INTRODUCTION
AS Finance and Business is an Administrative Committee under the Office of the Internal Vice President. ASFB serves students by facilitating the allocation of student fees. ASFB strives to streamline the budgetary process and make it possible for campus organizations to host programs, events, and other student activities. They are actively looking for ways to improve and grow and are always open to feedback.
The AS Finance and Business Committee is composed of one Chair, one Vice Chair, the Chief Financial Officer, Finance Officers, and Senators. The student leaders who sit on the Finance and Business Committee deliberate carefully and decide whether to approve, modify, or deny funding to student groups for their various activites.
To be eligible to receive AS Funding, groups must have attended a Finance and Business authorized signers workshop, completed an authorized signers Form, submit a budget proposal, and attend an Finance and Business Committee meeting.
CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERATION FOR A.S. FUNDING
Diversity: Does the group advance the accessibility of the University to historically under represented communities?
Goals and Objectives: The extent the organization has attained its goals and objectives.
Campus Service: The degree the organization reflects students’ needs and interests.
Community Service: The degree of community service, response of the community, and success level of the program.
Uniqueness: The uniqueness of the event with respect to organizations with similar goals.
Members: The number of active participants and membership growth rate.
Income/Alternate Funding: The ability and willingness of the organization to raise alternate funding.
Cooperation: The cooperation and support the organization gives to Associated Students, and the willingness to follow the A.S. Funding Guide, A.S. Legal Code.
Current Funding from A.S.: Consideration is given to currently funded organizations
WHAT STUDENT FUNDED THIS YEAR
Check it out week by week!
Fall Quarter
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SPRING QUARTER
The arrival of COVID 19 and subsequent leaving of students with the attendant cancellation of events and other initiatives funded by A.S. required considerable recalibration. The Finance & Business Committee worked with groups to make sure they were able to manage this transition. The year ended with considerable uncertainty, but the committee, supported by career staff, stood ready to make adjustments as needed.
They posted this update on their web and Facebook sites at the beginning of spring quarter: