Funded Differential Tuition Projects

Year Funded Projects Funded
Multiple Years
  • Annual Course Fee Backfill (Ongoing: Art + Design, Music, Theatre Arts) 
  • Differential Tuition Student Travel (Ongoing: Art + Design, Music, Theatre Arts)
  • Gallery Coordinator Position (Ongoing: Art + Design)
  • Research in the Arts Day (Ongoing: Art + Design, Music, Theatre Arts)
  • Travel Specialist Position (Ongoing: Caine School of the Arts)
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Research Matching Funds (Ongoing: Art + Design, Music, Theatre Arts)
  • Undergraduate Teaching Fellows (Ongoing: Art + Design, Music, Theatre Arts)
  • Visiting Artist and Scholars Program (Ongoing: Art + Design, Music, Theatre Arts)
  • Arts Education Fellows Program (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023: Art + Design, Music, Theatre Arts)
  • Art History Classes Visit SLC Museums (2016, 2018-2022: Art + Design)
  • Ceramic Studio Tools and Equipment (2022-2024: Art + Design)
  • Collaborative Artistry Program (2023 - Present: Music)
  • Essential Piano Repairs and Maintenance (2015, 2024, 2025: Music)
  • Double Bass Studio Equipment (2019, 2020: Music)
  • Keyboard Lab Equipment (2014, 2021, 2022: Music)
  • Lighting Division Inventory Upgrade (2022, 2024, 2025: Theatre Arts)
  • Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival Travel (2014, 2015: Music)
  • Paper and Clay Exhibition (2018-2021, 2023-2025: Art + Design)
  • Photobook Special Collection (2022, 2024: Art + Design)
  • Photography Studio Technology Upgrade (2022-2024: Art + Design) 
  • Printmaking Etching Press (2020, 2022, 2024: Art + Design)
  • Professional Collaborative Pianists Program (2016-2019, 2022: Music and Theatre Arts)
  • Senior BFA Acting Showcase (2021, 2022, 2024-2026: Theatre Arts)
  • Summer Arts Research Grant (2019-2022, 2025-2027: Art + Design, Music, Theatre Arts)
  • Tippetts and Eccles Galleries Operating Costs (2017-2021, 2023-2025: Art + Design)
  • UMEA Conference Travel (2014, 2015: Music)
2025-2026
  • Assisted Listening Devices (Black Box Theatre, Caine Lyric Theatre, Daines Concert Hall, Morgan Theatre, and The Performance Hall)
  • Ceramic Bricks for New Kiln (Art + Design)
  • Classroom Artist Piano Benches (Music)
  • Clay Pulverizer (Art + Design)
  • Costume Shop Craft Area Remodel (Theatre Arts)
  • Disguise Media Server: VFC SDI Card (Theatre Arts)
  • Keyboard Amplifier and Vocal Rehearsal Monitor (Music)
  • Licensing Rights for A Wizard of Earthsea (Theatre Arts)
  • Lighting Ethernet Infrastructure Upgrade (Theatre Arts)
  • Morgan Theatre Laser Projector (Theatre Arts)
  • Motion Graphics Design Equipment (Art + Design)
  • Photography Exposure Plate (Art + Design)
  • Portable Live Sound Reinforcement Rig (Music)
  • Printmaking Area Updates (Art + Design)
  • Revolver Turntable and Pivot (Theatre Arts)
  • Student Juries and Recital Video Cameras (Music) 
2024-2025
  • Digital Piano Keyboard Repairs (Music)
  • E-flat Soprano Clarinet (Music)
  • Envirowash Paint Wash System (Theatre Arts)
  • Espon Laser Projectors (Theatre Arts)
  • Etching Press (Art + Design)
  • Interior Design Sophomore Studio Chairs (Art + Design)
  • Lift Gate (Theatre Arts)
  • Morgan Theatre Control Booth Expansion (Theatre Arts)
  • Photography Area Classroom Furniture (Art + Design)
  • Practice Room Acoustic Treatments (Music)
  • Upright Hybrid Pianos (Music)
  • Video Projector Lens (Theatre Arts) 
2023-2024
  • Digital Piano Replacements (Music)
  • Graphic Design Studios Equipment Upgrade (Art + Design)
  • Intelligent Lighting Fixtures (Theatre Arts – USU Eastern)
