Organizational budgets in line

SA, Program Board stay under budget

by Kylie Smith-Poisson
Vanguard Campus Editor

April 28, 2008 —

Despite the criticism that two of SVSU's most influential student organizations have received, Student Association and Program Board have kept out of debt.

SA and Program Board receive their funding from a portion of the tuition and fees collected yearly. Program Board's beginning budget was $66,367.88. Student Association's starting budget was $129,294.40.

For Program Board, the largest portion of its budget, over - $30,000 - went toward the Plain White T's concert held in the fall. Street Fest took up the second largest portion of the budget at $9,689.

Fresh Start, with motivational speaker C.L. Lindsey and comedian Dan Ahdoot, cost $5,400. The Homecoming variety show, with comedian Tim Young, cost $3,700. The Coffeehouse series held throughout the year cost $1,160.79.

Including other minor, various expenses, Program Board spent $53,420.65 of its budget as of April 2, 2008 and are expecting expenditures of $10,446 that went toward events such as 90s Night and Relay for Life, leaving it $2,501.23 in excess.

SA's budget is more complex than Program Board's budget due to the various committees within the group.

Operations spent $25,474.83 of a projected $34,867.74. Allocations, which helps students and other student organizations, spent $39,011.09 of a projected $40,815. Campus Events, which hosted events such as Battle of the Valleys and the Valentine's Day dance, spent $28,241.32 of a projected $33,500. Student Concerns, which provides the Red Pages and blue books, among other things, spent $5,121.73 of a projected $6,000. Academic Public Information, which publishes the Potty Postings and does t-shirts, spent $3,553.04 of $5,693.

Various other committes and scholarships compiled the rest of the budget, all of which were under the expected expenses. Student Association was left with $11,272.24, which will jump start next year's association.

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