Take Your Professor To Lunch

Take Your Professor Out To Lunch

Take Your Professor Out to Lunch is BACK! Please use this form to schedule a time to use our College Council funds to take your favorite College professor out for food at one of the many UVA Dine locations. Please email Events Chair Dua Ali at da9jk@virginia.edu with any questions.

Our current availabilities are:

  • Monday from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
  • Tuesday from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm
  • Friday from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

How to take your professor out to lunch:

  1. Reach out to your professor and ask them for their availability!
  2. Fill out this form at least 24 hours in advance to request a time slot.
  3. One of our members will reach out to you to inform you if you’ve successfully reserved a slot or if we need to reschedule you.
  4. At the beginning of your time slot, bring your student ID to the Boardroom in Monroe Hall to exchange it for the card.
  5. Take your professor out to lunch!
  6. Bring the card and the receipt back to the Boardroom in Monroe Hall to exchange it for your student ID.

FAQs:

  • How much am I allowed to spend?
    • You can spend up to $18.00 per person.
  • Where can I go?
    • You can go to any UVA dine location, that includes the food trucks, Starbucks, the Pav, and any of the dining halls!
  • Do I have to be in that Professor’s class to take them out to lunch?
    • No! As long as both you and the professor are in the College of Arts and Sciences, there are no other restrictions.
  • Does the Professor have to teach in the College of Arts and Sciences to be eligible?
    • Yes, both the students and professor have to be in the College of Arts and Sciences to be eligible.
  • How many students are allowed to go?
    • A group of a maximum of 4 students can take a professor out to lunch at a time.
  • How many times can a student take a professor out to lunch in a semester?
    • Each student can utilize the program at most 5 times per semester, allowing the student the opportunity to get to know each of the student’s professors
  • How much time do I have to get lunch with my professor?
    • You must take your Professor to lunch and return the card within the allotted time frame, you don’t have to to use the entire block.

Funding programs are available for student groups, faculty members and students conducting independent research!