USG Budget Workshops

By Moiz Khan on January 23, 2010

Dear All,

I hope you have had a great Winter Break! On Saturday February 6th, 2010 there will be a mandatory budget workshop. If your club would like to submit a budget application for the Fall 2010-Spring 2011 year, you must attend the workshop. It is preferred that the Treasurer of your club attends (or whomever is preparing the budget). If your club is unable to send a representative, you must contact the USG Treasurer directly. If you submit a budget application without attending the workshop, it will be disregarded until you receive approval from the USG Treasurer. The workshop will go over the many aspects of being a Treasurer for a USG Line Budget Club or Organization. So here is some quick information:

When: 11am on Saturday February 6th, 2010
Where: SAC Ballroom A
Attendance: Mandatory

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Fall 2009: Semester in Review

By admin on December 28, 2009

We have published the full collection of press releases from this semester in a 14-page packet, available in paper on the USG Front Desk in SAC 202, and now available to download here.

The packet includes the first press release regarding the launch of SBUlife in August, as well as several new press releases added at the end of the semester. These were added primarily for record keeping purposes.

The Fall Revisions press release was written several weeks ago, but do to isolated discrepancies in the data, we choose to hold off on releasing this.

The end of the semester was surprisingly eventful. Within the last few meetings, we have transitioned to a new Treasurer, and passed this year’s first resolution, the “Resolution on Painting the Zebra Path,” along with it’s corresponding but late press release, “Senate Resolves to Restore the Zebra Path to Zebra Colors.” We were hoping for this issue to break into the campus media before the end of the semester, but the harsh reality of finals hit sooner than expected. As a result, we will be reprinting this press release in January, and I will be happy to talk about it this spring.

In summary, our six press releases this semester:

August 19, 2009 – Students Launch Campus Social Network: SBUlife.com
October 16, 2009 – Fall Elections on SOLAR This Week: “Your Money, Your Vote”
November 12, 2009 – President Jasper Wilson Appoints Three New Senators
November 13, 2009 – Fall Revisions Approved; 58 Clubs Receive More Funding
December 3, 2009 – Senate Resolves to Restore the Zebra Path to Zebra Colors
December 10, 2009 – Senator Moiz Khan Appointed and Confirmed as Treasurer

USG Fall 2009 Press Releases

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Fall Elections Oct 22-29

By admin on October 20, 2009

We’ve launched a new campaign to get more of you to spend 2 minutes on SOLAR to vote for the direction you want to see USG move towards. “Your Money, Your Vote.” Like any democracy, if you don’t vote, your voice won’t be heard. You pay $94.25 per semester to the USG so that we can distribute that money to clubs to create a vibrant student life on campus. In the past, we’ve seen such low participation that each vote represents about $6,000 our our $3 million dollar budget.

Even if I can’t sell you on why you should vote, I do have a bit of good news. It’s easier than ever to vote and to spread the word. Just go to http://sbusg.org/vote which will direct you right to the Elections on SOLAR after you login. Tell your friends to check it out too; easy to remember, just http://sbusg.org/vote.

All of the candidates have carefully crafted a purpose statement for you on SOLAR so that you can become familiar with each of the candidates before you vote, if you haven’t already met them during the campaign. If you want to meet all of them, join us in a public debate this Thursday night after the senate meeting in SAC 311 at 9:30pm.
USG Fall Elections Info Packet

Update: The voting deadline has been extended to Thursday 10/29 at 10am due to technical difficulties we had with SOLAR. Please start voting now, http://sbusg.org/vote

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Club Leadership Day; What’s Next?

By admin on October 10, 2009

To those of you who RSVP’d and joined us to enjoy tons of food all day, thank you for making it a great success. I’m sorry for those who couldn’t make it, but you aren’t off the hook yet. Please make arrangements with Ashley Reji by the end of next week in order to ensure that your budget is uninterrupted.

I understand that some of you thought your other e-board members should see my presentation, and others wanted to see it again. I’m posting it here as promised for that purpose. We are thinking about holding a smaller presentation for those who missed it, so I will keep you updated on that if it happens.

