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BY JACQUELINE SMALL

In print | Published March 25, 2010

StuCo positions may become paid

Student Council discussed whether StuCo positions should be paid in future years.

All the members present agreed that they should be paid because the jobs are both time-consuming and necessary for the community.

There were also concerns that the unpaid nature of the positions deterred many work-study students from participating.

For example, students on work-study have to meet a certain number of hours of work, and might not be able to devote time to StuCo responsibilities.

Nate Erskine ’10, the former Vice President of StuCo who attended this meeting said that he thought paid StuCo positions would be a good idea.

“I know it would have been impossible for me to be on StuCo while doing an honors chemistry major and holding down a job,” he said.

Rachel Bell ’10, the StuCo President, mentioned that it could be difficult to accurately tally hours for a student time sheet, and suggested that only time spent in meetings be counted.

StuCo members also discussed where the money for their paychecks could possibly come from.

Because StuCo manages the Student Budget Committee, which controls the Student Activities Fund, it was decided that the money should probably not come from the Student Activities Fund.

The cost might be split between the Student Activities Fund and the administration, but there are concerns that the administration will not want to provide wages for any student group.

In order to hear other student voices, StuCo plans to host an open forum and create a survey. Both will be open to the entire student body.

StuCo also intends to send a letter to the editor of each student newspapers explaining the benefits of making this decision. Next Tuesday there will be a StuCo Lounge in Paces during café hours to discuss the issue.

StuCo Elections

Student Council plans to begin the voting process for new members by the week of April 18 but hopes that they will know whether the positions will be paid before the elections.

They expect that more people, from a broader background, will run if the positions have salaries.

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