Guidelines for Student Commission Funding

This document is a summary of the guidelines for funding in the Student Commission by-laws.

• A budgetary request may be allocated to an organization if:
  1. The Organization has followed proper procedure for submitting the request.
  2. The request is in line with the organization's Constitution, mission statement and goals.
  3. The request has cultural, social, economical, or educational benefit for the Kalamazoo College Community.
  4. Budgetary requests are economically sound and fiscally responsibly.
  5. The organization is in good standing with the Student Commission and its policies, and carries no outstanding debt.
  6. No organization may request a budget in the initial quarter of its creation.
  7. The request is not the responsibility of other campus departments or organizations.
• In general, event, programs, and activities that benefit the campus community rather than simply the members of the organization shall receive highest priority.
• Organizations shall design activities and programs that remain on the Kalamazoo College campus or remain within the greater Kalamazoo area. Events taking place outside the Kalamazoo area shall be of much lesser priority.
• Miscellaneous or unaccounted-for supplies shall be of low priority.
• Food that is not the central purpose of an event (e.g. refreshments, snack, beverages) shall be of low priority.
• As a last resort a systematic reduction of organizational budget requests exceeding $200 shall be in order.

How to write a Student Organization Budget Proposal