What is Student Activities Fee? Fee collected from every graduate student every term, which goes directly to a fund controlled and dispersed by GPSA. Its purpose is to provide funding for both graduate student groups as well as individual students traveling to conferences, competitions, and other academic activities

What is Current Student Activities Fee? Student Activities Fee Full Part (per year, Boston Campus only) Time Time Graduate schools per term $12 $6 Law School per term $8 College of Professional Studies $8

What are the changes that can be made? Current policy for student fees allows an increase no greater than Consumer Price Index (CPI) plus 2%. Given a 1.8% CPI average for fiscal year 2010, the Graduate Activity Fee allowable increase could be 3.8%.

What are the changes that can be made? The available options are: 1) No Increase, 2) Increase of $1. These options apply to the summer fee as well.

Conference Funding Applications * Indicates proposed figure based on last year applications and this year’s first funding period applications Funding Periods No. of Applications Submitted No. of Reimbursement Forms Submitted Amount given by GPSA for Reimbursement I4535$ 10,500 II9880*$ 24,000* III10790*$ 27,000* IV70*60*$ 18,000* Total*320275$ 82,500

Student Group Applications PERIODAMOUNT JUNE 2010 – NOVEMBER 2010$ 24,700 DECEMBER 2010 – MAY 2011$ 15,000* TOTAL$ 39,700*

Facts and Figures Account Total Budget$ 125,000$ 30,635$ 155,635 YTD Spending$ 43,720$ 3,500$ 472,20 Projected amount spend till end of the year $ 121,800*$ 25,000*$ 146,800*

Facts and Figures Reserved Amount at Start of the year : $ 249,582 GPSA Budget Amount : ($ 155,635) GPSA Balance(if all the money is used) : $ 93, 946 Amount Collected to date in fees by GPSA : $ 94,532 Projected amount at end of the year : $ 105,000 (Summer Sessions) Amount with GPSA at start of next year : $ 198, 946

Questions?

Voting Time The available options are: 1) No Increase, 2) Increase of $1.

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