Administration’s new fundraising policy hits clubs

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The deadline change to submitting requests to fundraise has to do with lack of staff in charge of rentals that are used during events, Schleicher said.

The amendment to the policy was put in place by administration this semester in an effort of to create strong cash control, according to Schleicher.

Though the district has regulations for managing funds, they aren’t explicit enough, Schleicher said.

Recent audits to the Pierce College Foundation and Business Office showed that cash controls “weren’t necessarily as strong as the district would prefer,” Schleicher said.

“We were lacking in overall cash control,” he said. “The process now allows us visibility from leadership to participating groups.”

The administration decided to improve on their policy. This change will also improve on checks and balances between fundraisers and the administration.

“[It’s] done to protect the fundraiser as well as the person who is donating the funds, to ensure the funds are being used for the purpose of the event that is taking place,” Pierce President Kathleen Burke-Kelly said.

It doesn’t just affect student fundraising, but also faculty and staff-driven efforts to raise money within their departments, according to Burke-Kelly.

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Farm Center back in business

The Pierce College Farm Center office staff confirmed that the market will be open for business Friday.

The market sources produce from Pierce and other local growers.

Though there is no date set for its annual Easter event and the Civil War re-enactment has been canceled, it’s ready for weekend birthday parties and weekday field trips, according to staff.

100 sessions for summer

Pierce College will have 100 new eight-week classes in the summer session for the first time.

“The eight-week sessions are especially helpful in the skill-building classes like English and math,” Pierce President Kathleen Burke-Kelly said to The Pulse Online. “Students do better in these when they have more time.”

Anthropology Lecture Series continues

Anthropologist and photographer Lee Corkett will present a lecture, “How do transnational technologies and ideas interact with local imaginings of cultural and social identity?” in the Thursday, March 21 at 1 p.m. in Behavioral Science 1308.