Syracuse University’s Student Association unanimously approved more than $50,000 in funding at a special meeting on Tuesday night in the Hall of Languages.

The meeting, which lasted about five minutes, was called to approve the spring semester special programming budget for 11 campus organizations.

The group voted to fully fund Kappa Alpha Psi for $20,000, the Pride Union for $10,590 and the African Student Union for $8,540.

SA denied funding for Alpha Phi, Main Squeeze and the College Republicans on account of missing proof of cost.

Speaker of the Assembly Will Pritchett said SA was sent a document of the proposed budget before the meeting, so members had time to look over the numbers.

The group missed their usual Monday meeting due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Attendance on Tuesday night was low, with only about 20 members present, Pritchett said.

“People generally get introduced to SA because they’re involved in other organizations,” Pritchett said. “So, we had a lot of people who couldn’t make it because of (prior commitments).”

SA’s last special programming meeting was held in October, where they voted for $3,946.50 in funding for six organizations.

Student organizations are allotted a budget each semester that can be used for single events the following semester, Pritchett said.

Tuesday marked SA’s second meeting of the semester. During their first meeting on Jan. 14, SA voted to fully fund a sexual health resource fair. They also voted to purchase 500 tickets to the upcoming Duke basketball game, which they will sell at a SU women’s basketball game.

On Jan. 28, SA will hold an election for a new Elections and Membership Committee chair. The position’s term ends at the beginning of the spring semester, Vice President Kyle Rosenblum said in a text message.

Published on January 22, 2019 at 11:26 pm

Contact Hannah: hagraf@syr.edu