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Student Services & Activities Budget Proposal 2014 – 2015. Presented by: Dillinger James - Minister of Treasury & Vimol Mok – Minister of Finance. 2013 - 2014 Budget Overview. $1.2 million in budget allocations As of May 14 th : Total amount spent - $848,510
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Student Services & Activities Budget Proposal2014 – 2015 Presented by: Dillinger James - Minister of Treasury & Vimol Mok – Minister of Finance
2013 - 2014 Budget Overview • $1.2 million inbudget allocations • As of May 14th: • Total amount spent - $848,510 • Revenue generated - $25,040* • Remaining - $351,490 • Total number of programs funded – 19 • Total number of clubs funded – 43 *Updated on May 6th
2014 – 2015 Budget Proposal Summary • No fee increase requested | $1.2 million proposal • $1.15 million for conservative estimate • Funding will be allocated to: • 18 Programs* • Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs) • Contingency and Mini-Grant funds (pg. 4-5 in packet)
General Allocation Considerations • Necessity of newly requested expenses • Implicit cost increases (minimum wage, inflation, etc.) • External revenue sources (fundraising, ticket sales, etc.) • Quantity of students impacted vs. quality of experience • Travel expenses • Impact on retention • Budget History • Use of campus resources pg. 12 in packet
Programs • What is a Program? • Supervisor lead – Overseen by the Dean of the respective department • Annual budget proposals with an on-going lifespan • Provides services to campus pg. 6-7 in packet
DECA • 16 student members • Stepping stone for emerging business leaders • Members attend state and national conferences • State conference – Three 1st places, and eight top sixes • Several international finalists, including a 2nd place (pg. 18 in packet)
Transfer Tutoring • 2014 – 2015 • Requested $86,039 • Allocated $80,000 • Rational? pg. 23 in packet
Table 1: Transfer Tutoring Impact • Promotes student success, completion and college stewardship • Efficient use of funds, and demonstrated need for more
Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs) • What is a RSO? • Why are they important? • Where does the money go? • Baseline • Advisors (pg. 6 in packet)
RSO Information • 2013 – 2014 (As of Winter) • 43 RSOs • Eight New • 749 student members • Participation varies greatly • High turnover rate • Diverse subjects
Engineering and Technology Society • Toured local engineering companies and a UW engineering facility • Guest speaker from the Carbon Design Group • Constructed a 3D printer for campus use (pg. 26 in packet)
*RSOs number only reflects student members (pg. 25 in packet)
Discretionary Funds • Contingency and Mini – Grants • Empowers Student Body leaders • Enables innovative ideas • Ensures more consideration before allocation (pg. 7 in packet)
Contingency • 2013 – 14: • $20,000 Allocated • $2,286 Spent • 2014 – 15 Proposal: • $79,956 Allocation • Why such a large increase? • Importance? (pg. 12 in packet)
Mini – Grants • What is a mini – grant? • How are they approved? • Why are they important? • 2013 – 14 Summary as of May 5th • 34 Mini-Grants requested and approved • Average Mini-Grant – $1,564 (pg. 13 in packet)
Echo Assessment • Original intent: • Co - Curricular Transcript • Data compilation • User incentives • Oversight • Validity • Better alternatives – “OrgSync” pg. 29 – 30 in packet
Recommendations • Carefully watch request for fee increase • Establish strong communication channels between deans, supervisors and students • Hype discretionary funding • Data retrieval (pg. 29 in packet)
Special Thanks to: • Dillinger James - Minister of Treasury & Committee Chair • Vimol Mok - Minister of Finance • Nick Begley – SBA President • Jessica Lim – Minister of Government • Ian Waller – Minister of Social Justice • Tony Costa – Classified Representative • David Starr - Faculty Representative • Holly Woodmansee – Advisor • James Wagner – Advisor • Every student, faculty and staff member on campus!