SGA 2019-2020 Allocations

UST’s Student Government Association held allocation meetings on April 9, 11 and 16 to determine budget allocations for three new student organizations that will launch next school year: Campus Activity Board, Campus Initiatives, and Diversity and Inclusion.

The budget requests and allocations are listed below.

An allocation request by Samaria Herbert, vice president of the Diversity and Inclusion organization, to hold two LGBT-related, on-campus events involving Campus Ministry was amended. The SGA voted to hold off allocating money for the events pending clarification from Herbert about event details and scheduled speakers.

SGA told Diversity and Inclusion members to request the money from the Treasury Board in Fall 2019, when the organization can provide a more definitive plan about its planned events.

At the April 16 meeting, Parliamentarian Nemec said SGA should be hesitant about allocating for the events until it is sure they will be held in a “tasteful” manner.

“I think the reason that senate is still hesitant even with the guidance of campus ministry, is that there’s been a historical trend and actual examples of other Catholic universities with events like this, supervised by campus ministries, that still went wrong,” Nemec said. “That’s no assurance of success.”

This is a developing story.

The following are the budget requests and allocations for all three organizations. All requests were approved unless otherwise noted:

Diversity and Inclusion Budget Request:

President/Chair stipend: $3,000
Hourly Executive pay: $4,000
Giveaways: $3,000
Training Sessions: $1,000
DIO Uniforms for officers- t-shirts, sweatshirts, polos, and shoes: $1,000
Food Truck Frenzy: $5,500
Commuter Raffle: $100
Transfer tea and trivia: $1,000
- There will be one held in the fall and another one held in the spring in collaboration with Campus Initiatives
Door Decorating- Hispanic Heritage Month: $100
Loteria Night- In collaboration with Campus Activities Board: $700
First Generation Student Event (Celt Talk): $500
Latino Dance Night: $1,000
LGBT Event: $2000 (on hold)
Food Features: $3000
- Recurring food events will happen throughout the semester featuring different food trucks.
Movie Night: $2,000
- Potentially more if there are guest speakers
Lunar New Year Lantern Festival: $5,000
Commuter Raffle: $100
Black History Celt Talk: $500
Door decorating: $100
Movie Night- black history: $1,000
Women’s History Month Event- in collaboration with Campus Activities Board: $500
Movie History- Women’s history month: $1,000
Women’s History Celt Talk: $500

Total requested: $38,900

Total received: $36,900

The new budget for Diversity and Inclusion excludes the $2000 for the proposed LGBT events.

The amended budget for Diversity and Inclusion passed with 9 votes in favor, 1 vote against, and 1 abstention.

Campus Activity Board Budget Request:

Training sessions: $350
Executive shirts: $300
Intern Expenses: $1,000
Printed Materials Advertising: $500
Social Media Costs: $100
Giveaways: $2,000
Fall events
- Welcome Back event featuring Steel City Pops: $900
- Loteria themed bingo done in collaboration with Diversity and Inclusion: $550
- Lei’d back luau: $4,000
- Pumpkin carving: $200
- Neewollah: $7,800 (not including expected revenue $1,500)
- Campus Activities Board is taking over winter formal from SGA and will be holding an event called Jingle Ball in the fall semester: $5,000
- Deck the Mall: $200
- Late Night Breakfast: $800
Spring Events
- In January there will be a second winter themed event called Winter Wonderland: $5,000
- Welcome Back Bingo in collaboration with campus initiatives: $500
- Celts Got Talent: $1,500
- A garage rooftop party with a roller rink: $5,400
- The crawfish boil: $3,300
- Spring formal: $32,000 (not including expected revenue– $7,500)
- Late Night Breakfast: $800
Amount for contingencies and emergencies: $2,000
Total requested: $81,200
Total approved: $81,200 (including funds for stipends and officer salaries)

The CAB budget was passed unanimously.

Campus Initiatives Budget Request:

Officer stipend for President/Chair: $2000
Hourly executive pay
- Assistant Vice president: $1,000
- Treasurer: $1,000
- Committees director: $1,000
- Public Relations: $1,000
Advertising
- Printed materials: $500
- Social Media Costs: $250
Giveaways: $4,000
Trainings/Appreciations
- Training sessions: $100
- Other- officer bonding: $200
- Officer Uniforms: $600
Initiatives/Events
- Soccer tailgate: $1,500
- Basketball tailgate: $1,500
- Volleyball Tailgate: $1,500
- Baseball tailgate: $2,300
  - The baseball tailgate is projected to cost more, because it is a new sport offered on campus so the event will be treated as more of a debut.
- Homecoming: $1,200
Bingo collaboration with Campus Activities Board: $500
Earth Week: $1,700
February Initiative- Clothe the Naked: $120
March Initiative- Give Alms: $275
April Initiative- Shelter the Homeless: $500
September Initiative- Drink to the Thirsty: $720
October Initiative- Bury the Dead: $265
November Initiative- Feed the Hungry: $230
December Initiative- Visit the Sick: $630
Orientation volunteer opportunity: $3,000
Sustainability chair budget: $4,500
Service chair budget: $1,000- lower number because the service chair does not foresee large expense for volunteer work
School spirit chair budget: $5,000
Food for meetings: $650
Mascot: $600
Chair grants: $1,200
Contingency: $3,000