  • Morgan Theatre Sound System (Theatre Arts)
  • Two Bassoons (Music) 
2022-2023
  •  CYC Lighting Instruments (Theatre Arts)
  • Drinking Fountian Updates (Theatre Arts)
  • Fine Arts Center Basement Storage System (Music)
  • FAV 211 and 213C Remodel and Technology Upgrade (Art + Design)
  • Genie Scissor Lift (Theatre Arts)
  • Graduate Research Guitar Ensemble Recording (Music)
  • Industrial Work Platform (Theatre Arts)
  • Lockers (Theatre Arts)
  • Morgan Theatre Curtain and Scrim (Theatre Arts)
  • Morgan Theatre Flooring (Theatre Arts)
  • Morgan Theatre Lobby Monitor (Theatre Arts)
  • New Marimba and Vibraphone (Music)
  • Projection Design Server and Supporting Equipment (Theatre Arts)
  • Recording Equipment (Music)
  • Student Access to LinkedIn Learning (Art + Design)
  • Student Social Media Representatives (Music)
  • Laser Projectors (Theatre Arts – USU Eastern)
  • X Carve Pro CNC Router and Table (Theatre Arts) 
2021-2022
  • Art/Art History Career Enrichment (Art + Design)
  • Costume Storage Renovation (Theatre Arts)
  • Digital Motion Capture Hardware Kit (Art + Design)
  • FAC 226 Classroom Technology (Theatre Arts)
  • FAV 213E Classroom Technology and Furnishings (Art + Design)
  • Kiln Shelves and Bricks (Art + Design)
  • Lithography Presses (Art + Design)
  • Pixel Mapping and Digital Projections (Theatre Arts – USU Eastern)
  • Senior BFA Acting Virtual Showcase (Theatre Arts)
  • Truck Replacement and Upgrade (Theatre Arts)
  • Wenger Nota Chairs and Concert Risers (Music – USU Eastern)
2020-2021
  • Bassoon Reed Making Tools (Music)
  • Costume Shop Dress Forms (Theatre Arts)
  • Dalby Hall Acoustic Treatment (Music)
  • Fine Arts Center Renovations (Daines Concert Hall, Daine and Morgan Lobbies, Impact Commons, Scene and Costume Shop, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries)
  • Front Loading Kiln (Art + Design)
  • Graphic Design Computers (Art + Design)
  • Hydraulic Piano Benches (Music)
  • Keyboard Lab iPads (Music)
  • Larynx Model (Theatre Arts)
  • Log Splitter (Art + Design)
  • Molding and Casting Material (Theatre Arts)
  • Music Therapy Clinical Training Equipment (Music)
  • Projection Design Server & Certification Program (Theatre Arts)
  • Prop and Costume Storage Renovation (Theatre Arts)
  • Solar Array Kiosk (Fine Arts Center Hansen Atrium)
  • Straight Stitch and Serger Machines (Theatre Arts)
  • Theatre Truck Replacement and Upgrade (Theatre Arts)
  • University Reserve 102A Updates (Theatre Arts)
  • Voice Area Amplification System (Music)
  • Washing Machine (Theatre Arts)
  • Zildjian Cymbal Purchase (Music)
2019-2020
  • Baroque Bows (Music)
  • Blaauw Kilns Upgraded Controller (Art + Design)
  • Broadswords (Theatre Arts)
  • Caine Room Presentation Technology (Music)
  • Cane Reed Gouging Machine (Music)
  • Ceramics Lab Electrical Panels Upgrade (Art + Design)
  • Ceramics Shed Materials (Art + Design)
  • Chain Motor System (Theatre Arts)
  • Dalby Hall Technology Upgrade (Music)
  • Digital Printmaking Tools (Art + Design)
  • Drum Set (Music)
  • Easels and Flat Files (Art + Design)
  • FAC 108C and 112 Acoustic Treatments (Music)
  • FAV 209 Renovation (Art + Design)
  • Fine Arts Center Solar Array (Chase Fine Arts Center Roof)
  • Interior Design Sophomore Studio Televisions (Art + Design)
  • Keyboard Lab Console (Music)
  • Moving Light Upgrade (Theatre Arts)
  • New English Horn Purchase and Repair (Music)
  • Paper and Clay Return Shipping Costs (Art + Design)
  • Projects Gallery Wireless Projector (Art + Design)
  • Ram Press (Art + Design)
  • Remo Festival Drums (Music)
