Severe budget cut recommendations for various De Anza College programs
The De Anza student body government released their budget recommendations for the new fiscal year, various programs did not get what they asked for
February 6, 2019
Student senators announced the 2019-2020 budget recommendations during the Jan. 30 DASB meeting. Carolyn Nguyen, president, and Ian Robertsson, chair of finance, reported the finance committee’s funding recommendations for De Anza programs.
Robertsson said at the meeting that the finance committee based part of their decision on how much funding was spent by each programs accounts in the previous years.
Below are six college services accounts whose 2019-2020 funding recommendations experienced a greater than $22,000 cut from their original request.
1.Office of Equity, Social Justice, and Multicultural Education
2018-2019 Budget: $7,690
Requested: $42,004
Recommended: $6,330
The budget will decrease funding due to payroll, as several accounts have similarly been affected. The Office of Equity will receive over $1,000 less than the previous year.
2.Jean Miller Resource Room, Queer and Now Conference and Safe Spaces Workshops
2018-2019 Budget: $31,550
Requested: $51,687
Recommended: $35,650
The budget proposal offers this joined account the equivalent funding the previous two accounts received collectively in the 2018-2019 budget.
3.LEAD Program (Latina/o Empowerment)
2018-2019 Budget: $33,700
Requested: $33,700
Recommended: $6,900
The program had 36 student mentors and tutors employed. LEAD was on hiatus the past year and only spent $6,442 of the $34,021 provided in 2017-2018, said Robertsson.
4.Math Performance Success Program
2018-2019 Budget: $43,100
Requested: $73,364
Recommended: $25,380
The Finance Committee suggests to decrease the budget for student payroll, including the Math Performance Success Program. This program receives outside grants in addition to DASB funding.
5.Umoja Program
2018-2019 Budget: $9,135
Requested: $72,184
Recommended: $9,670
The Umoja Program, formerly the Sankofa program, will receive a slight increase in funding. The Finance Committee suggests this increase to show support for the African American community, said Robertsson.
6.Tutorial and Academic Skills Center
2018-2019 Budget $162,965
Requested: $239,385
Recommended: $111,675
The Finance Committee recommends decreasing funding for the Tutorial and Academic Skills Center, considering the program receives outside funding. Robertsson said this is due to the fact that the account only supports 40 percent of the student tutors.
