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Urgent Call for Increase in Student Activities Fee at Fordham University

The Student Activities Budget Committee at Fordham’s Rose Hill campus expresses concern over the consistent shortfall between funds requested by student clubs and those allocated. In recent semesters, funding only met 42% to 55% of requests. The Student Activities Fee has remained unchanged at $120 since 2003, despite a 87% increase in tuition and a 25% rise in the Consumer Price Index. To support student development, the Committee proposes a referendum on increasing the fee to $135, effective Fall 2014.

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Urgent Call for Increase in Student Activities Fee at Fordham University

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  1. Student Activities Fee Muhammad H. Sarwar

  2. Review of Finance 12-13

  3. Requested vs. Allocated F11-F13

  4. Requested vs. Allocated F11-F13

  5. Fordham Tuition over the Years

  6. Average Annual CPI - Urban

  7. Number of clubs who requested funding

  8. Student Organization Programming

  9. The SAF Statement “The Student Activities Budget Committee at Rose Hill is alarmed by the continued disparity in the amount of funds requested by clubs each semester and the amount available to fulfill their requests. In Fall 2012, Spring 2013, and Fall 2013, the Committee was able to fund only 42%, 46%, and 55% of requests by non-referendum clubs and organizations, respectively. The current Student Activities Fee of $120 per semester has been in place since 2003. Over the last ten years, tuition has increased 87% while the Fee has remained flat at $120. Over the same period, the average annual Consumer Price Index has increased 25%, making the task of keeping up with prices that much harder. In order to better fulfill the goal of promoting the educational and personal development of Fordham students, the Committee requests the Fordham community to consider raising the Student Activities Fee. We call for a referendum to be held posing the following question to the undergraduate students at Rose Hill: Are you in favor of increasing the Student Activities Fee by $15 to $135, to be in effect starting Fall 2014?”

  10. What would that do?

  11. Requested vs. Allocated F11-F13

  12. The SAF Statement “The Student Activities Budget Committee at Rose Hill is alarmed by the continued disparity in the amount of funds requested by clubs each semester and the amount available to fulfill their requests. In Fall 2012, Spring 2013, and Fall 2013, the Committee was able to fund only 42%, 46%, and 55% of requests by non-referendum clubs and organizations, respectively. The current Student Activities Fee of $120 per semester has been in place since 2003. Over the last ten years, tuition has increased 87% while the Fee has remained flat at $120. Over the same period, the average annual Consumer Price Index has increased 25%, making the task of keeping up with prices that much harder. In order to better fulfill the goal of promoting the educational and personal development of Fordham students, the Committee requests the Fordham community to consider raising the Student Activities Fee. We call for a referendum to be held posing the following question to the undergraduate students at Rose Hill: Are you in favor of increasing the Student Activities Fee by $15 to $135, to be in effect starting Fall 2014?”

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