The Associated Students of Madison student council voted unanimously Wednesday evening for the creation of the new student board to oversee funds from the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates.
The call for this committee was well received in an effort to give other students outside the ASM student council a chance at getting their voices heard.
According to ASM chair Tyler Junger, the new group will chiefly oversee a student service aspect while simultaneously having a slight role in curricular innovation.
""There is a need to jump on this train now,"" he said.
He insisted the committee, which will begin as ad hoc, needs to get started as soon as possible to have an immediate impact on the student body.
According to Junger, the next step will be to receive several proposals from deans of the various schools for funding, with a meeting then set up with Chancellor Biddy Martin and Dean of Students Lori Berquam to give their say on which proposals they feel should be accepted.
Both Junger and ASM vice chair Tom Templeton feel the new committee should be composed of a majority of undergraduate students, but graduate students are eligible to apply as well.
Junger said ASM plans to hold a town hall-style meeting with Berquam within the next two weeks to provide students with more information about the committee and hopefully gain support.
The student council also approved the UW Homecoming committee event grant for $12,900.
