During its first meeting of the semester, the Student Services Finance Committee discussed the coming semester, with a focus on communicating with the student body.
The committee's discussion highlighted plans to address the commencement speaker fund, wage policy and various grants.
The committee also discussed non-allocables, which are funds for the Union, Recreational Sports and other programs over which SSFC has an advisory role as opposed to direct control.
The new emphasis on communication stood out in Chairman Matt Manes' discussion of non-allocables. The SSFC plans to use two meetings for informal question-and-answer sessions to get input from students before passing judgment on the funds.
""It's really about communication,"" Manes said of the sessions. ""That's what I really want to stress.""
Also on SSFC's agenda for this semester is revisiting the funding eligibility of Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group and Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow, two student organizations SSFC denied funding earlier last semester.
WISPIRG will return for a second eligibility hearing this semester, while the SSFC plans to appeal CFACT's case to the Student Judiciary.
SSFC will address the commencement speaker fund Thursday.
