Organizations' finances plunge further in doubt
McLean Bennett
Issue date: 11/6/08 Section: News
The financial threats facing the Women and Gender Equity Center and the Center for Alcohol Studies and Education got a bit more serious last week, with both entities now possibly staring at collapses next year.
The Flipside is facing financial concerns of its own after the English department rescinded its sponsorship of the magazine earlier this semester, curtailing the magazine's status and possibly placing new limits on its funding eligibility.
Student Senate announced Monday that WAGE and CASE, both of which had scrambled earlier this year to obtain financial support through student-segregated fees, were denied any funding next year by the Senate Finance Commission.
Senate Treasurer Michael Umhoefer said after Monday's meeting both organizations knew they were up against deadlines to find new sources of funding and failed to do so, which caused both to ask for financial support months after official requests for funding had been due.
"There has to be some sort of responsibility there," Umhoefer said. "If I don't turn in my budget for Senate, I get in trouble and there would be financial repercussions, and that's just how it goes."
Umhoefer and Sen. Dylan Jambrek also said that WAGE and CASE are administrative organizations and should be funded by the university administration rather than student fees.
WAGE was funded through differential tuition dollars during the first three years of its operation. During those three years, the organization was required to find new sources of money but failed to do so, forcing WAGE to scramble for funding last year.
The organization was saved this year after several administrative offices agreed to fund WAGE for one year, but the organization again failed to find other sources of funding.
CASE has previously been supported through grants, but that funding is about to dry up with no alternatives yet on the table.
Jambrek said WAGE and CASE are now facing bankruptcy next year, but added both organizations can still appeal to Senate for a new decision.
The Flipside is facing financial concerns of its own after the English department rescinded its sponsorship of the magazine earlier this semester, curtailing the magazine's status and possibly placing new limits on its funding eligibility.
Student Senate announced Monday that WAGE and CASE, both of which had scrambled earlier this year to obtain financial support through student-segregated fees, were denied any funding next year by the Senate Finance Commission.
Senate Treasurer Michael Umhoefer said after Monday's meeting both organizations knew they were up against deadlines to find new sources of funding and failed to do so, which caused both to ask for financial support months after official requests for funding had been due.
"There has to be some sort of responsibility there," Umhoefer said. "If I don't turn in my budget for Senate, I get in trouble and there would be financial repercussions, and that's just how it goes."
Umhoefer and Sen. Dylan Jambrek also said that WAGE and CASE are administrative organizations and should be funded by the university administration rather than student fees.
WAGE was funded through differential tuition dollars during the first three years of its operation. During those three years, the organization was required to find new sources of money but failed to do so, forcing WAGE to scramble for funding last year.
The organization was saved this year after several administrative offices agreed to fund WAGE for one year, but the organization again failed to find other sources of funding.
CASE has previously been supported through grants, but that funding is about to dry up with no alternatives yet on the table.
Jambrek said WAGE and CASE are now facing bankruptcy next year, but added both organizations can still appeal to Senate for a new decision.
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