FINANCE BOARD MEETING 2/17/09
ROLL CALL: EVERYONE HERE EXCEPT KATHERINE
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
campus communication committee: to facilitate inter-SGA communication
- retreat (meeting at the end of every month), preferably last sat of every month, for about an hour
NEWMAN CLUB
7 weeks, seminars - contemporary issues, discussion of bible says
where and when: sundays at 7:00, interfaith center
it was funded by donations, currently do not have money this semester
the club does not want to charge the people attending
club had 30 attendees for the first meeting
1250 to pay to run the seminar....pays for the program itself because of the full time staff that is working
they never charged students in the past
each seminar would cost about $180
$540 we can fund after the deadline
BIOETHICS
inviting a speaker from NASA
help to strengthen the series in collaboration with other departments
cost $ 469.26
advertising it all over campus
where and when: 29th, 7th floor of the library, 7:00 p.m.
reusable advertisement
expecting: 100 people, including faculty members
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY 5k ($80)
removing prizes ( total now is 40)
raising funds for the spring break trip to build houses in Florida
argument: the money is not going to the actual event
creative idea because we are actually not funding the event to go to Florida, they are really creative in doing a fundraiser to fund their trip
AFRICAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION JUMBO NIGHT
the club will pay half, making morgan state pay the other half
in return, UMBC will get 100 tickets
buses going from UMBC to take them to Morgan State
scheduling event issues because the UC was booked for some other event
the event was sold out last time they had jumbo night in UC
is it possible to make 1000 UMBC students to go the event at morgan state?
how much was the ticket to go to Morgan State event: $10
let morgan state declare the ticket price
can we subsidize the tickets? we do not know the ticket prices yet,
the bus issue? 55 students per bus, it would be for the UMBC transit
it would be hard to make 1000 students go, work with the morgan state to have them get 1500 tickets and give UMBC only 500 rather than 1000
if we can’t make 1000 students go, it is not fair for us to pay the half
they have been an active club in the past
working with the transit system to see if they will donate their services
its a traditional event, so we should fund it....making this there 10th event
regardless of where it is...it is a UMBC events, so UMBC students are going to go to this event, showcasing their culture with Morgan State
appreciate different schools coming together for one event
its a great experience for the students
making sure that next year it is at UMBC and not at morgan state
it is off campus
high amount
no need to fund the fashion show, or for sounds, if its at morgan state
charging students to go to the Jumbo night
its a good event, not a lot of people are going to attend because it is off campus
Stephan: we should partially fund it
Emily: there are some on campus events that aren’t being funded well
Yasmin: its not a bad idea, but at the same time it would be ok to charge students, its one of the biggest events,
stephanie: we should partially fund it,
James: try to plan this event earlier, if we fund this for 500 students, for those the event should be for free
CLUB: final ticket price is $15
Emily: Quadmania is an on campus event, the ticket is 15 dollars
club: our students are used to going to events free, but they are not used to pay for going to events, its been the tradition
3700 approved
4 representative, no oppose, none absent
SCULPTURE CLUB ( 1000)
buy material to build a sculpture, metal and wood, and bicycle for the racing baltimore
getting community involved, its a art project with engineering stuff
sale in the front of the common
it will last several years
building structure where? off campus
may 2nd is the race
students can participate in making the sculpture
approved
EXPENDITURE:
past through senate in 2/3rd votes
we are running out of money
last year we did 15,000
260,000
using roll back in march
left now is 25,000
we would have 10,000 more by end of march
we should wait to spend the expenditure
OTHER
having a meeting at the dining hall or some other place where it is visible to students, the noise is the only problem
ROLL CALL
everyone is here that was here before