Articles by Katie Kettle

The 10 organizations that receive Student Activities Fee funding requested a total of $436,000 for next year, about $50,000 higher than was available to GUSA.

At the first-ever Georgetown University Student Association Budget Summit held Sunday by the GUSA Finance and Appropriations Committee, the five advisory boards, the Georgetown Program Board and the GUSA Executive presented their budget proposals for fiscal year 2010.

Georgetown University Student Association passed legislation on Sunday that refined the recently passed funding reform legislation.

After more than two hours of debate last night in a room filled with students, Georgetown University Student Association passed funding reform legislation that will fundamentally alter the current funding process for student clubs.

At a town hall meeting Wednesday night, the Georgetown University Student Association Finance and Appropriations Committee answered questions from students concerned by the new funding reform legislation set for a Monday vote by the GUSA senate.

On Sunday, Georgetown University Student Association confirmed three of the five commissioners for the new GUSA Fund and passed legislation regarding the allocation of the GUSA Fund as well as new campaign procedures.

Georgetown University Student Association President Calen Angert (MSB ’11) and Vice President Jason Kluger (MSB ’11) announced Sunday that they will run for re-election in the upcoming election scheduled for Feb. 23.

On Sunday Georgetown University Student Association passed a resolution that condemned the interruptions by protesters at the Jan. 21 speech delivered by Gen. David Petraeus, commander of the U.S. Central Command.

On Monday Georgetown University Student Association Finance and Appropriations Committee unanimously passed an act that, if passed by the GUSA Senate, will make the Georgetown Program Board and all five student advisory boards accountable to GUSA.

After perennial criticism from some students for not accomplishing enough, Georgetown University Student Association worked to remedy these allegations last semester and plans on making headway on some new projects this spring.