Fiesta Bowl proceeds allocated to eight academic priorities | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Fiesta Bowl proceeds allocated to eight academic priorities Fiesta Bowl proceeds allocated to eight academic priorities Published: August 21, 2006 Author: Don Wycliff From job placement assistance for spouses of new hires to equipment for the new Jordan Hall of Science, the University of Notre Dames academic side has begun to reap the dividends from the Fighting Irish football teams appearance last January in the Fiesta Bowl. In a letter this week to the faculty, Notre Dames president, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., announced that he and Provost Thomas Burish had agreed on the allocation of the $11.2 million remaining after the University paid all expenses associated with the bowl appearance. The money was divided as follows: Retrospective purchases for the library and other library needs – $1.5 million Endowing job placement services for spouses of new hires – $1 million Equipment for Jordan Hall – $2.7 million Undergraduate student need-based financial aid endowment – $2 million Graduate student financial aid endowment – $2 million Increase endowed undergraduate summer research slots by 10 – $1 million Architecture graduate student aid – $500,000 Master of business administration student aid – $500,000 While most athletic programs are subsidized by the universitys operating budget, our athletic department provides significant resources for the academy every year, even when the team does not participate in a bowl,Father Jenkins said in his letter to the faculty.Appearances in major bowl games provide additional revenue for academic priorities. Father Jenkins lauded thespirit of cooperation and mutual support between our athletic department and the academyand expressed thanks toour football team and the whole athletic department, under the superb leadership of (director of athletics) Kevin White. Over the past quarter century, revenue from bowl games (not including this years Fiesta Bowl) has given the University more than $69 million that, along with a substantial portion of the proceeds from the Universitys football contract with NBC, have provided more than 2,000 scholarships to Notre Dame students. TopicID: 18742 Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn