Thursday, March 8, 2007
Under new rules, student groups seeking funding from Student Senate will see changes in the processes they follow to obtain money.
The new guidelines, announced Feb. 28, require any student group requesting funding of more than $500 to meet with the Finance Committee chairman or Senate treasurers. Groups must do so before presenting their bills to Senate committees.
The change is a way to help groups be better prepared and more knowledgeable about Senate rules on funding.
“It’s a way for us to have more contact with the student groups so that things can be done more effectively,” Austin Kelly, Lawrence junior and Senate treasurer, said.
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We want to see the communication process expedited and make sure the rules are known.
- Austin Kelly, Lawrence junior and Senate treasurer
Mike Wellems, Andover, Minn., junior and Senate Finance Committee chairman, said when a group asks for less than $500 they tend to need small things such as office supplies or copies. When asking for more than $500, Senate can’t fund some of the things being asked for, such as travel expenses.
Kelly said it is important for groups to get started early when seeking funding.
Meeting with the Finance Committee chairman and treasurers helps a group to know what to expect when presenting their needs to Senate.
“We want to see the communication process expedited and make sure the rules are known,” Kelly said.
Andrew Stangl, Wichita senior and President of the Society for Open-Minded Atheists and Agnostics, said being familiar with the rules helped his group when seeking funding for a guest speaker this month.
“I think it’s a good filtering process to make sure the money goes to the right place,” Stangl said.
He recalled a situation in 2004 when his group was trying to get funding for a speaker. It was his first time dealing with funding and he had little knowledge about the rules and regulations.
Stangl said had he known the rules in advance, there wouldn’t have been so much confusion.
“Senate has an incredible amount of things to go through. The new guideline will help to sift through and get rid of bills they can’t fund,” Stangl said.
Kansan staff writer Ashlee Kieler can be contacted at akieler@kansan.com.
— Edited by Jyl Unruh
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