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SFAC has second day of hearings 2012 STUDENT FEES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Samuel Colin Contributing writer
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2012 SFAC hearings will be held in the University Center Bluebonnet Room from 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 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. — MVP is asking for a base of $68,130 and an augmentation of $4,622. For Fiscal Year 2012, it ran a surplus of $7,705. It is projecting a balance of $0 for FY13.
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C. It is not requesti ing any money the ongoing renovation of the UC. requesting from SFAC.
with no additional augmentatio augmentation. For FY12, it ran a surplus of $4,517. It is projecting a surplus of $715 for FY13 and for FY14.
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least $136,719.80. It is projecting a balance of $1,719.80 for FY13.
$32,937 for FY13 and requesting a deficit of $21,451 for FY14.
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$$133,758 133 758 URBAN EXPERIENCE PROGRAM
11:30 30 p.m. — Forensics is requesting quest sting ing ng a base base of of $182 $$182,418 182,418 418 00 For FY12, FY12 it ran a deficit and an augmentation of $80,800. of $7,390. It is projecting a surplus of $132,045 in FY13 despite receiving a deficit request of $99,422 for FY13. It is requesting a surplus of $72,214 for FY14.
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tion. For FY12, itt ran a surplus of $$76,090. It is projecting a surplus of
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and an augmentation of $50,000. For FY12, it ran a surplus of at
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$$151,262 151 262 VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE
2:45 2: 45 p.m. p m — Th The Blaffer Bl ff Gallery G lleery is is requesting reequest requ req qquesti esting est tiing ngg a bbas base ase of of $20,000 and an augmentation of $2,500. For FY12, itt ran a deficit of $38,930. It is projecting a surplus of $80,948 for FY13 and requesting a surplus of $21,150 for FY14.
The Student Fees Advisory Committee met for the second consecutive day Tuesday, hearing out proposals given by 11 organizations for funding. The first organization to present was the University Center and the UC Satellite, requesting a base of $1,598,609 and an augmentation of $17,200. The changes to its expenses from last fiscal year, $22,746 more, were a result of the closure of the UC Underground, a representative said. The UC said the augmentation is for the continuation of Weeks of Welcome. The Center for Student Involvement requested a base of $773,941 and an augmentation of $166,693. Additional funding was said to be going toward Cougar Nights, a graduate assistant for Cougar Nights, leadership initiatives, Alternative Spring Break, two transfers from Student Program Board and Center of Fraternity and Sorority Life, civic engagement and a graduate assistant for said engagements. Student Body President Cedric Bandoh spoke on behalf of the Student Government Association. SGA didn’t ask for an increase in base, but instead asked for a one-time allocation of $36,625. The money will be used to finish an app that SGA began working on last year. The app will include Athletics, Campus Dish, and Access UH. Bandoh said SGA has started
listening to feedback from students and is responding by addressing major flaws that appeared in the previous app. Chairman Jeffrey Syptak, Director of Development Eduardo Reyes and Director of Operations Gonzalo Bambio presented for Frontier Fiesta Association, saying it was looking to improve student involvement with focus on productions, operations, cook-offs, marketing and scholarships. With stadium construction to begin soon, Frontier Fiesta will be at a new location, making FFA unsure of the costs. SFAC has given Frontier Fiesta Association until Wednesday to submit an estimate. Council of Ethnic Organization’s Student Director Adrian Hobbs presented a one-time allocation request of $53,000 because of the higher number of students enrolled in the University, Hobbs said. The Activities Funding Board’s student chair Taylor Vigil did not request additional funds for the upcoming school year. Last year, AFB returned about $50,000 to SFAC because the events the money were to go toward conflicted with AFB bylaws. “The heart of a student’s experience on campus rests in the communion of ideas, experiences and relationships they develop while on campus. To facilitate a better experience the Activities Funding Board seeks to help registered student organizations,” said Vigil.
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The UH chapter of Association of Information Technology Professionals won third place out of 60 competing organizations for Overall School in the AITP Region 3 Conference this month, placing in the conference for the fourth consecutive year. The Overall School award is given based upon performance in up to eight academic contests that are developed and judged by outside corporations, according to the AITP Region 3 Conference website. These contests include application development, network design, computer troubleshooting and Microsoft Office.
“The organization provides a forum for students who aspire to become more marketable in today’s competitive job market,” said Bret Detillier, technology professor and AITP faculty sponsor. AITP Professionals at UH is composed of career-minded students who seek to network with alumni, students, potential employers and IT professionals, Detillier said. “The corporate organization that develops each contest also provides a team of judges that evaluate the results,” Detillier said. “Each contest is structured so that at the beginning of the competition, the students are presented with a business scenario. Students must then develop a realistic solution for the business problem.”
Jayson Adanse, computer information systems senior and president of the UH chapter, said he was relieved to have been able to secure the organization’s spot at the conference and carry on the tradition. “(Our) members are able to see where they stand against students from around the region and see the quality of their education at the University of Houston,” Adanse said. “Four years of placing in the conference is quite amazing and not to be taken lightly.” For upcoming years, Adanse said he wishes more underclassmen will go and experience what the competitions entailed to be more prepared, as they are the future of AITP. Detillier said the competition
gives UH a chance to market its computer information systems program and the value of its students. “By our students doing well against so many other schools it shows that UH students are some of the best in the country,” Detillier said. For the last two years, Chevron has contributed $1,000 to help AITP send students to these competitions. Next year Detillier is hopeful more corporate sponsors will participate and make it possible to send students to the National Conference out of state and send more students to the Regional Conference. “During the last five years, I have AITP continues on page 9
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