Monday, February 2, 2009
Students for Prosperity, a new student group, said it aims to inform students about how to be more fiscally responsible in the wake of an economic decline.
Andy Haverkamp, Hoyt sophomore, student senator and SFP member, said the group planned to host seminars for students that would bring in finance professionals to teach students about personal finance. The seminars would show students how to do things such as balance bank accounts, take out loans and purchase housing.
How to get involved
Students for Prosperity will be hosting a membership drive in the fourth floor lobby of the Kansas Union this week where students can sign up to be on a mailing list. Its first meeting is at 8 p.m. Feb. 8 in the Pine Room in the Kansas Union. For general information and meeting updates, visit the Students for Prosperity group on Facebook.
“For a person to manage their money and use it and save it wisely is something every student should learn,” Haverkamp said. “There’s no reason to be living from paycheck to paycheck. In an economic climate like we’re in right now, every student needs to have an understanding of where their money is going.”
Another way SFP plans to keep students informed about their money is to shed light on the way Student Senate spends student fees, which currently cost students more than $400 a semester.
“I’ve been here for five years now and I’ve noticed that the student fee keeps increasing,” said Mike Conner, Shawnee grad student and SFP chair. “There’s not really a voice on campus asking why we’re increasing particular fees.”
Conner said the group planned to use the Web site KUpedia to make senators’ voting records more accessible. Currently, students can access voting records through the Senate Web site, but there is no explanation of the bill that was voted on.
Conner said the updated version would allow students to see a senator’s name and the bills they had voted for or against. Students will also be able to sign up to receive voting information in e-mail newsletters. Conner said both measures would increase transparency within Senate, keep students updated about how their money is being spent and give students the information they need to make informed decisions in the April elections.
Jack Connor, Overland Park senior, student senator and SFP member, said the group would like to remain nonpartisan and would not be endorsing a specific coalition. Connor ran with ConnectKU last year, but said that senators from opposing coalitions had already joined the group.
“Coalitions don’t really have a stance one way or the other regarding student fees,” Connor said. “They’re like minded people who oppose waste and oppose fees. It’s about coming together and finding common ground.”
On Thursday, the Senate Finance Committee approved SFP’s request for the $200 in general funding that every student group on campus is eligible to receive. However, after this initial funding, SFP plans to stay financially independent from Senate by having fundraisers and seeking funding through its national counterpart organization, Americans for Prosperity.
— — Edited by Sam Speer
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New group teaches fiscal responsibility
The SFP facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=33747840837&ref=ts
New group teaches fiscal responsibility
This is what I like to see. go SFP!
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