How did you choose $29?

The amount is representative of the basic needs of the six spaces that comprise EJCE - staffing, programming and student employment/research.

With approximately 25% of the fee going to staffing, it would allow hiring of 5 essential staff positions that have either been eliminated or never existed including:

  • director of LGBT services (new)

  • program coordinator for women’s services (new)

  • director of Native American Student Development (new, current position is program coordinator)

  • Assistant director of Cross-Cultural (replacing Director of cross-cultural, eliminated in 2016)

  • Assistant director of the Fanny Lou Hamer Black Resource Center  (new)

Additionally, programming funding which has been shrinking due to budget cuts over the course of time would allow EJCE to enhance current programs and develop new programs to address community needs that are not being met. Because of the student-centered nature of EJCE and its offices, the fee also will allow for an increase in student hires - both for undergraduate and graduate students.

Recognizing that there are always communities that are not resourced or directly represented, the student initiated program funding is something essential for students to apply for to address unmet needs.

Once the basic needs were identified, we worked to find the an moderate amount that would make an impact on the entire campus community.