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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.]]
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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.]]
  
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 '''Student Activity Governing Boards''' at Columbia are several bodies (normally cited as either 6 or 7) that govern specific categories of student activities and organizations. Their primary purposes are to grant official recognition to student groups, and dole out funding.
  
== Undergraduate Governing Boards ==
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== List of governing boards ==
*[[Student Governing Board]] - political, religious, and humanitarian groups
 
*[[Club Sports Governing Board]] - club sports teams
 
*[[Intergreek Council]] - fraternities and sororities
 
*[[Community Impact]] - community service groups
 
*[[Activities Board at Columbia]] - all other groups that do not fall under the other four boards
 
  
== Interschool ==
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The six undergraduate governing boards are:
The [[Interschool Governing Board]] (IGB) is a somewhat separate governing board from the other five.  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.
 
  
==See also==
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*[[Student Governing Board]] (SGB) - political, religious, humanitarian, activist and identity groups
*[[Student groups]]
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*[[Club Sports Governing Board]] (CSGB) - [[club sports]] teams
*[[Student organizations and governance]]
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*[[Inter-Greek Council]] (IGC) - fraternities and sororities
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*[[Community Impact]] (CI) - community service groups
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*[[Activities Board at Columbia]] (ABC) - all other groups that do not fall under the other boards
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*[[Governing Board at Barnard]] - Barnard groups<ref>Though technically an independent institution affiliated with Columbia, Barnard students are in many ways integrated into the wider Columbia student community. This is one of many layers of the complex [[Columbia-Barnard Relationship]].</ref>
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The seventh, slightly different, governing board is:
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*[[Interschool Governing Board]] (IGB) - student groups that consist of both graduate and undergraduate students
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== Functions ==
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The main functions of the governing boards are:
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*set rules, policies and timelines for [[student groups]] to receive recognition
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*award and distribute funding to recognized groups
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*provide recognized groups with various benefits such as a Columbia student group account and the ability to reserve space with [[University Events Management]], and in the case of some boards, the rights to use the Columbia logo, space in [[Dodge Fitness Center]], etc.
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*appeal to the undergraduate [[student councils]] for funding out of [[student life fee]]s at the end of each academic year in an event known as '[[F@CU]]' (pronounced 'fack-yoo')
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Reflecting its position as an independent institution, but one that is integrated into the Columbia community in many ways, [[Barnard College]]'s participation in funding the governing boards (and thus student groups) is particularly complicated.
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== References ==
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[[Category:Club administration]]
 
[[Category:Club administration]]
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[[Category:Student government]]

Latest revision as of 21:18, 12 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 Student Activity Governing Boards at Columbia are several bodies (normally cited as either 6 or 7) that govern specific categories of student activities and organizations. Their primary purposes are to grant official recognition to student groups, and dole out funding.

List of governing boards

The six undergraduate governing boards are:

The seventh, slightly different, governing board is:

Functions

The main functions of the governing boards are:

  • set rules, policies and timelines for student groups to receive recognition
  • award and distribute funding to recognized groups
  • provide recognized groups with various benefits such as a Columbia student group account and the ability to reserve space with University Events Management, and in the case of some boards, the rights to use the Columbia logo, space in Dodge Fitness Center, etc.
  • appeal to the undergraduate student councils for funding out of student life fees at the end of each academic year in an event known as 'F@CU' (pronounced 'fack-yoo')

Reflecting its position as an independent institution, but one that is integrated into the Columbia community in many ways, Barnard College's participation in funding the governing boards (and thus student groups) is particularly complicated.

References

  1. Though technically an independent institution affiliated with Columbia, Barnard students are in many ways integrated into the wider Columbia student community. This is one of many layers of the complex Columbia-Barnard Relationship.