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   Public Notice:

The RSO Budget Fund resolution for Fiscal Year 2024-25 has been approved by the Student Senate. The final approved allocations can be viewed here. Please visit the Fund Your RSO page to learn about more opportunities to fund your RSO through SGA.

The following survey (HERE) is provided for you to submit your organization's request for A&S funding in Fiscal Year 2025-2026. Your responses in this survey and the attachments you include will serve as your formal budget request. Below you will find key information to ensure your budget request is considered by the committee to the fullest extent. Budget Request Applications are OPEN as of Monday, February 10, 2025 and will CLOSE on Sunday, February 23rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM. Budget Requests for 2025-2026 are due NO LATER than Sunday, February 23rd at 11:59 PM. Late or incomplete packets will not be accepted. Each organization submitting a budget request will be required to submit a short 5-10 minute video explaining their request and how it will impact the student body. More specific requirements can be found later in the application. On the week of March 3rd, the Budget Committee will meet again to conduct deliberations and develop a proposed budget. You are welcome, but not obligated, to attend these meetings. Additional details surrounding these meetings will be sent to requesting organizations in the near future. Any additional materials, including but not limited to, quotes, PowerPoints, or anything else that you would like the Senate Budget Committee to consider, can be attached to the application. Finally, any questions pertaining to this process can be emailed to Budget Chair Mary Obianwuzu (co23c@fsu.edu) and Andy Johnson, Program Director for Student Governance & Advocacy (ajohnson23@fsu.edu).

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    Each of the 80 Senators represents one of FSU’s 20 divisions. First- and second-year students are listed under undergraduate studies. Third- and fourth-year students are classified by their majors.

    Senators are elected in the fall and spring about five weeks after classes begin. To run for the Senate, you must file your candidacy application with the Supervisor of Elections office by the advertised deadline, usually four weeks after classes begin. If you run as an Independent (without a party affiliation), you must file your candidacy application.

    Campus political parties usually help their candidate’s complete candidacy applications and submit them for their candidates. Most parties interview students to choose those whose campaigns the parties will support. To run with a party, promptly contact the party in which you are interested to be sure you meet its deadlines. A party can help you follow the Election Code and rules, meet election deadlines and plan your campaign.

    The Student Body President can appoint a student to a vacant senate seat after advertising the vacancy two times in a campus newspaper. Appointed senators require senate confirmation. To be considered for an advertised open senate seat for which you qualify, immediately complete an application.

     

    Student Senate seats are divided by University academic divisions:

    • Applied Studies
    • Arts and Sciences
    • Business
    • Communication & Information
    • Criminology & Criminal Justice
    • Dedman School of Hospitality
    • College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
    • Engineering
    • Fine Arts
    • Graduate Studies
    • Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship
    • Medicine
    • Motion Picture Arts
    • Music
    • Nursing
    • Social Sciences & Public Policy
    • Social Work
    • Special Student
    • Undergraduate