The Student Services Finance Committee approved 2013-’14 funding for the campus group Adventure Learning Programs after making small changes to its budget proposal.
The group was granted a final funding level of $153,700.17, just $1,104 less than its budget request of $154,804.17.
The committee voted to remove $1,000 dollars from the group’s food and beverage line for staff training.
SSFC Representative Devon Maier expressed concern over including funds for food in the ALPs’ budget because he felt SSFC had set a precedent by not allocating funds for food in past budget decisions.
The committee also hosted Associated Students of Madison Student Council Chair Andrew Bulovsky, who presented the ASM Internal Budget.
Bulovsky emphasized the importance of funding Varsity Day, an event with a “world class” speaker to be held at the end of the year.
Bulovsky said the event will be a special experience for all University of Wisconsin-Madison students and would bring national recognition to the university.
“This is a final event to celebrate what unites us all and that’s this university,” Bulovsky said.
SSFC will make a decision on the internal budget Monday, before sending it back to Student Council for approval at a future meeting.
SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker said although funding for Varsity Day and general training would be up for debate, she felt SSFC would not make many changes to the budget.
“Chair Bulovsky pretty well justified everything in the budget,” Bruecker said. “We’re just really looking for any areas where we could be a little more fiscally responsible.”
Additionally, the committee reconsidered the budget for student group Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics, adding $700 in funding for the group to purchase a video camera, as well as increasing the number of hours for the group’s president.
Upon the request of SSFC Rep. David Vines, the committee will reconsider the budget for Working Class Student Union Monday, specifically whether or not one of the group’s summer positions should receive additional funding.
