The Financial Advisory Board has not met in four weeks, due in part to a lack of appeals for additional funding from student organizations.
The gap in meetings, Executive Treasurer Thomas Coughlin...
By Diana Bravo, Copyeditor/Photographer September 26, 2020
The Financial Advisory Board unanimously granted a $1,356 appeal to Wack Magazine Friday to fund their semesterly operations.
FAB was able to approve the appeal without a formal vote from student assembly...
The Student Government Association faces a slew of vacancies in its first semester under a newly established structure, despite filling several positions across its legislative branch in the last month.
As...
By Diana Bravo, Copyeditor/Photographer September 3, 2020
In the first Student Assembly meeting of the new semester, the Student Government Association made a series of appointments to fill vacancies across different areas of the organization, including the newly...
By Diana Bravo, Copyeditor/Photographer August 31, 2020
The Student Government Association appointed former Visual and Media Arts Senator Thomas Coughlin to fill their long-vacant executive treasurer position in a Financial Advisory Board meeting Saturday,...
The Student Government Association is the cornerstone of organizational structure for student groups at the college—they decide the policies and funding for most organizations on campus.With the...
The Financial Advisory Board unanimously voted to appoint Marketing Communications Senator Talia Aiges to the board in their weekly meeting Thursday.
Prior to Aiges confirmation, there was some confusion...
By Andrew Brinker, Senior Investigative Reporter December 14, 2019
The Financial Advisory Board, in an informal meeting Thursday which lasted around 20 minutes, discussed potential changes to the Student Government Association’s Treasury Handbook for the coming semester.
The...
By Andrew Brinker, Senior Investigative Reporter November 16, 2019
The Student Government Association voted to approve the largest appeals request of the fall 2019 semester on Thursday for Alpha Epsilon Phi’s annual Ribbons on the Runway fashion show.
The request,...
By Diana Bravo, Copyeditor/Photographer November 15, 2019
The Financial Advisory Board unanimously approved two appeals totaling $14,607 to Alpha Epsilon Phi and the Commissioners Council for upcoming events at their Nov. 13 meeting.
AEPhi appealed for $13,974.07...
Executive Treasurer Abigail Semple’s fee amendment that would bar some student organizations from charging participation fees follows a months-long hiring dispute with the EVVYs.
The EVVYs twice...
Update 9/19: The Financial Advisory Board did not vote on the proposed fee amendment. A discussion and potential vote are scheduled for Sept. 26 at 3 p.m. in the Student Government Association office...
Editor's Note: Editor-in-chief Chris Van Buskirk did not contribute to or edit this editorial due to a conflict of interest.
At the Student Government Association’s Financial Advisory Board meeting...
The Student Government Association could prohibit organizations from charging admission fees for events after Executive Treasurer Abby Semple proposed the idea at the first Financial Advisory Board meeting...
By Diana Bravo, Copyeditor/Photographer March 31, 2019
The Student Government Association Financial Advisory Board allocated a combined $6,172 to Emerson International and Kidding Around at the March 28 meeting.
Emerson International, the college’s international...
By Diana Bravo, Copyeditor/Photographer February 11, 2019
The Student Government Association Financial Advisory Board unanimously recommended an appeal from Emerson Forensics to Joint Session and approved an appeal of $702 for The Girlie Project at their Feb....
By Diana Bravo, Copyeditor/Photographer February 5, 2019
The Student Government Association Financial Advisory Board finalized new guidelines at their Thursday meeting to ensure organizations act in a manner acceptable to SGA to receive funding.
The revisions...
By Diana Bravo, Copyeditor/Photographer January 26, 2019
The Student Government Association’s Financial Advisory Board granted $2,064 to the college’s chapter of Active Minds at their Jan. 24 meeting.
FAB unanimously voted to provide funds for the organization...
The Financial Advisory Board approved appeal requests from screenwriting organization SPEC for accommodations for a panel speaker and from the Emerson Cheer Squad for new uniforms at their Nov. 6 meeting.
FAB...