Wednesday, October 31, 2012 // Issue 38, Volume 78 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
THE DAILY COUGAR
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Board hears proposals for student fees 2012 student fees advisory Committee WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
SFAC hearings will be held in the University Center Bluebonnet Room from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Public comments are scheduled for 11:30 a.m. every day of the hearings. All information below can be found at www.uh.edu/ sfac/fy14_requests/index.html. 9 a.m. — The UC is asking for a base of $1,598,609 in addition to the UC Fee and UC Transformation Fee of $3,381,00 and $7,979,690, respectively. It is also requesting a base augmentation of $17,200. It predicits a deficit of $0 in Fiscal Year 2013.
$773,941
Center for student involvement
frontier fiesta assoCiation
aCtivities funding Board
an augmentation of $6,024. For FY12, it ran a surplus of $7,941. It predicts a deficit of $0 for FY13.
student Program Board
$72,137 and a base augmentation of $1,492. For FY12, it ran a surplus of $9,054. It predicts a deficit of $0 for FY13.
$124,682 and variety of base augmentations totaling $131,428. For FY12, it ran a surplus of $33,684. It predicts a deficit of $0 for FY13.
Children’s learning Center
$399,460
2:45 p.m. — Homecoming Board is requesting a base of
3:15 p.m. — The Religion Center is requesting a base of
$144,211
CounCil of ethniC organizations
augmentation. For FY12, it ran a surplus of $49,604. It predicts a deficit of $0 for FY13.
fiscal year, one-time allocation of $53,750. They are also requesting an augmentation of $196,966. For FY12, it ran a surplus of $14,388. It predicts a deficit of $0 for FY13.
homeComing Board
$153,258
1:30 p.m. — AFB is requesting a base of $147,002 and no
2 p.m. — SPB is requesting a base of $148,744 and a current
$73,629
$142,399 student government assoCiation
11 a.m. — Frontier Fiesta is requesting a base of $170,949 and
1 p.m. — CEO is requesting a base of $153,258 and no augmentation. For FY12, it ran a surplus of $11,720.58. It predicts a deficit of $0 for FY13.
$147,002
university Center / uC satellite
9:45 a.m. — CSI is requesting a base of $773,941 and various augmentations totaling $166,693. For FY12, it ran a deficit of $19,729. It predicts a deficit of $0 for FY13.
10:30 a.m. — SGA is asking for a base of $142,399 and no augmentation. For FY12, it ran a surplus of $66,601. It predicts a deficit of $0 for FY13.
$176,973
$1,615,809
$256,110
a.d. BruCe religion Center
3:45 p.m. — The CLC is requesting a base of $79,211 and a fee budget request for scholarships of $65,000. For FY12, it ran a deficit of $16,359. It predicts a deficit of $0 for FY13.
4:15 p.m. — CFSL is requesting a base of $185,699 and a variety of augmentations totaling 76,948. For FY12, it ran a surplus of $32,374. It predicts a deficit of $0 for FY13.
$262,647 Center for fraternity and sorority life
Kathell Murrill Contributing writer
The Dean of Students Office announced plans for a commuter student start-up initiative and Campus Recreation admitted to some failings with equipment maintenance during the Student Fees Advisory Committee’s first hearings from fee-funded organizations. The committee heard from nine organizations including the Dean of Students Office, Counseling and Psychological Services, Campus Recreation, Student Publications/ Center for Student Media, The Daily Cougar, Health Center, UH Wellness, Student Video Network and Coog Radio on Tuesday in the University Center Bluebonnet Room. The meeting began with requests from the Dean of Students Office. The office spoke about its success with the implementation and development of Family Weekend and working with other University departments. The Dean of Students Office also presented a plan to allocate $20,000 for a new Commuter Student Start-up Initiative for 2014. The office will look at the results from a survey sent out to 15,000 commuter students last spring and several focus groups to determine what programs and services would be most beneficial. The office requested a base augmentation for $80,900 to pay for the salary for the Case Manager position. CAPS boasted a 6 percent increase in unique clients and recorded the highest number of trainee client contact hours in the history of its accredited training program. It requested a base augmentation of $92,800, which will partially go toward paying the
salary of a new psychologist, which is a much-needed position, said Director of CAPS Norma Ngo. “We are swamped cause we aren’t just doing counseling. We’re doing outreach, training and Let’s Talk,” Ngo said. Ngo also cited UH’s psychologists to student ratio of one to 4,529 as reason for the need for another psychologist. The International Association of Counseling Services recommends a ratio of one to 1,500. Ca m p u s Re c re a t i o n c i t e d some problems of its own. Kim Clark, director of Campus Recreation, spoke at length about the recreation center failings in maintaining the equipment properly. The center went through an equipment audit and 30 pieces were removed. Clark said around 80 percent of the equipment is beyond useful life. This is partly because some of the equipment was about 10 years old and it was not properly maintained. In order to replace the equipment, $1.8 million will be allocated for deferred maintenance. The center requested a base augmentation of $13,366 most of which will pay for the salaries of the six vacant full-time positions once they are filled. It also planned to add lights to the Cullen field for intramural sports teams and incorporate more technology. Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Cougar Joshua Mann then took the stage and submitted a base request of $47,086. The money will go toward the stipends of the editorial board and pay for a trip to a college media conference. All other costs, such as printing the paper and writer pay, will continue to be paid for by advertising revenue. SFAC continues on page 3
GRANT
GCSW receives $500,000 for internship program Amy Carl Contributing writer
The UH Graduate College of Social Work has received a $480,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to place about 20 bilingual students
in internships in agencies across Harris County. The Affordable Care Act -- funded through the Health Resources and Service Administration -- made the grant possible. According to McClain Sampson, the principal
investigator of the grant, the college has a diverse student body uniquely qualified to address the growing needs of Harris County. “Based on our research of the racial, ethnic and linguistic diversity in Houston, as well as the identification of workforce shortages, we were
able to demonstrate the capacity to meet the need for more culturally competent practitioners in mental and behavioral health. GCSW is perfectly suited to meet the demands of rapidly changing demographics GCSW continues on page 3
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