 $12,855.00

Leadership FY 15 FY 16

Alpha Kappa Psi Business Forum $0.00 $1,360.00

Bethel Campus Fellowship Leadership Conference $500.00 $0.00

Business Ethics Seminar* $0.00 $275.00

Executive Round Table $1,500.00 $1,500.00

FASET Sponsorship $0.00 $1,850.00

FASET Training $0.00 $1,500.00

Georgia Tech International Ambassadors Career Forum* $0.00 $300.00

Georgia Tech Leadership Conference $1,100.00 $0.00

GT Day at the Capitol $600.00 $0.00

Presidents' Council Engagement $0.00 $750.00

Presidents' Council Governing Board Presidents' Summit $960.00 $900.00

Presidents' Council Round Table (1)  $320.00 $0.00

Presidents' Council Round Table (2) $450.00 $0.00

Presidents' Council Round Table (3) $450.00 $0.00

Presidents' Transition Workshop $75.50 $0.00

RRC Leadership Challenge* $0.00 $1,200.00

Sports Business Club Speakers Series* $0.00 $920.00

Student Leader Retreat $1,000.00 $0.00

Up With The White And Gold $2,000.00 $2,000.00

$8,955.50 $12,555.00

Sustainability FY 15 FY 16

Bike Week 2015 $500.00 $0.00

Earth Day $1,000.00 $1,000.00

Earth Day Garden Party* $0.00 $700.00

SGA Spring Green Alliance Meeting $145.00 $0.00

SGA Sustainability Committee Green Alliance Kick‐Off $145.00 $0.00

World Water Day $500.00 $0.00

$2,290.00 $1,700.00

FY 15 FY 16

TOTAL FY 2015 & FY 2016 FUNDING $176,439.80 $193,380.00

*new program request

**program processed twice for two separate fiscal years