Download My Presentation (which was too fancy for PowerPoint)
All Operating Systems:
Club Marketing.mov (manually operated Quicktime slideshow, Windows or Mac)
Club Marketing.pdf (compact version, animations removed, Windows, Mac, Linux, Other)
Mac Keynote Presentation:
Club Marketing.key (for Mac only)

Finally, all the contact info that you wanted but missed:

  • John Kriscenski, Executive VP (talked about minutes and attendance)
    • Email jkriscenski [@stonybrookusg.org]
    • Visit SAC 208
    • Call (631-63)2-6473
  • Matthew Anderson, Treasurer (talked about budget stuff)
    • Email manderson [@stonybrookusg.org]
    • Visit SAC 206
    • Call (631-63)2-6382
  • Ashley Reji, VP of Clubs and Organizations (organized the whole thing)
    • Email areji [@stonybrookusg.org]
    • Visit SAC 209
    • Call (631-63)2-3297

    For more contact information, please visit USG in SAC Suite 202 or Student Activities in SAC 218

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Club Leadership Conference RSVP

By admin on September 16, 2009

The Leadership Conference is Mandatory for all clubs, new and old. Every club must RSVP by completing this process.
Saturday October 10, 2009
9AM Student Activities Center

If you have a conflict that Saturday, send one of the other 3 members on your e-board.
If all four of you have a conflict, you must contact Ashley Reji directly as soon as possible in order to accommodate your club.

RSVPing is a 3-Step process.

Step 1

Have you signed up for SBUlife.com yet?
Sign up for SBUlife with your Facebook account or Stony Brook email account. You will need to use it at the conference.

Step 2

Have you found the Club Leadership Conference event?
Find it and click “Will Attend.” You can click “leave event” later if you will be sending someone else in your place. Make sure they click “will attend” first.

Step 3

RSVP Form

No more submissions accepted at this time.

Thank you for opening a new line of communication with us, we greatly appreciate everything that you do.

Please email areji [@stonybrookusg.org] with any questions.

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PASS Tutoring

By admin on September 15, 2009

I apologize to those who were looking for the PASS Tutoring form and found broken links. It can now be found where it should be on http://stonybrookusg.org/student-services/pass-tutoring/

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Fall Elections

By admin on September 8, 2009

Unfortunately I have no news to report about fall elections yet because we are still looking for an Elections Board and an Elections Board Chair. This is a great way to get involved and get your foot in the door. The elections board is paid a stipend when there is an upcoming election to organize. Please apply with the Student Interest Form below. Send an email to jkriscenski [@stonybrookusg.org] for more info.

Update: Last night the senate confirmed the following chairs:
Events Management
Audio Visual
Elections Board
2 Justices

SAB Chair confirmation has been postponed until next week and is still open.
The minutes for last night’s senate meeting will be posted next week.

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New Fall Revisions Process

By admin on September 5, 2009

The Fall Revisions process is here and we are now accepting applications until the end of September.

To get started, download the USG Budget Revision Request Excel spreadsheet. If you don’t have Excel, you can buy it from Seawolves Marketplace for a nominal fee or download Open Office for free.

There a few things you should know about the new process. Please read carefully and contact us if you have any questions:
Treasurer Matthew Anderson: manderson [@stonybrookusg.org]

Starting this year, we want to know what your budget will be if you receive nothing in Fall Revisions. This is now the first tab of the worksheet. This enables us to evaluate your need and distribute surplus money fairly.
The second tab is where you should tell us what you will do with the money you are requesting.

EXAMPLE: if you requested $30,000 in the spring, and we were only able to give you $20,000: Use the first tab to show what you will do with $20,000 and show where you needed to make cuts. Fill out the event tabs as well, and show what cuts you needed to make there. If you needed to cancel an entire event, show that as well.
Now you are requesting $5,000 in Fall Revisions to make up for some of the cuts. Use the second tab to show what you will do with that extra $5,000 if you receive it. We DO NOT want a second version of your current budget with the additional money. (ie: the total in the second tab should be $5,000, not $25,000) Finally, entire the amount you are requesting in Fall Revisions in the form below (ie: $5,000).

Please read all comments in the Excel File before you begin.

No more submissions accepted at this time.

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Student Interest Form

By admin on August 19, 2009

Positions Currently Available:
PASS Tutor (please apply with the PASS Application Form)
Events Management Staff
A/V Staff
Office of Communications (Web Development and Marketing Staff)

Appointed Positions:
Treasurer’s Assistant

Elected Positions (do not use this interest form, please wait for late september for more info)
VP of Student Life
Freshman, Sophomore and Senior Representitives
2 CEAS (Engineering) Senators
2 College of Arts and Sciences Senators

Apply Here
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Late Summer Budget Request

By admin on July 31, 2009

No more submissions accepted at this time.

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