The Programs Finance Committee allocated funding increases for several student groups Thursday to meet the groups’ expanded operating costs.
PFC member Dan Kieffer said the student groups all had reasonable budget requests, but added that
student fees may not go far enough to cover all budget requests.
“There were some increases that I feel are justifiable, but when crunching numbers it might not all be there,”
Kieffer said.
The Career Center received the largest allocation, with PFC members approving a 22.4 percent increase, raising the Center’s total funds to $316,625 from $258,516. The increase was allowed in part because the Career Center gets both government aid and incidental fee money, but federal funding dropped by one-third of its regular aid.
Kieffer said the Career Center will not request greater increases in the
upcoming years, setting a plan to not go over an increase request of 16 percent next year and asking only for mandated increases the year after that.
The Designated Driver Shuttle had its budget raised from $92,635 to $94,763 due to the addition of a fifth shift and extra gas costs for Friday and Saturday nights.
KWVA, the student-run campus radio station, received a 7.4 percent increase, resulting in a new budget of $90,197. The increase will make the wages for the station’s engineering position more competitive at $30 an hour, up $5 from its current wage.
The Multicultural Center also got an increase, raising its budget to $98,973 from $91,129.
PFC gave the Co-op Family Center a mandated increase, which raised its budget from $263,170 to $280,135.
In addition, PFC received an appeal from the Emerald, which is contesting its budget allocation of $111,992, a 6.9 percent decrease. The PFC will set a date for a hearing.
The Chinese Student Association’s budget hearing was tabled for a future date due to unclear job descriptions.

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