SG accepting appeals until Wednesday
Student Government received requests for funding from 113 student organizations for next semester, worth a total of $339,399.
But SG has just $185,000 from student activity fees to divvy up among them each year, according to Rob Melfi, the chairman of Student Senate’s Finance Committee, and the number of requests has been rising.
More organizations requested money this year than did last fall, though on whole, they asked for less.
Last year, SG received requests totalling $355,000 for funds that help student groups travel, hold retreats and attend conferences, among other functions.
Now, SG has to decide who will get what.
Members of the Finance Committee worked through the weekend to work out the allocations, but how much each organization will get isn’t yet finalized.
SG is taking appeals of the preliminary budget until Wednesday at noon, according to Melfi.
To do so, organizations will have to submit a typed appeal letter to the Campus Life Center in the Russell House explaining why they’re contesting their allocation.
The final budget is expected to be set by Nov. 7, according to Melfi. From there, it will await final approval by the full Student Senate.
Melfi wouldn’t release the preliminary allocations until that point.