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May 19th, 2026

3:30 – 5:00 pmKerr Hall 307Join Zoom (opens in new tab)

AgendaMinutes

  1. [3:30 - 3:33] Welcome and Introductions

    1. Members' introductions: Name, Pronouns, Year, Major, and Space.
    2. Order: Cowell, Stevenson, Crown, Merrill, Kresge, Porter, Oakes, RCC, C9, JRL, Graduate Students, SAB, Provost, SUA, Lisa, Sezona, Lucy

  2. [3:33 - 3:35] Approval of the Agenda and Minutes

    1. Approval of Agenda
    2. Minutes:
      1. May 5th Minutes
      2. There were no minutes taken on May 12th when SFAC toured the Kresge construction site.

  3. [3:35 - 3:40] Announcements

    1. Absentee comment form
    2. Bylaws Workgroup - this work will be taken up by the Outreach Subcommittee but everyone is invited to participate.
    3. Please fill out Doodle Poll (by May 22th) so we can confirm our end of the year dinner and celebration
    4. Go Bananas Carnival: Saturday, May 30th

  4. SFAC Chair/Vice-Chair Reports

    1. Chair
      1. Meeting with GSA president
    2. Vice-Chair
      1. Happy week 8!
      2. Elections are today and that is super exciting!

  5. Subcommittee Reports

    1. Audit
      1. Scaffolding for next year!
    2. Outreach
      1. No meeting last week we will have a meeting at Iveta this friday at 11am

  6. [CLOSED SESSION] [3:40 - 4:10] Chair and Vice Chair Elections

    1. Procedures for elections

  7. [4:10 - 4:20] Final Review of Funding Call

    1. Allocations
    2. SFAC Funding Call (26/27) - Student Organizations Allocations - Google Sheets
    3. Deliberations
    4. Vote
    5. Please review Column H on the Allocations Tracker to ensure your group has captured notes for the funding letter, with any restrictions, etc. Lucy has populated as much as possible from the group’s notes.

  8. [4:20 - 4:35] Seismic & Life Safety Fund - Updates (Lisa)

  9. [CLOSED SESSION] [4:35 - 4:45] Discussion on hiring practices

  10. [4:45 - 5:00] Changes to TAPS recommendation letter

    1. SFAC_TAPS Letter_050126

  11. [5:00] Adjournment

Upcoming Guests/Topics:

  1. Update on Return to Aid (Director of Financial Aid and Scholarship Office has been invited to join us)
  2. Invite new SUA IVC after the campus elections
  3. SFAC Banquet - Year End

Meeting and Committee Member Resources:

  1. SFAC Roster
  2. Orientation Materials
  3. Agendas and Minutes
  4. Tracking Sheet for Campus Based Fees ongoing discussion
  5. Google Folder
  6. Summer 26 Fee Levels