By: TK Layman Staff Writer
Western’s Incidental Fee Committee meets every winter term to determine the budget for on-campus organizations and events.
The committee began meetings last week to discuss potential budget increases and cuts. Once a week on Friday from 12-4 p.m. in the Willamette Room, a panel of advisors from on-campus organizations, faculty advisors, elected student committee members from presidential faculty appointments, ASWOU appointments and current ASWOU members meet to discuss the 2017-2018 projected extracurricular budget.
Some of the student organizations in attendance include Student Media, Campus Recreation, Abby’s House and the Student Activities Board. Along with allocating and budgeting for campus organizations, they also set the rate of the incidental fee charged to student accounts per term, with a projected rate of $341 for the 2017-18 school year, according to a memo released by the IFC.
Over the duration of the term, the committee will look at potential variables such as student enrollment and minimum wage increase to help come to a decision. They make information public through OrgSync on their open page. There you can find updated meeting minutes showing the main topics through the discussion, and current meeting agendas.
Contact the author at tlayman16@wou.edu