  • Student Recital Hall Venue Rentals (Music)
  • Trombone, Tuba, and Euphonium (Music)
  • Wireless Microphone System (Theatre Arts) 
2018-2019
  • Bud Guitar Amplifiers (Music)
  • Intaglio Press (Art + Design)
  • Orchestra Clarinets in A (Music)
  • Paint Frame (Theatre Arts)
  • Student Interns involved in Biennial Conference of North American British Music Studies Association (Music)
  • Sword Sheaths and Rapier Frogs (Theatre Arts)
  • Wig Dryer (Theatre Arts)
  • Stage Managers’ Wireless Headset System (Theatre Arts)
2017-2018
  • Elmo 1938 Document Camera and Projector (Theatre Arts)
  • French Horns for Method Classes (Music)
  • Heated Vacuum Ironing Board Tables (Theatre Arts)
  • Lighting Control (Theatre Arts)
  • Lundberg Studio Furniture (Art + Design)
  • Men’s Dress Forms (Theatre Arts)
  • Printmaking Studio Stools and Drying Racks (Art + Design)
  • Regional Juried Undergraduate and Graduate Exhibition (Art + Design)
  • Solid State Amplifiers (Music)
  • Summer Orientation Peer Advisors (Art + Design)
  • Tippetts Gallery New Exhibition Pedestals (Art + Design)
  • Utah in Film: Symposium, Film Series, and Filmmaking Workshop (Art + Design) 
2016-2017
  • A Matter of Taste: Art, Kitsch, and Culture Symposium (Art + Design)
  • Computer Application in Music Course Development (Music)
  • 3-D Printer (Theatre Arts)
  • FAC 214 Ceiling Mounted LCD Projector (Music)
  • Fender Electric Jazz Bass (Music)
  • Leatherworking Equipment (Theatre Arts)
  • Music Therapy Instrument Carts (Music)
  • Outdoor Sculpture Work Area (Art + Design)
  • Plotter (Theatre Arts)
  • Sergers (Theatre Arts)
  • Sewing Machines (Theatre Arts)
  • String Methods Bass and Storage (Music)
  • Undergraduate & Graduate Research and Creative Activity Day (Art + Design, Music, Theatre Arts)
  • Vision and Persistence: USU Ceramics Alumni Exhibition (Art + Design)
  • Women’s Plus-Size Dress Forms (Theatre Arts) 
2015-2016
  • American Alliance for Theatre and Education Conference Transportation (Theatre Arts)
  • American College Theatre Festival Transportation (Theatre Arts)
  • BFA Senior Showcase NYC Transportation (Theatre Arts)
  • BFA University Resident Theatre Association Audition Transportation (Theatre Arts)
  • Drawing and Painting Tablets (Art + Design)
  • Expand and Enhance the Hashimoto Communications Arts Seminar (Art + Design)
  • International Society of Bassists Convention Travel (Music)
  • Jigger-Jolly (Art + Design)
  • Kathryn Eberle Violin Master Class (Music)
  • 20,000 Lumens Projector (Theatre Arts)
  • Lyric Theater Professional Guest Artists (Theatre Arts)
  • Photography Studio Lighting Upgrade (Art + Design)
  • Pianist and Coach Adam Nielsen: Residency at CCA (Music)
  • Printing Press (Art + Design)
  • United States Institute of Theatre Technology Conference (Theatre Arts)
  • UR Computer Lab Music Notation Software Update (Music)
  • USU Symphony Orchestra Guest Conductor (Music) 
2014-2015
  • Development of a CCA QI Course (Art + Design, Music, Theatre Arts)
  • Erevna Quartet Travel, an Undergraduate Research Student Group (Music)
  • Facility and Equipment Upgrades (Art + Design)
  • Media/Projection Computer Upgrade (Theatre Arts)
  • Music Therapy Clinical Instruments Maintenance (Music)
  • Music Therapy Supervisor Wages (Music)
  • NEHMA Student Staffing Internship Support (Art + Design, Music, Theatre Arts)
  • Opera Production (Music)
  • Performance Hall Concert Series (Music)
  • Professional Ensemble Performance Recordings (Music)
  • Two Oboes and Two Bassoons (Music)
  • USU Chamber Singers Italy Tour (Music)
  • Voice, Acting, and Piano Accompanists (Music)