SBC Meeting Minutes (March 25th, 2018)

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG.

Note to Students: SBC would like to urge more student groups to apply for supplemental funding. For more information please visit http://sgo.swarthmore.edu/budgeting-guide/  or email swarthmoresbc@gmail.com.

About SBC

SBC is a committee of 8 appointed representative students, headed by the SBC Chair and joined by SGO Chair of Student Organizations. They are tasked with allocating the Student Activities Fee to student groups. The committee meets once a week on Sundays in Sharples room 4. SBC also heads a separate office that consists of a Manager and three Assistant Managers who facilitate reimbursements and service payments in an office on Parrish 4th.

Supplemental Proposals

5:05

ENLACE

Requesting: $213.13

• • • Event in collaboration with Bryn Mawr
    • A field day full of activities such as t-shirt making and field games.
    • Supplies such as the t-shirts and paint, as well as snacks and water.
    • Passes unanimously for $213.13

• 7011 Supplies: $213.13

5:10

Kehilah

Requesting: $1496.80

• • • • Hosting 2 Seders for Passover
      • 60 people for the 1st Seder and 30 people for 2nd Seder
      • Passes unanimously for $1496.80

• • • 7310 Food/Catering: $1496.80

5:20

Kitao

Requesting: $333.50

• • • • Signs, banners, printing services
      • Passes unanimously for $333.50

• • • 7011 Supplies: $232.00
    • 7014 Printing: $101.50

5:25

Men’s Club Soccer

Requesting: $1110.00

• • • Tickets to a Philadelphia Union Soccer match: 40 tickets x $24 = 960
    • 2 vans and 3 vehicles: $10 per car + parking
    • Passes with majority for $1110.00

• 7011 Supplies: $960.00
• 7201 Transportation: $150.00

5:30

SAO

Requesting: $750.00

• • • Invite poet William Nu’utupu Giles to come hold a workshop and performance
    • Got funding from FFS, English Dept., and Asian Studies Dept.
    • Total cost of speaker $2000
    • Need to fill in the rest of the gap
    • Passes unanimously for $750.00

• 7203 Honorarium: $750.00

5:35

Peripateo

Requesting: $1900.00

• • • • Print copies of Peripateo
      • 250 copies per semester
      • Passes unanimously for $1900.00

• 7014 Printing: $1900.00

5:40

Women’s Ultimate

Requesting: $1,321.20

• • • Transportation for tournaments
    • Passes unanimously for $1,321.20

• 7201 Transportation: $1,321.20

5:45

Redefine Her Street

Requesting: $130.00

• • • • Meet and greet event with an industry expert
      • All campus events
      • Passes unanimously for $130.00

• 7310 Food/Catering: $80
• 7302 Honorarium: $50

5:50

Squash

Requesting: $100.00

• • • • Transportation for tournament at Princeton
      • No school vans available for check out
        • must rent Bargain Vans
      • Passes unanimously for $100.00

• 7201 Transportation: $100.00

5:55

HAN

Requesting: $1000.00

• • • • HAN BBQ
      • Passes unanimously for $1000.00

• 7310 Food/Catering: $1000.00

6:00

LaunchDeck

Requesting: $1500.00

• • • • Reimbursement for software for a BikeShare project
      • External GPU for machine learning projects, e.g. self-serving trash can
        • Expect to last 5 years
      • SBC will table GPU proposal until Spring Budgeting.  
      • Passes unanimously for $500.00

• 7451 Software: $500.00