The Provost meets with a faculty member over lunch to solicit the faculty member’s interest in becoming affiliated with the college as a “fellow.” Can University funds be used to pay for the lunch?
Generally no. University policy explicitly prohibits payment or reimbursement of the costs of meals taken with individual colleagues at the same work location. University funds cannot be used to pay for meals associated with meetings that could have been conducted during regular working hours, but instead are conducted during a meal time mostly for the personal convenience of the attendees. If it can be clearly demonstrated that the meeting was urgently needed to discuss a University business matter of great importance, and the only time available for the two individuals to meet was over lunch, then University funds may be used to pay for it.
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