2008 Woodie Awards
RSOs get funding from allocation committee
SBAC helps cover expenditures for student groups
By: Meredith Mayberry
Issue date: 3/14/08 Section: News
A campus group has a number of reasons to become a Registered Student Organization, including financial support from the Student Budget Allocation Committee.
The SBAC is a resource on campus that refunds money RSOs spend on projects, programs and conferences.
"We want RSOs to sponsor events that bring awareness of issues to the campus," said Sandy Burkhardt, chair of SBAC and St. Clair Shores senior.
To receive funding from the committee, an RSO must submit an application three to four weeks in advance, depending on the type of event the money is going for, according to SBAC's Web site at stulife.cmich.edu.
"The application process isn't that strict," Burkhardt said. "However, anything the RSOs is requesting money for, we need proof of the cost."
The SBAC this year has assisted already more than 20 RSOs, either for projects or conferences.
The College Republicans are to receive $1,044 to reimburse a conference it attended last month.
There are few limitations to the process, Burkhardt said.
"The only funding limitations we have are for departmental organizations," she said. "They are allowed $1,000 for conferences and another $1,000 for projects."
Burkhardt said the departmental organizations already receive funding from their department or through vending machine funds.
The SBAC is a constitutional committee of the Student Government Association. Its funds are allocated through the CMU Promise and administered through the Campus Programming Fund, according to the RSO manual.
The committee is made up of students coming from a diverse set of student organizations, such as sports clubs, Greek Life, religious or academic groups, according to the manual.
There are nine students on the committee, including Burkhardt.
There are few complaints from RSOs about the committee, Burkhardt said.
"The only complaints I hear are from RSOs who didn't receive funding or thought they deserved more," she said.
If an RSO is not satisfied with SBAC's accommodations, it can put in an appeal to the Office of Student Life.
Burkhardt said SBAC does not give money to RSOs unless the event they are planning is open to the campus and community.
"We don't just give out money for RSOs to socialize with themselves," Burkhardt said.
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The SBAC is a resource on campus that refunds money RSOs spend on projects, programs and conferences.
"We want RSOs to sponsor events that bring awareness of issues to the campus," said Sandy Burkhardt, chair of SBAC and St. Clair Shores senior.
To receive funding from the committee, an RSO must submit an application three to four weeks in advance, depending on the type of event the money is going for, according to SBAC's Web site at stulife.cmich.edu.
"The application process isn't that strict," Burkhardt said. "However, anything the RSOs is requesting money for, we need proof of the cost."
The SBAC this year has assisted already more than 20 RSOs, either for projects or conferences.
The College Republicans are to receive $1,044 to reimburse a conference it attended last month.
There are few limitations to the process, Burkhardt said.
"The only funding limitations we have are for departmental organizations," she said. "They are allowed $1,000 for conferences and another $1,000 for projects."
Burkhardt said the departmental organizations already receive funding from their department or through vending machine funds.
The SBAC is a constitutional committee of the Student Government Association. Its funds are allocated through the CMU Promise and administered through the Campus Programming Fund, according to the RSO manual.
The committee is made up of students coming from a diverse set of student organizations, such as sports clubs, Greek Life, religious or academic groups, according to the manual.
There are nine students on the committee, including Burkhardt.
There are few complaints from RSOs about the committee, Burkhardt said.
"The only complaints I hear are from RSOs who didn't receive funding or thought they deserved more," she said.
If an RSO is not satisfied with SBAC's accommodations, it can put in an appeal to the Office of Student Life.
Burkhardt said SBAC does not give money to RSOs unless the event they are planning is open to the campus and community.
"We don't just give out money for RSOs to socialize with themselves," Burkhardt said.
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