StuCo allocates funding to twenty-six campus groups

Kelsey Tegtmeier
Staff Writer
May 6, 2004

After seven hours of discussion Sunday, Student Congress allocated more than $26, 500 to student organizations,Natalie Neslson, StuCo vice president, said.
StuCo distributes money, provided by student fees, to any campus organization that has a student/faculty sponsor, designated officers or a leadership team, does not receive academic credit and is open to all interested students.
Twenty-six groups approached StuCo to request funds for next year, Nelsen said. Before presenting to StuCo, the groups had to fill out a request form with an outline of how much money they needed and what it would be used for, StuCo president Jimmy Feeney said.
Three allocation workshops were scheduled to help group members develop their allocation request, Feeney said.
Accounting Club president Annie Springer said the allocation process is simple, but it is difficult to determine how much money is needed.
“It’s hard because you don’t always know what expenditures you’re going to have,” Springer said. The Accounting Club received all of the money they requested.
Cardinal Key member Raye Wilmes and Doane Players representative Kamleh Shaban also said they were satisfied with the funds their groups were allocated.
Any funds not used in the previous year are returned to StuCo to be re-allocated. Nelson said groups can also approach StuCo in the middle of the year for more funds.
“I’d like to see more groups come back next year and ask for special allocations,” Nelsen said.