SU Resources:
Student Union Funding Proposal Form
SU Mission
MCAD’s Student Union (SU) is run by students, for students. SU serves as a forum for the expression of student views and enables students to participate in College governance by providing a voice for student goals and concerns. Any credit-earning student is automatically a part of SU, you just have to show up!
The Committee
SU’s Executive Committee is responsible for organizing and running meetings. The committee is comprised of Student Representatives from each department and the MFA program. In addition to these meetings, each rep: organizes town hall meetings mediated by their Department Chair once per semester, attends board meetings, and actively pursues ways to connect our administration and students. Contact your rep for more information.
How It Works
SU is allotted funds each semester for student-run activities and programs such as club events. These funds come from the student activities portion of your tuition. To receive funds, complete the Student Union Funding Proposal Form at a week before the biweekly public Wednsday meetings, idealt two weeks in advance so that your proposal can be considered and put on the meeting agenda. The calander of public meetings can be found here. Then you, or a collaborator, must present the proposal at the meeting in order for it to be discussed and voted on. All students may vote on all funding requests, including proposals they submitted.
Meetings
Open meetings occur every other Wednesday at 12 noon through Google Meet (with adjustments for larger campus events and semester breaks). Anyone can add an item for discussion on the agenda. The calander of public meetings can be found here. Minutes and budget updates can be found on google drive. To add an agenda item, please email Kate Gunther(kgunther@mcad.edu), Student Experience Coordinator.
Proposals
Funding Proposals can take the form of Club or General Proposals(non-club related student events), each of which are elagible for up to $200. Active clubs are allotted $200 per semester to fund large events, advertising costs, or other long-term expenses. Requests exceeding the initial $200 will require a General Proposal, and clubs may not by-pass the two week waiting period.
Students can request funds for events or items that will benefit the larger MCAD community. SU cannot fund graded student projects, work for off-campus gallery shows, or late fees. All General proposals over $200 will be voted on after the two-week waiting period. Proposals under $200 can by-pass the two-week waiting period.