One student organization moved closer to receiving funding Thursday when the Student Services Finance Committee voted in favor of allowing the group to submit its budget for the committee’s approval later this year.
An organization must undergo eligibility hearings every two years, proving to SSFC that their organization spends a majority of its time offering “direct services,” or “unique” and “tailorable” education services, to all students. Student groups must devote 51 percent of their time offering direct services to receive eligibility.
F.H. King, a campus group which, according to its representatives, educates students about environmentally friendly cultivation and consumption of foods, was granted eligibility after SSFC discussed whether all of the group’s proposed services met the proper criteria.
Rep. David Vines said he would vote in favor of granting the group eligibility because he felt the group’s programs met the definition of a direct service.
“The group very well demonstrated that not only are there programs [within the group]...where they give food,” Vines said. “There’s also some educational component, there’s programs with gardening and harvesting education.”
After debate, all representatives agreed the group was well within the 51 percent service requirement.
The committee also heard eligibility presentations from two other student organizations, whose decisions will take place Monday.
Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow representatives spoke about the important role their organization plays on campus as an advocacy service for free-market policies with limited regulation.
The second group, the Medieval Warriorcraft League is an organization that aims to educate campus on the historical and sociological context of warriorship through both educational and weaponry training sessions, according to MWL Finance Officer Matt Manes.
