The SBC It Is A-Changin’

November 2, 2009, at 11:34 pm      Gianna Palmer '10, SBC

A frequent complaint about organizing bodies such as the Wesleyan Student Assembly is how much red tape one must cut through in order to make any real changes within its structure. Indeed, a formal, regimented assembly such as the WSA is full of committees, subcommittees and advisory committees that each have their own set of standardized practices. At times, this can feel like a logistical headache, even to WSA members themselves (or at least, to this WSA member).

With this in mind, I’d like to use this post to make an argument for one WSA committee that has done a remarkable job in the past several years at evolving to meet the changing needs of Wesleyan students— the Student Budget Committee, More commonly known as the SBC, this committee has changed for the better in a number of major ways since I joined it as a freshman in the fall of 2006. All of these changes were thought of by SBC members themselves or implemented with their direct input. They are outlined in the table below.

As you can see, the SBC has changed a lot over the past few years, but we’re always open to new suggestions. Have an idea for how to improve the SBC? Email us at sbc@lyris.wesleyan.edu.