The Associated Students of the University of Wyoming voted to modify the ASUW finance policy at the Tuesday meeting.
The policy, which governs how Recognized Student Organizations on campus receive ASUW funding, has caused problems this year and in years past.
According to the policy, RSOs must submit their requests for event funding at least 30 days before the event. At the beginning of the semester, especially in August and September, RSOs have historically had a difficult time convening and planning an event in time, especially if they are trying to have an event in September or early October.
The RSO Funding Board is faced every year with the decision of whether to ignore the guidance of the finance policy, to suspend it, or to deny funding based on the rule. This year,the senate voted to suspend the finance policy.
The legislation, which passed unanimously, excluded the first 45 days of the fall semester from the current rule. RSOs can apply for event funding without the stress of that 30-day deadline bearing down on them and the senate does not violate its own policy by approving them.
The ASUW senate also approved two appointments to the ASUW Judicial Council. Joseph Chenchar, a UW College of Law student, and Anne Lichtfuss, a freshman, were both con firmed for two-year terms.
At a subsequent meeting, the senate will vote on another addition to the judicial council and appoint the Chief Justice. Molly Stevens, a sophomore majoring in political science, is seeking a two-year term. Ryan Regaglia is a one-year appointment as Chief Justice.
Senate heard the first reading of a bill that, if approved next week, will require public notice of all ASUW supported or sponsored programs to be published on the UW central calendar program, Tzolkin. Current language of the policy requires only that RSOs give five days of public notice before the event takes place.
The senate tabled a resolution that outlined support of the final decisions and conclusions made by the University Studies Review Task Force, a committee assigned to review general education requirements for the university. The committee recommended, among other things, to simplify requirements and get rid of what is often to referred to as the “alphabet soup” of classes.
