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[[Image:Orgchart.jpg|thumb|This chart shows the flow of student life fees paid by undergraduates.  The fees are collected by the University, then given in ratio to the student councils based on student body population.  At F@CU, the councils divide the money between the governing boards.]]
 
[[Image:Orgchart.jpg|thumb|This chart shows the flow of student life fees paid by undergraduates.  The fees are collected by the University, then given in ratio to the student councils based on student body population.  At F@CU, the councils divide the money between the governing boards.]]
  
At Columbia, a '''governing board''' refers to one of the several bodies that govern specific student activities and organizations.  The five main governing boards each represent a different category of organization, and each governing board appeals at the end of every year to the four undergraduate [[student council|student councils]] for funding for the upcoming year at an event known as '[[F@CU]]' (pronounced 'fack-yoo').
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The '''governing board'''s at Columbia are several bodies (normally cited as either 6 or 7) that govern specific student activities and organizations.  Each governing boards each represents a different category of organization, and each governing board appeals at the end of every year to the four undergraduate [[student council|student councils]] for funding for the upcoming year at an event known as '[[F@CU]]' (pronounced 'fack-yoo').
  
== Undergraduate Governing Boards ==
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== List of governing boards ==
*[[Student Governing Board]] - political, religious, and humanitarian groups
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*[[Club Sports Governing Board]] - club sports teams
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The six undergraduate governing boards are:
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*[[Student Governing Board]] ([[SGB]]) - political, religious, and humanitarian groups
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*[[Club Sports Governing Board]] ([[CSGB]]) - [[club sports]] teams
 
*[[Intergreek Council]] - fraternities and sororities
 
*[[Intergreek Council]] - fraternities and sororities
*[[Community Impact]] - community service groups
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*[[Community Impact]] ([[CI]]) - community service groups
*[[Activities Board at Columbia]] - all other groups that do not fall under the other four boards
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*[[Activities Board at Columbia]] ([[ABC]]) - all other groups that do not fall under the other four boards
 
*[[Governing Board at Barnard]] - Barnard groups
 
*[[Governing Board at Barnard]] - Barnard groups
  
== Interschool ==
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The seventh, slightly different, governing board is:
The [[Interschool Governing Board]] (IGB) is a somewhat separate governing board from the other six.  IGB recognizes student groups that consist of both graduate and undergraduate students.  However, only a small number of groups are recognized by and receive funding from IGB, and thus the interaction between this board and the undergraduate body is very minute, though growing each year.
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*[[Interschool Governing Board]] ([[IGB]]) - student groups that consist of both graduate and undergraduate students
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 19:47, 1 December 2013

This chart shows the flow of student life fees paid by undergraduates. The fees are collected by the University, then given in ratio to the student councils based on student body population. At F@CU, the councils divide the money between the governing boards.

The governing boards at Columbia are several bodies (normally cited as either 6 or 7) that govern specific student activities and organizations. Each governing boards each represents a different category of organization, and each governing board appeals at the end of every year to the four undergraduate student councils for funding for the upcoming year at an event known as 'F@CU' (pronounced 'fack-yoo').

List of governing boards

The six undergraduate governing boards are:

The seventh, slightly different, governing board is:

See also