The funding process for major student organizations and university departments was recently announced by the Student Activities Allocations Committee. Approximately $400,000 will be allocated to fund student activities during the upcoming 2009-2010 academic year. To be eligible to receive funds from the SAAC, an organization or department must provide significant benefits to the entire student body. Groups receiving SAAC funding are not eligible for Student Government Association BUC funds (previously 606 funds) except in special circumstances when there are “unforeseeable campus opportunities or emergencies.

Applications are now available. To apply for SAAC funds, a representative of the organization or department should pick up an application in the Student Affairs Office located on the third level of the Culp University Center or go online at http://www.etsu.edu/students/central/alloc.htm to obtain an application. A budget outlining financial needs for the coming year must accompany the application and be submitted to the Student Affairs Office by 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10.

“Everybody gets an opportunity to justify their request in person before the committee, said Dr. Steve Bader, SAAC Chairman, “Then the committee makes its decision.”

A budget preparation workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 3 p.m. in the East Tennessee Room, located on the third level of the Culp University Center. The workshop is open to all organizations and should answer questions concerning the completion of the budget and application.

Anyone needing additional information should contact Bader in the Student Affairs Office on the third floor of the Culp Center or call 439-6129.

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