general budget

SU Treasury joint session with SU Senate approves general budget and significantly increases funding for WILD

Student Union Treasury unanimously approved the $4.6 million general budget allocating the 2024-2025 Student Activities Fee, which is almost 9% more than last year, Feb. 20.

| Staff Writer

SU passes general budget of $3.9 million

The largest section in the budget was $1.9 million dedicated to funding student group reserves, an increase from $1.6 million last year.

| Senior News Editor

Student Union passes general budget using new streamlined process

Student Union unanimously passed the general budget for the 2020-2021 school year, Feb. 16, approving $3,756,970 of $4,246,843.70 total requested funds.

| Senior News Editor

Op-ed: Face value only goes so far

“My intention is not to respond to or defend the events over the past several weeks, but rather to recognize that there does exist a thorough ‘why’ behind ‘what’ we do.”

Alexa Jochims | Class of 2021

Staff editorial: Student Union budget shows awareness of student concerns

Moving forward, we urge Student Union to continue to show as much care as they did this year when making budgetary decisions.

Staff editorial: Budget prioritizes student experience, hurt by apathy

Despite standing for nearly 16 hours, senior and Vice President of Finance Vikram Biswas has finalized and balanced Student Union’s 2017-2018 budget, which includes a 100 percent increase in Trending Topics funding and the return of two WILDs. Our editorial board commends SU for increasing their focus on enriching the student experience inside and outside of the classroom.

Senate, Treasury to vote on 2017-2018 budget

Senate and Treasury will vote on the 2017-2018 budget this upcoming Sunday, a procedure that led to the cancellation of 2016 fall WILD last year.

| Senior News Editor

Student Union passes largest general budget in school history

In dividing its largest pot of money in history, Student Union’s general budget proposal passed unanimously for the second consecutive year on Tuesday night.

| Editor-in-Chief

SU passes 2014-15 general budget with no reps opposed

In two back-to-back votes, Student Union Senate and Treasury passed the general budget for the 2014-15 year without a single representative in opposition. Passed Tuesday night, the budget allocates an estimated $2,821,975 in funding that SU will receive in Student Activities Fees for students coming to the University next year.

| Senior News Editor

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