Campus Center After Dark
Campus Center After Dark programming is an effort to provide opportunities for students to engage in programs on weekends during later evening hours. The Campus Center is the primary sponsor for these events, but can also be sponsored by other campus departments or student organizations. We encourage students, organizations, and departments to apply to host their own Campus Center After Dark Program. Find out more information below.
Campus Center After Dark “Late Night” Allocation
Selection Process: Applications for Campus Center After Dark fund allocations will be reviewed by the Coordinator of Campus Center Programs and Services and student employees in the Campus Center. Funding will be based on the quality, purpose, and thoughtfulness of the application. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Please complete to the best of your abilities, if you need assistance with the process please contact n[email protected]. All applications may or may not result in partial or full awards.
Learn about the application process, requirements, the budget, and how the Campus Center selects event hosts.
Application Process
Applications
- Applications are open to Students, Student Organizations, and Campus Departments
- Applications open for the 2022-2023 Academic Year (both semesters) on September 12. Applications close on September 23.
Requirements
Requirements
- Three Meetings with Campus Center Staff Members
- On-Campus or Community Based
- Ex. (Cultural Festivals, Themed Poetry Nights, Open Mics, Bowling)
- Must show intentional effort to engage the entire campus
- Must be open and free to all current students
- Must meet two objectives of Campus Center After Dark
- Present ideas that are new, challenging, and inclusive
- Collaborate with others to build relationships and community across difference
- Represent a need of the Macalester, Twin Cities, or Global Community
- Create space for unheard voices and ideas to be expressed and reflected upon
- All promotional material must contain the Campus Center After Dark logo
- Evaluation Meeting, within two weeks after the event
Budget
Budget
- Applicants are eligible to receive up to $800/event.
- No more than $300 of the requested budget should be food costs
- Exemptions may be granted
- If seeking outside services, free and alternative options will be preferred
- Prohibited Expenses
- Fundraising (with exemptions)
- Merchandise for Resale
- Student Compensation
- Off-Campus Venues
- Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Illegal Substances, or anything that violates Macalester College’s Code of Conduct
- Funds
- All funds will be allocated to parties awarded after the presentation of receipts for services.
- If you do not spend all of the $800, the remaining balance return to the fund, making programs possible for other campus partners.
- Accommodations will be made for applicants unable to make event purchases on their own
Selection Process
The Selection Process
- Applications will be reviewed each semester based on the criteria provided in the rubric below by the Coordinator of Campus Center Programs and Services, and Campus Center Student Employees.
- Committee members will be allowed to ask follow-up questions via the Campus Center Coordinator.
- Scores will be averaged and the top seven will be selected. The applications will be entered into a lottery
- Partners will be contacted and offered dates based first on the position of draw and dates available.
View more about the selection process + rubric.
Sample Application
Sample Application
Want help in writing your application? View the sample application from a previous Campus Center After Dark Event. Still, have questions about how to write an application that stands out from the rest? Contact Campus Center staff, [email protected]
CCAD Sample Application
Any questions? Email Neno: [email protected]
