They won't fund it, because the Center already has a budget. Over thirty people are on the wait list. Each workshop meets 4-5 times a semester. Ideally they would like to offer workshops both semester. Enrollment on first come first serve basis.
Current participants are from a variety of departments.
They were hoping they wouldn't have to charge people. Graduate students are poor enough already. The symposium didn't happen last year. The date has been changed to the fall so that there are fewer conflicts with other events. They received a lot of support from many departments.