By Anna Kayser

anna-kayser@uiowa.edu

Phil Week, dedicated to promoting philanthropy on campus, is all about giving faculty and staff a chance to raise money for the University of Iowa as a whole. But where does all the money go?

“The short answer is, the funds go wherever people want them to go,” said Jen Knights, the assistant director of campus philanthropy for the UI Foundation.

Research assistant Kim Merchant, the co-head of the College of Public Health We Are Phil Committee, said there are two funds the college is highlighting this year: Dollars for Scholars and Staff Professional Development Fund.

“Both funds are new, and we hope they are of interest to faculty and staff as they make their decision to give,” she said.

Any amount of money given to Dollars for Scholars will go toward the College of Public Health undergraduate scholarship fund.

Because state funding for public colleges and universities has declined over the years, the UI relies more and more heavily on these types of events to cover costs.

All the money from the event goes toward the UI in some way.