At this week’s Student Senate meeting the senate underwent
it’s first Student Fee Allocation Process review hearing, as well as heard
updates from University Program Council, International Film Series, Leadership
for Educational Action Fund and the Election Committee.
UPC
announced they are currently in the hiring process for the 2013-2014 academic
year. UPC also announced they will be hosting a petting zoo event in April that
will include various farm animals that students and the Greeley community are
welcome to get close to.
IFS
announced their upcoming movie screenings, which include “Rocky Horror Picture
Show” 7 p.m. Wednesday April 3 and 7 and 9:15 p.m. Thursday April 4.
UNC
election season is currently underway and the final presidential candidate
debate is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday March 28 in the University Center room
Columbine B. The last Open Forum is scheduled for 7 p.m. April 4 also located
in Columbine B. Election dates are April 10 and 11.
At the last
Student Senate meeting senate heard presentations from various clubs and
organizations asking for increases in their student fee allocation money. This
week’s meeting was the first review hearing discussing which clubs and organizations
deserve an increase in student fee allocations.
“SFAP
budgets are not easy to create and it is even harder to get senate to agree on
who deserves what,” said director of finance Oliver Bourne.
Bourne
wasn’t kidding, Student Senate is allowed to allocate $57,000 to clubs and
organizations but the total money asked for by the different clubs and
organizations was over $70,000.
“It’s good to see groups are growing and wanting more money
to do more things.” Bourne said.
Senate discussed which clubs and
organizations deserve allocation money for over 2 hours, and will continue to
discuss SFAP at next week’s meeting. None of the votes made in the review
hearings are final until senate makes its final budget, which also has to be
voted on. The final budget and voting will take place in late April.
The next Student Senate meeting is
5:30 p.m. April 10 in the University Center Council Room. For more information
about Student Senate visit their website at www.unco.edu/studentsenate/.