Introduction
The purpose of the Funding at Columbia University (F@CU or FaCU) is to facilitate, support, and enrich student development in the form of student activities of campus. FaCU strives to support student development on campus, through fair and transparent allocation of the Student Activities Fee, based upon the needs of each student group.
The FaCU Committee is composed of the incoming and outgoing Presidents and Treasurers of each undergraduate Student Council, for a total of 16 members. This committee meets during reading week at the end of the Spring semester each year to determine the governing board allocations for the following year, after reviewing the allocation application packets submitted and presentations made by the various governing boards.
Allocations listed to the right indicate only the additional contribution to the budgets of the five governing boards and any special allocations that will be made by the four undergraduate Councils for the academic year indicated. The actual budgets of each of these governing bodies will consist of these allocations and also include any surplus that may exist from the previous year's allocation and/or revenue, or from any funding source external to the undergraduate Student Councils.
Listed are the allocations made to each of Columbia's five undergraduate governing boards and any special allocations as determined by the members of the FaCU Committee and ratified by each of the four Student Councils in May of each year for the following academic year. Depending on the governing board, either three or four of the Student Councils make contributions toward each allocation according to a ratio determined by relative student enrollment among the schools.
In addition, FaCU also provides a framework for continued financial collaboration between the individual student councils through agreements like the Facilities and Security Fund, and the Inter-Council Agreement. These documents are explained briefly below, and can be found under the "Related Documents" heading in the left column.
Facilities and Security Fund
The
Facilities and Security Fund represents an effort by the student councils to streamline and simplify the bulk of recurring required facility rental and security staff costs associated with some student-initiated event programming on Columbia's campus. These two funds shift financial responsibility for these costs to the Councils, reducing the burden on individual students and student groups, but in doing so, also reducing the funds allocated to student groups.
Inter-Council Agreement
The
Inter-Council Agreement serves to foster collaborative efforts among the four undergraduate student councils at Columbia University. In working together, CCSC, ESC, GSSC, and SGA strive to better serve the Columbia & Barnard community. This document, then, contains guidelines for equitable distribution and definition of contributions from involved Councils in all events, policies and other initiatives.
FaCU Timeline
Spring 2009
| Fri, April 17 |
FaCU Allocation Application Packets available |
| Fri, May 1 |
FaCU Allocation Packets Due |
| Wed, May 6 |
FaCU Presentations
(Breakfast & Lunch for Committee Provided by CCSC) |
9:00-10:30a |
Club Sports Governing Board |
10:30a-12:00p |
Activities Board at Columbia |
12:00-1:00p |
Break — lunch |
1:00-2:30p |
Inter-Greek Council |
2:30-4:00p |
Student Governing Board |
4:00-5:30p |
Community Impact |
Spring 2008
| Fri, April 11 |
FaCU Allocation Application Packets available, Guideline Revision Comment Period begins |
| Fri, April 25 |
FaCU Guideline Comment Period ends |
| Fri, May 2 |
FaCU Allocation Packets Due |
| Thurs, May 8 |
FaCU Presentations
(Light breakfast & dinner for committee provided by ESC) |
9:00-10:30a |
Inter-Greek Council |
10:30a-12:05p |
Club Sports Governing Board |
12:05-3:30p |
Break — a committee member has an exam |
3:30-5:00p |
Activities Board at Columbia |
5:05-6:35p |
Student Governing Board |
6:40-8:10p |
Community Impact |
8:10-8:30p |
Break — dinner |
8:30-10:00p |
WKCR |
FaCU Committee Members
Spring 2009
| Outgoing |
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Incoming |
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| George Krebs |
CCSC |
President |
|
Sue Yang |
CCSC |
President-elect |
| Laura Doan |
CCSC |
VP Funding |
|
Nuriel Moghavem |
CCSC |
VP Funding-elect |
| Peter Valeiras |
ESC |
President |
|
Whitney Green |
ESC |
President-elect |
| Lauren Minches |
ESC |
VP Intergroup |
|
Gunnar Aasen |
ESC |
VP Intergroup-elect |
| Brody Berg |
GSSC |
President |
|
Katherine Edwards |
GSSC |
President-elect |
| Eleanor Colley |
GSSC |
Treasurer |
|
Jacqueline Thong |
GSSC |
Treasurer-elect |
| Sarah Besnoff |
SGA |
President |
|
Katie Palillo |
SGA |
President-elect |
| Amy Chen |
SGA |
VP Finance |
|
Sharmin Ahmed |
SGA |
VP Finance-elect |
Spring 2008
| Outgoing |
|
|
|
Incoming |
|
|
| Michelle Diamond |
CCSC |
President |
|
George Krebs |
CCSC |
President-elect |
| Jennifer Choi |
CCSC |
VP Funding |
|
Laura Doan |
CCSC |
VP Funding-elect |
| Elizabeth Strauss |
ESC |
President |
|
Peter Valeiras |
ESC |
President-elect |
| Daniel Wong |
ESC |
VP Intergroup |
|
Lauren Minches |
ESC |
VP Intergroup-elect |
| Nancy Saunders |
GSSC |
President |
|
Brody Berg |
GSSC |
President-elect |
| Keith Hightower |
GSSC |
Treasurer |
|
Eleanor Colley |
GSSC |
Treasurer-elect |
| Laura Stoffel |
SGA |
President |
|
Sarah Besnoff |
SGA |
President-elect |
| Lara Rosner |
SGA |
VP Finance |
|
Amy Chen |
SGA |
VP Finance-elect |
