Cocurricular Activities Fee (CAF)
Benefits
Purchasing the 2007-08 Co-Curricular Activities Fee (CAF) allows you the opportunity to attend events sponsored by the Student Activities Council (SAC) and the Performing Arts Committee (PAC) free of charge. Exceptions to this rule include SAC movies, and in very rare circumstances, a special concert. SAC moviegoers with CAF IDs pay $1 for admission while those without the ID pay $3, and tickets for special concerts are available to students with CAF IDs at a greatly reduced rate. In addition, CAF holders receive a free copy of Luther’s Pioneer yearbook.
Students who purchased the CAF have been fortunate to attend a host of great SAC concerts in recent years including performances by these nationally known recording artists: Guster, Jack's Mannequin, Tim Mahoney, Scratch Track, Magdalen Hsu-Li, Four Shadow, John Rush, Treologic, and Shevy Smith. In addition to concerts, SAC regularly programs other campus entertainment. Examples include: ComedySportz, Dr. Jim Wand, hypnotist, and Pete Lee, comedian; as well as Casino Night, Soda Shoppe, Halloween Dance, and SAC Fest. The fee also covers admission to formal dances, including SAC Homecoming’s Flamingo Ball and SAC’s Spring Dance. The Diversity Center and SAC co-sponsored musicians Orquesta Alto Maiz and a Maasai group from Tanzania.
SAC Films, shown on select weekends, are popular box office hits, such as Memoirs of a Geisha, Pirates of the Caribbean 2, Ice Age 2, Cars, Casino Royale, United 93, The Princess Bride, Little Miss Sunshine, and Office Space.
The Center Stage Series of fine arts events presented by PAC, are always nationally and internationally known artists. PAC proudly presents the following performances for the2007-08 season: Stay Tuned, Eric Cutler, The Passing Zone, Solid Blues, Koresh Dance, Imani Winds, Ethos, VocalEssence, Little Women, and La Pieta.
Students who purchase the CAF ID will realize significant savings. If students attended a good number of SAC and PAC sponsored activities without a CAF ID, they would have easily spent over $400.00. More than ninety percent of the 2006-07 student body purchased the CAF ID knowing it would result in saving them money.
Costs and Policies
For the 2007-08 academic year, all full-time students except those studying abroad will be charged $170 for the CAF. A one semester CAF ($85.00) is only available for those participating in off-campus internships, nursing semester in Rochester, or student teaching.
If you do NOT wish to purchase the CAF ID for the entire year, or for just one semester because of off-campus study, you must sign and return the bottom portion of the CAF ID form to the Office for Financial Services by August 10, 2007.
ONLY RETURN THE FORM IF YOU WISH TO WAIVE ANY PORTION OF THE CAF FEE. If you wish to waive the CAF fee for one semester or the entire year, but still want to order a Pioneer yearbook, please check the appropriate box on the form. For first-year students, the CAF ID forms are included in your admissions packet sent to you prior to the beginning of the school year. Returning students can pick up a form at the Office of Financial Services or download a copy here: www.luther.edu/student-life/organizations/activities-office/fee/CAFdecline.pdf.
If you decide to purchase the CAF ID, it is not necessary to return the form. Your Luther ID card will be electronically activated. CAF IDs must be presented at sponsored activities and CAF tickets are non-transferable. (Remember--the Pioneer yearbook is included in your purchase of CAF for the entire year).