Boston College should increase transparency and oversight of the Student Organization Funding Committee (SOFC) to prevent future budgeting issues for BC’s variety of student organizations. Regardless of SOFC’s internal behavior, the BC administration has a responsibility to provide adequate and stable support to student organizations on campus, and recent events within SOFC have shown the…
The chairman of SOFC emailed club leaders on Thursday that the organization reached its maximum allocation after approving over 170 budget requests.
Some clubs choose to skirt official channels for funding because, they say, the system is slow and confusing.
With more than 200 registered student organizations on campus, funding clubs is no small task. The responsibility of allocating that funding, though, is the responsibility of a comparatively small group.
I have been involved in student organizations throughout my time at Boston College, including serving on two different executive boards and being president of the Economics Association this past year.
The Student Organization Funding Committee has recently alerted all organizations that receive funds from it that it has exhausted its budget for this year and will not be able to fund additional events or hear appeals for more funding.
UGBC Senate and Student Organization Funding Committee held a joint meeting on Monday night to discuss how to better fund student organizations on campus.
