SEC reallocates funding
Margaret Grady
Issue date: 11/21/08 Section: News
For the first time in years, the Student Executive Council (SEC) is reallocating funding among member boards.
The SEC consists of two representatives each from USG, UPB, the Class Officer Collective (COC), and Media Board, as well as the presidents of the Interfraternity Congress (IFC), the Panhellenic Council (Panhel), and RHA. SEC is responsible for dispersing money from the student activities fee (SAF) to USG, UPB, COC, Media Board, IFC, and Panhel, with two off-the-top allocations to Springfest and Senior Week. It also ensures that each board uses its funding as effectively as possible to benefit the student population.
The new allocation will increase funding to COC and USG and decrease funding to UPB and Media Board. Exact figures are in the box to the right.
Matt Robinett and Jill Jones, presidents of IFC and Panhel, respectively, drafted the resolution that led to the reallocation. Since Greek Life holds an election schedule opposite to that of other member groups, Robinett and Jones were the only SEC members who were in their second semester of membership.
The reallocation had been discussed last semester after a review process was implemented to analyze the performance of each board. According to a letter drafted by SEC, the council "felt that student life could be better impacted if allocations were different." The reallocation will be effective this spring on a provisional basis. If, at the end of the semester, it is determined that the change was positive, it will be ratified and made permanent.
There were several reasons cited for the change, most notably the increase in available SAF funds. Increases in student enrollment over the past few years have led to a total pool of approximately $1 million per year. Keeping the same percentages led to significant rollovers in some boards while others, namely COC, were still struggling with a limited amount of funding. UPB, for example, had accumulated a significant rollover, which was also due in part to "the board's ability to budget better and negotiate better prices," said Ben Meck, president of UPB.
IFC and Panhel were not affected by the change. "We were comfortable with our level of funding," said Robinett. USG will use the additional money in the funding of student organizations.
For more information about SEC and the reallocation, e-mail SEC-chair@case.edu or visit http://studentaffairs.case.edu/groups/executivecouncil/.
The SEC consists of two representatives each from USG, UPB, the Class Officer Collective (COC), and Media Board, as well as the presidents of the Interfraternity Congress (IFC), the Panhellenic Council (Panhel), and RHA. SEC is responsible for dispersing money from the student activities fee (SAF) to USG, UPB, COC, Media Board, IFC, and Panhel, with two off-the-top allocations to Springfest and Senior Week. It also ensures that each board uses its funding as effectively as possible to benefit the student population.
The new allocation will increase funding to COC and USG and decrease funding to UPB and Media Board. Exact figures are in the box to the right.
Matt Robinett and Jill Jones, presidents of IFC and Panhel, respectively, drafted the resolution that led to the reallocation. Since Greek Life holds an election schedule opposite to that of other member groups, Robinett and Jones were the only SEC members who were in their second semester of membership.
The reallocation had been discussed last semester after a review process was implemented to analyze the performance of each board. According to a letter drafted by SEC, the council "felt that student life could be better impacted if allocations were different." The reallocation will be effective this spring on a provisional basis. If, at the end of the semester, it is determined that the change was positive, it will be ratified and made permanent.
There were several reasons cited for the change, most notably the increase in available SAF funds. Increases in student enrollment over the past few years have led to a total pool of approximately $1 million per year. Keeping the same percentages led to significant rollovers in some boards while others, namely COC, were still struggling with a limited amount of funding. UPB, for example, had accumulated a significant rollover, which was also due in part to "the board's ability to budget better and negotiate better prices," said Ben Meck, president of UPB.
IFC and Panhel were not affected by the change. "We were comfortable with our level of funding," said Robinett. USG will use the additional money in the funding of student organizations.
For more information about SEC and the reallocation, e-mail SEC-chair@case.edu or visit http://studentaffairs.case.edu/groups/executivecouncil/.
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